MARIE DÉA

Marie Déa, born Odette Deupès, was a French actress. Born May 17, 1912 in Nanterre, she died accidentally on March 1, 1992 following a fire in Paris.

Originally she studied law, but at some point started taking acting lessons and soon found herself with small roles...

Her early stand out role was in the film Personal Column in 1939 directed by Robert Siodmak and starring the two larger than life characters, Maurice Chevalier and Erich von Stroheim. Squeezing between those two heavyweights, she more than held her own.

She appeared with her future Orphée co-star, François Périer in Christian-Jaque's First Ball in 1941.

Also, during the 2nd World War she appeared in Marcel Carné's Les Visiteurs du Soir. It was released on 5th December in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Screenplay by Jacques Prévert. She played the role of Anne.

She worked steadily through the 1940s in what are forgotten films until in 1950, she played Eurydice in Orphée, by Jean Cocteau. Today it is by far her most remembered role.

She appeared in films and on TV right up to the early 1980s.

She was married to the French actor Lucien Nat.