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".

Known For: Acting

Born: Paris, France, 1924-04-29

Died: 2020-07-17

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Hans Christian Andersen	Doro	63
2	1956	Anything Goes	Gaby Duval	60
3	1956	An Evening at the Music Hall	Claudie	49
4	1957	Too Many Lovers	Lulu Natier	56
5	1959	Guinguette	Renée aka Guinguette	60
6	1961	Black Tights	The Gold Digger / Carmen	62
7	1980	Carmen	Carmen	80
8	1985	That's Dancing!	From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)	70
9	2010	L'Amour Fou	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	70

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1956	Cinépanorama	Self	80
3	1959	The Bell Telephone Hour	Self	73
4	1959	Discorama	Self	0
5	1964	Der goldene Schuß	Self	60
6	1967	Europarty	Self	0
7	1967	Omnibus	Self	72
8	1968	Night-Club	Self	0
9	1968	À bout portant	Self	80
10	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
11	1971	Cadet Rousselle	Self	0
12	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self	80
13	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self - Main Guest	80
14	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
15	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
16	1975	Numéro un	Self - Host	60
17	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
18	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
19	1987	Le monde est à vous	Self	0

Zizi Jeanmaire

Film

Television