Véra Korène

Véra Korène (6 June 1901 19 November 1996) was a Russian-born French actress and singer.

Véra Korène
Born
Rébecca Véra Korestzky

(1901-06-06)6 June 1901
Died19 November 1996(1996-11-19) (aged 95)
OccupationActress
Years active19221978

Born Rébecca Véra Korestzky in Russia of Jewish heritage, she fled the Revolution and settled in Paris, France.

Using the Francized name Korène, she began her career in the theatre but also appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. A mainstay of the Parisian stage, in the 1950s she organized her own theatre production company, putting on performances at the Comédie Française. In 1956 she was named director of the Théâtre de la Renaissance, a position she held until 1978.

Véra Korène died in 1996 in Louveciennes in a senior citizen's home and was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin in the Parisian suburb of Pantin.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1922Son excellence le Bouif
1933The Faceless VoiceEstelle
1934Belle de nuitMaryse / Maïthé
1935Second BureauL'Espionne Erna Flieder
1936The Volga BoatmanLydia Goreff
1936L'ArgentHélène
1936Seven Men, One WomanLa comtesse Lucie de Kéradec
1936Au service du tsarAnna Raditsch
1937The Red DancerTania Golgorine
1937Double crime sur la ligne MaginotAnna Bruchot
1938Tamara la complaisanteTamara
1938Café de ParisGeneviève Lambert
1939Savage BrigadeMarie Kalitjeff(final film role)
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