Ania Guédroïtz
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Ania Guédroïtz
, born Princess Agnès Alexéievna Guedroitz
on 15 January 1949, Dublin, Ireland
, is a Belgian actress.
was born in Dublin in 1949. Daughter of Oonagh Ryan (Kathleen Ryan
's sister) and Prince Alexis Nicolaiévitch Guedroitz
.
She lived her childhood in Brussels
with her father who was remarried to a young woman from the Belgian nobility
.
Educated in Brussels
, she began studying drama at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
, where she obtained a first prize "avec grande distinction" in 1972.
She then began a professional career in various theatres
in Brussels
.
In 1973, she married the Belgian theater actor Jean-Claude Frison. The couple had a son, Michaël, born in 1974. They divorced in 1977.
She was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II
in 1992.
Giedroyc
Giedroyć is a surname, originating from the Giedraitis family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.-Overview:...
, born Princess Agnès Alexéievna Guedroitz
Giedroyc
Giedroyć is a surname, originating from the Giedraitis family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.-Overview:...
on 15 January 1949, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, is a Belgian actress.
Biography
Ania GuédroïtzGiedroyc
Giedroyć is a surname, originating from the Giedraitis family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.-Overview:...
was born in Dublin in 1949. Daughter of Oonagh Ryan (Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan was an Irish actress.She was born in Dublin, Ireland of Tipperary parentage and was a spirited and heart warming Irish actress who appeared in British and Hollywood movies between 1947 and 1957.-Family:...
's sister) and Prince Alexis Nicolaiévitch Guedroitz
Alexis Guedroitz
Prince Alexis Nicolaiévitch Guedroitz was a Professor of Russian Language and Literature and an Interpreter who participated in several meetings between Soviet and Belgian...
.
She lived her childhood in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
with her father who was remarried to a young woman from the Belgian nobility
Belgian nobility
In the Kingdom of Belgium there are at the moment approximately 1,300 noble families. Some 20,000 individuals are titled. The noble lineage of only ca. 400 families dates back to the 17th century. As Belgium is a democratic constitutional monarchy there are no legal privileges attached to bearing a...
.
Educated in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, she began studying drama at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels is a drama and music college in Brussels, Belgium. An academy for acting and the arts, it has been attended by many of the top actors and actresses in Belgium such as Josse De Pauw, Luk van Mello and Luk De Konink....
, where she obtained a first prize "avec grande distinction" in 1972.
She then began a professional career in various theatres
Theater (structure)
A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance , a theater serves to define the performance and audience spaces...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
In 1973, she married the Belgian theater actor Jean-Claude Frison. The couple had a son, Michaël, born in 1974. They divorced in 1977.
She was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II
Order of Leopold II
The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Léopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as king of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium, incorporated into the Belgian awards system...
in 1992.
Main roles
- 1971-1972 : Agnès in L'Ecole des femmes by MolièreMolièreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1972-1973 : Marianne in Les Caprices de MarianneLes caprices de MarianneLes caprices de Marianne is a two-act opéra comique by Henri Sauguet with a French libretto by Jean-Pierre Grédy after Alfred de Musset. It was first performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1954, with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire conducted by Louis de Froment with...
by Musset (Théâtre National de Belgique) - 1976-1977 : Mousseline in Mousseline by Louis Velle (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978 : Agnès in L'Ecole des femmes by Molière (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978 : Isabelle in L'Ecole des maris by Molière (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978 : Suzanneke in Le Mariage de Mlle Beulemans by Fonson and Wicheler (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978 : Alison in Printemps à Rome ! (Avanti!Avanti!Avanti! is a 1972 American/Italian comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder. The film starred Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L...
) by Samuel TaylorSamuel A. TaylorSamuel A. Taylor was an American playwright and screenwriter.Born Samuel Albert Tanenbaum, in a Jewish family, in Chicago, Illinois, Taylor made his Broadway debut as author of the play The Happy Time in 1950. He wrote the play Sabrina Fair in 1953 and co-wrote its film adaptation the following year...
(Compagnie des Galeries) - 1979-1980 : Nina in La Mouette by Tchekhov (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1989-1990 : Sophie in Le jeu de l'Amour et de la Mort by Romain RollandRomain RollandRomain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.-Biography:...
(Compagnie Yvan Baudouin) - 1989-1990 : Aglaé in L'Hurluberlu by Jean AnouilhJean AnouilhJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
(Théâtre Royal du ParcThéâtre Royal du ParcThe Théâtre Royal du Parc is a theatre at 3, Rue de la Loi in Brussels, on the edge of the Parc de Bruxelles facing the Federal Parliament...
) - 1991-1992 : Denise in L'Eloignement by Loleh Bellon (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1992-1993 : Mathilde in Un caprice by Musset (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
Important supporting roles
- 1970-1971 : Gnese in Il CampielloIl campielloIl campiello is an opera in three acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. The Italian-language libretto was by Mario Ghisalberti, after the famous comedy of the same name written for the 1756 Venetian Carnival by the great Venetian playwright, Carlo Goldoni.Referred to as a commedia lirica, it is an...
by Goldoni (Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1971-1972 : Anémone in Cher Antoine by Jean AnouilhJean AnouilhJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1971-1972 : Isabelle in Le MenteurLe MenteurThe Liar is a farcical play by Pierre Corneille that was first performed in 1644. It was based on La Verdad Sospechosa by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, which was published in 1634.- Summary :...
by CorneillePierre CorneillePierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1972-1973 : Henriette in Les Femmes savantesLes Femmes SavantesLes Femmes savantes is a play by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretention, female education, and préciosité , it was one of his most popular comedies...
by Molière (Théâtre National de Belgique) - 1972-1973 : Mathilde in Les Fils du soleil by Christopher HamptonChristopher HamptonChristopher James Hampton CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, screen writer and film director. He is best known for his play based on the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses and the film version Dangerous Liaisons and also more recently for writing the nominated screenplay for the film adaptation of...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1972-1973 : Lady Janet in Mangeront-ils ? by Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
(Théâtre National de Belgique) - 1972-1973 : Un témoin in Le Troisième Jour by Fodor (Comédie Claude Volter)
- 1974-1975 : Henriette in Les Femmes savantes by Molière (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1974-1975 : Iris in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu by Giraudoux (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1974-1975 : Frida in Henri IV by Pirandello (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1975-1976 : Polly in Lady pain d'épices (The Gingerbread LadyThe Gingerbread LadyThe Gingerbread Lady is a 1970 play by Neil Simon, written specifically for actress Maureen Stapleton, who won both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance....
) by Neil SimonNeil SimonNeil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
(Compagnie des Galeries) - 1975-1976 : Saby in Ne coupez pas mes arbres by William Douglas Home (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1975-1976 : Jacqueline in OscarOscar (1967 film)Oscar is a French comedy of errors movie from 1967, directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Louis de Funès. In the movie, Louis de Funès plays an industrialist named Bertrand Barnier who discovers over the course of a single day that his daughter is pregnant, he has been robbed by an employee,...
by Claude Magnier (Compagnie des Galeries) - 1975-1976 : Patricia in Une femme qui a le coeur trop petit by CrommelynckFernand CrommelynckFernand Crommelynck was a Belgian dramatist. He was born into a family of actors, the child of a French mother and a Belgian father and he himself was also an actor...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1976-1977 : Marie-Rose in HarveyHarvey (play)Harvey is a 1944 play by American playwright Mary Chase. Produced by Brock Pemberton and directed by Antoinette Perry, the play premiered on 1 November 1944 at the 48th Street Theatre on Broadway where it was staged for 1,775 performances before closing on January 15, 1949. The original production...
by Mary ChaseMary ChaseMary Chase may refer to:*Mary Chase , American author of fourteen plays, mostly comedies, one of which, Harvey, ran on Broadway for four years and earned her 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Drama...
(Compagnie des Galeries) - 1976-1977 : Ania in Les portes claquent by Michel Fermaud (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1976-1977 : Annick in Quarante carats by Barillet and Grédy (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978 : Olympia in Don JuanDon JuanDon Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
by Ghelderode (Compagnie des Galeries) - 1977-1978 : Gwendoline in Parodies by Tom StoppardTom StoppardSir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, The Real Thing, and Rosencrantz and...
(Rideau de Bruxelles) - 1978-1979 : La princesse Nathalie in Le Prince de Hombourg by KleistKleistKleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.von Kleist:*Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist , co-inventor of the Leyden jar*Ewald Christian von Kleist , German poet and soldier*Franz Kasimir von Kleist Prussian General...
(Compagnie des Galeries) - 1979-1980 : Lucille in La Mort de Danton by BüchnerBüchnerBüchner is a German language surname related to the word Buch and may refer to:* Eberhard Büchner German Tenor* Eduard Buchner , German chemist and zymologist* Ernst Büchner, German chemist...
(Compagnie des Galeries) - 1979-1980 : L'américaine in Oncle Sam by Victorien SardouVictorien SardouVictorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play...
(Comédie Claude Volter) - 1980-1981 : Nancy in Le Cauchemar de Bella Manningham (Gaslight) by Patrick Hamilton (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1988-1989 : Mademoiselle Nina in La Vengeance d'une orpheline russe by Douanier Rousseau (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1990-1991 : Marie in Le Retour au désert by Koltès (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1991-1992 : Alix in Chaud et Froid by Crommelynck (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1992-1993 : Priscilla in Les Sanctuaires de Victoria Swann by René Lambert (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1993-1994 : Emma in Boule de suifBoule de SuifBoule de Suif is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre"...
by Maupassant (Théâtre Royal du Parc) - 1994-1995 : Thea in Hedda GablerHedda GablerHedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama...
by Henrik IpsenHenrik IpsenHenrik Ipsen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.-External links:...
(Théâtre Royal du Parc) - 1995-1996 : Marina in Les Rustres by Goldoni (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1997-1998 : Fina in Maître Puntila et son Valet Matti by Bertold Brecht (Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar)
- 1998-1999 : Mariana in Tout est bien qui finit bien (All's well that ends wellAll's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623....
) by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar)
Appearance in films
- 1992 : La riche in "Les Sept Péchés capitaux" (film, 1992) directed by Pascal Zabus