Odile Versois

Odile Versois

ACTRESS

Docile, delicately beautiful, light-haired Parisian actress Odile Versois was born Katiana de Poliakoff-Baidaroff on June 14, 1930, the second of four Poliakoff sisters, all of whom became renowned actresses in their own right. From an artistic family (her father was opera singer Vladimir de Poliakoff), Versois began her career as a child ballerina with the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet. She subsequently turned to film acting at age 18 and proved a natural with a major debut in Les dernières vacances (1948) [The Last Vacation]. Of the numerous films in which she undertook leading lady parts, she moved audiences most with her portrayals of fragile, often tragic heroines in romantic drama. Her more notable pictures include Paolo e Francesca (1950), Bel amour (1951) [Beautiful Love], the title role in Domenica (1952), Grand gala (1952) and director/actor Robert Hossein's Night Is Not for Sleep (1958) [Nude in a White Car], which also co-starred sister Marina Vlady -- known for her sultry roles. Versois also provided lovely distraction in British films in the 1950s in_A Day to Remember (1953)_, David Knight in The Young Lovers (1954) [aka Chance Meeting], Alec Guinness in To Paris with Love (1955), Anthony Steel in Checkpoint (1956) and Passport to Shame (1958) starring Diana Dors and Herbert Lom.
  • When was
    Odile Versois born?

    Odile Versois was born on Saturday, June 14, 1930

  • Where was
    Odile Versois born?

    Odile Versois was born in Paris, France

  • How old was
    Odile Versois when they died?

    Odile Versois was 50

  • When did Odile Versois die?

    Odile Versois died on
    Monday, June 23, 1980


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