Geneviève Sorya

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Geneviève Sorya
Born
Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand

(1912-06-23)23 June 1912
Paris, France
Died23 March 2008(2008-03-23) (aged 95)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
SpouseHenry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus)
ChildrenAnouk Aimée

Geneviève Sorya (born Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand; 23 June 1912 – 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of actress Anouk Aimée.[1]

Sorya performed in over 15 films, including The End of the Day, and The Man of the Hour (1937) with Maurice Chevalier although she was primarily a stage actress in her native Paris. In 1981 she appeared in the film What Puts David with her daughter.[2]

Sorya was the daughter of André Hippolyte Durand and Émilie Marguerite Mélanie (née Boussiron) Durand. She was married to French actor Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus), with whom she had a daughter, who became actress Anouk Aimée. Sorya studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Profile, google.com; accessed 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ Profile, jwa.org; accessed 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ Profile, gw.geneanet.org; accessed 15 December 2015.

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