Lucie Madeleine Renaud (; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including Remorques (Stormy Waters, 1941) and Lumière d'été (Summer Light, 1943).
Personal life
Renaud had a son, Jean-Pierre Granval (10 December 1923 – 28 May 1998), by her first marriage to Charles Granval. In 1940, Renaud married her second husband, actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault (born in 1910). The couple acted together and co-founded a number of theater companies, touring extensively throughout North and South America.
Selected filmography
Vent debout (1923) The Dying Land (1927) - Roussille Lumineau Jean de la Lune (1929) - Marceline Serments (1931) - Maria Mistigri (1931) - Nell 'Mistigri' Marignan La couturière de Lunéville (1932) - Anna Tripied / Irene Salvago The Beautiful Sailor (1932) - Marinette La Maternelle (1933) - Rose The Tunnel (1933) - Mary Mac Allan Maria Chapdelaine (1934) - Maria Chapdelaine Primerose (1934) - Primerose Helene (1936) - Hélène Wilfur The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) Stormy Waters (1941) - Yvonne Laurent (as Madeleine Renaud de la Comédie Francaise) Summer Light (1943) The Stairs Without End (1943) The Woman Who Dared (1944) - Thérèse Gauthier Le Plaisir (1952) - Julia Tellier (segment "La Maison Tellier") Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960) - La première prieure The Longest Day (1962) - Mother Superior The Devil by the Tail (1969) Sweet Deception (1972)
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