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person_profile-Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi Died at age: 85

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Liliane Montevecchi

Date of Birth:

Oct 13, 1932

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Jun 29, 2018

Biography of

Liliane Montevecchi

    Liliane Montevecchi (October 13, 1932 – June 29, 2018) was a French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer.

    Montevecchi took her first dance classes at 8 with Pierre Duprez, primo ballerino of the Opera in Paris, France. She entered the Conservatoire and completed her training of two years, with Jeanne Schwarz and Mathilde Kschessinska, on the stage of the Opéra Comique. She appeared for the first time on a stage at the Champs Elysées theater in a ballet by David Lichine. She then worked with Léonide Massine and danced in Monte Carlo for the coronation of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1949. She also danced her first steps at the Casino de Paris with Jean Guélis.

    Montevecchi began her international career as a prima ballerina in Roland Petit's dance company. She appeared in The Glass Slipper with Michael Wilding and Daddy Long Legs (with Fred Astaire), in both of which she was acting with leading lady Leslie Caron. In the mid-1950s, she was signed to a contract by MGM, which cast her in various roles in such films as Moonfleet with Stewart Granger and Meet Me in Las Vegas with Cyd Charisse and John Brascia. She then played in the Jerry Lewis vehicle The Sad Sack, King Creole with Elvis Presley, and The Young Lions with Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin and Marlon Brando. She knew Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Clark Gable, and she took classes at the Actors Studio in New York.

    Montevecchi replaced Colette Brosset in the 1958 Broadway revue La Plume de Ma Tante. After some television work in series such as Playhouse 90 and Adventures in Paradise at the end of the decade, Montevecchi opted to leave Hollywood for a star spot in the Folies Bergère in Las Vegas, toured with the company for nine years before appearing at the Folies Bergère in Paris from 1972 to 1978. In 1982, she drew the attention of critics and audiences for her performance in Nine, with Raúl Juliá, for which she won both the Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Seven years later, she starred in Grand Hotel, earning a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

    On TV, she guest–starred in more than 20 shows. Montevecchi also appeared in the films Wall Street and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with Matthew McConaughey. She appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and toured internationally with her semi-autobiographical shows On the Boulevard and Back on the Boulevard. Her solo album On the Boulevard is available from Jay Records. She is featured in the recording of the 1985 concert version of Follies staged at Avery Fisher Hall, and she has starred in musicals such as Irma La Douce, Gigi and Hello Dolly!.

    In 1998, she replaced Eartha Kitt as The Wicked Witch of the West in Radio City Entertainment's touring production of The Wizard of Oz, co-starring Mickey Rooney as The Wizard and Jessica Grové as Dorothy. She continued with the show until the spring of 1999 and was succeeded by Jo Anne Worley.

    In 2001, Montevecchi appeared as Mistinguett at the Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique in Paris. ...

    Source: Article "Liliane Montevecchi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography of

Liliane Montevecchi

Found 21 Movies in total

... 2021

4 Days in France

Judith Joubert ( Actor )

... 2016

... 2009

... 2003

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Mrs. DeLauer ( Actor )

... 2003

The Idol

Nicole ( Actor )

... 2002

... 1990

Wall Street

Woman at 'Le Cirque' ( Actor )

... 1987

Follies: In Concert

Solange Lafitte ( Actor )

... 1986

Musidora

Musidora ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1960

Me and the Colonel

Cosette ( Actor )

... 1958

King Creole

Forty Nina ( Actor )

... 1958

The Young Lions

Françoise ( Actor )

... 1958

The Sad Sack

Zita ( Actor )

... 1957

The Living Idol

Juanita ( Actor )

... 1957

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Lilli ( Actor )

... 1956

Moonfleet

Gypsy ( Actor )

... 1955

Daddy Long Legs

College Girl ( Actor )

... 1955

The Glass Slipper

Tehara ( Actor )

... 1955

... 1953