Michèle Alfa
Michèle Alfa (1911–1987) was a French stage and film actress. After appearing mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s she starred in a number of films during the 1940s.
Michèle Alfa | |
|---|---|
 Alfa in 1939 | |
| Born | 20 August 1911 |
| Died | 24 August 1987 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932-1952 (film) |
During the German occupation of France she became the lover of a German propaganda officer stationed in Paris. She used her influence to secure the release of fellow actor Charles de Rochefort from an internment camp. She also hid leaders of the French Resistance.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Beautiful Adventure (1932)
- Ramuntcho (1938)
- Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
- Le Corsaire (1939)
- The Pavilion Burns (1941)
- Le Lit à colonnes (1942)
- The Secret of Madame Clapain (1943)
- Jeannou (1943)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
- The Secret of Madame Clapain (1944)
- Chinese Quarter (1947)
- The Winner's Circle (1950)
- Matrimonial Agency (1952)
References
- Riding
Bibliography
- Riding, Alan. And the Show Went On. Gerald Duckworth, 2011.
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