Cécile Jean-Louis (7 January 1918 – 27 March 2014), better known by her stage name Moune de Rivel, was a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress.
Biography Moune de Rivel was born in Bordeaux to Guadeloupean parents: her father was Henri Jean-Louis Baghio'o, a French magistrate, and her mother was Fernande de Virel, daughter of the Count of Virel and musician. She had two brothers, Edward and Victor.
She chose "Moune de Rivel" as her stage name by reversing her mother's surname.
Moune de Rivel died in 2014 in Paris and is buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1948 To the Eyes of Memory La chanteuse du night-club Jean Delannoy 1952 Three Women Zora (segment "Boitelle") André Michel 1967 Meurtre en sourdineKlemirGilbert Pineau TV movie 1968Spray of the DaysCharles BelmontAdaptation of the 1947 novel Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian 1970Mont-CinèreJoséphineJean-Paul RouxTV movie 1971The Butterfly AffairSister Marie-GalanteJean Herman 1972L'AtlantideRositaJean KerchbronTV movie. Adaptation of the 1919 novel Atlantida by Pierre Benoit 1974Paul et VirginieMariePierre Gaspard-HuitTV series. Adaptation of the 1788 novel Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre 1978L'argent des autresLa chanteuse antillaiseChristian de Chalonge1988CinémaMathurinePhilippe LefebvreMiniseries
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Honors and awards Knight of the National Order of Merit (France) (1966) Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) 1994 Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2004)
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