Valentine Tessier
Actor
Born Aug 5, 1892 · Paris, France
Active 1934–1981
Valentine Tessier was a French actress, born to Russian parents. She appeared in around thirty films. She played the title role in Jean Renoir's 1934 film version of Madame Bovary. She also had a career on stage.
Filmography
The Idiot — Madame YepanchinMy Husband, His Mistress and I (1974) — GrandmaLife Size (1974) — La mèreÉglantine (1972) — ÉglantineMaigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959) — Countess de Saint-FiacreÉlisa (1957) — Mrs. IrmaThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) — Aloyse de GondelaurierFrench Cancan (1955) — Mme. OlympeStain on the Snow (1953) — Mrs. IrmaDes quintuplés au pensionnat (1953) — la directriceChildren of Love (1953) — DirectorTrial at the Vatican (1952) — Mère Marie de GonzagueLeathernose (1952) — Simone de TainchebrayeThe Two Truths (1951) — Madame MukJustice Is Done (1950) — Marceline Micoulin, antique dealer, jurorDistress (1947) — OdetteThe Four-Poster Bed (1942) — Madame Porey-CaveL'Embuscade (1941) — Sabine GuéretThe Phantom Wagon (1939) — la capitaine AndersonAbused Confidence (1937) — Hélène FerneyClub de femmes (1936) — Gabrielle AubryMénilmontant (1936) — Madame CollinetThe Queen and the Cardinal (1935) — Madame de ChevreuseMadame Bovary (1934) — Emma Bovary