Zizi Jeanmaire
Zizi Jeanmaire (born Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire; 29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She was the widow of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films. She and Petit had one daughter, Valentine Petit, a dancer and actress. Jeanmaire is mentioned in the lyrics of the song by Peter Sarstedt, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", in the first line: "You talk like Marlene Dietrich, and you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire / Your clothes are all made by Balmain and there's diamonds and pearls in your hair". She is also mentioned in the lyrics of the song by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, "Nothing is Sacred", from their album Timeless Flight: "I said: "Zizi Jeanmaire wouldn't take this and neither will we / if they call me Napoleon again I'll be forced to let the lion free".
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- 2010 ·L'Amour Fouas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987 ·Le monde est à vousas Self
- 1985 ·That's Dancing!as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
- 1982 ·Champs-Elyséesas Self
- 1980 ·Carmenas Carmen
- 1975 ·Numéro unas Self
- 1975 ·Numéro unas Self - Host
- 1972 ·Midi trenteas Self
- 1972 ·Le Grand Échiquieras Self
- 1972 ·Le Grand Échiquieras Self - Main Guest
- 1971 ·Cadet Rousselleas Self
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1968 ·À bout portantas Self
- 1968 ·Night-Clubas self
- 1967 ·Europartyas Self
- 1964 ·Der goldene Schußas Self
- 1961 ·Black Tightsas The Gold Digger / Carmen
- 1959 ·Guinguetteas Renée aka Guinguette
- 1959 ·Discoramaas Self
- 1959 ·The Bell Telephone Houras Self
- 1957 ·Too Many Loversas Lulu Natier
- 1956 ·An Evening at the Music Hallas Claudie
- 1956 ·Anything Goesas Gaby Duval
- 1956 ·Cinépanoramaas Self
- 1952 ·Hans Christian Andersenas Doro
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self