Dany Saval
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Dany SavalDany Saval (born Danielle Nadine Suzanne Savalle on January 5, 1942 in Paris
, France
) is a former French
actress.
Lithe and lovely French leading lady of the late 1950s and 1960s in both fluffy comedy and intrigue. Best known in America as one of a trio of lovely airline stewardesses being shuffled around by Tony Curtis
and Jerry Lewis
in the slapstick comedy Boeing Boeing
in which she played alongside Thelma Ritter
, Christiane Schmidtmer
and Suzanna Leigh
.
Dany Saval retired from the movie and entertainment business in the late 1980s. She has a daughter named Stephanie Jarre (daughter of Maurice Jarre
, her first husband), and currently resides in Paris with her second husband, Michel Drucker
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a former French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress.
Lithe and lovely French leading lady of the late 1950s and 1960s in both fluffy comedy and intrigue. Best known in America as one of a trio of lovely airline stewardesses being shuffled around by Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
and Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
in the slapstick comedy Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing is a 1965 American bedroom farce comedy film, based on the 1960 French play Boeing-Boeing, and starring Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis. It was released on December 22, 1965...
in which she played alongside Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter was an American supporting and character actress from the 1940s until her death in 1969.-Early life:...
, Christiane Schmidtmer
Christiane Schmidtmer
Christiane Schmidtmer was a German actress, fashion model and nude model of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early life:Christiane Schmidtmer was born in Mannheim, Germany to Gertrud and Jakob Schmidtmer on Christmas Eve 1939...
and Suzanna Leigh
Suzanna Leigh
Suzanna Leigh is a former English actress.Born to a manufacturer of car engines Suzanna Leigh grew up in the Belgrave district of Leicester, England and later went to convent schools outside London...
.
Dany Saval retired from the movie and entertainment business in the late 1980s. She has a daughter named Stephanie Jarre (daughter of Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Maurice-Alexis Jarre was a French composer and conductor.Although he composed several concert works, he is best known for his film scores, and is particularly known for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films since Lawrence of Arabia...
, her first husband), and currently resides in Paris with her second husband, Michel Drucker
Michel Drucker
Michel Drucker, CQ is a popular French journalist and TV host.Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados, in Normandy. Jacques Drucker, a doctor, is Michel's younger brother, and Jean Drucker, a TV top executive, is Michel's older brother. He started a journalistic career in 1965 at the ORTF as...
.
Filmography
- 1987: La Baleine blanche
- 1983: Pauvre Eros
- 1981: Signé Furax
- 1981: Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée
- 1980: Inspecteur la Bavure
- 1980: Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel?
- 1979: Ciao, les mecs (1979)
- 1978: Plein les poches pour pas un rond...
- 1978: Amours sous la révolution: Quatre dans une prison, Les
- 1977: La Vie parisienne
- 1977: L'AnimalAnimal (1977 film)L'Animal is an action-comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch-Plot:Mike is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane . On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on...
- 1976: La Vérité tient à un fil
- 1974: Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1 episode, 1974) (Briefe aus dem Dunkel)
- 1972: Avec le coeur
- 1972: Si può fare... amigo
- 1971: Au théâtre ce soir (1 episode, 1971)
- 1970: Prune (1970) TV show
- 1970: Les Saintes chéries (1 episode, 1970)
- 1965: Boeing Boeing .... Jacqueline Grieux/Air France
- 1965: Moi et les hommes de 40 ans (Caroline und die Männer über vierzig)
- 1964: Jaloux comme un tigre
- 1964: Une souris chez les hommesUne souris chez les hommesUne souris chez les hommes , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud, written by Michel Audiard and Francis Ryck, starring Dany Saval and Louis de Funès...
(A Mouse with the Men) - 1963: Strip-tease
- 1963: Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux (Chicken Feed for Little Birds)
- 1963: Cherchez l'idole
- 1963: Constance aux enfersConstance aux enfersConstance aux enfers is a 1963 French language motion picture crime thriller drected by François Villiers. It was based on novel "Constance aux enfers" by Jean-Pierre Ferrière, who co-wrote screenplay with Jacques Sigurd. The films stars Michèle Morgan, Dany Saval.-Plot:A young woman is killed by...
(Web of Fear, USA) - 1962: Comment réussir en amour (How to Succeed in Love)
- 1962: En passant par Paris
- 1962: Les Sept péchés capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins, USA)
- 1962: Moon PilotMoon PilotMoon Pilot is a 98 minute Techicolor science fiction satirical comedy released in 1962 by Buena Vista Distribution. Based on Robert Buckner's 1960 novel Starfire, it was directed by James Neilson and reflects Disney's interest in America's early space program during the John F. Kennedy...
- 1962: L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête (1 episode, 1962)
- 1962: Les Parisiennes (Tales of Paris, USA)
- 1961: Dans la gueule du loup
- 1961: Pleins feux sur l'assassin (Spotlight on a Murderer)
- 1961: Le Puits aux trois vérités
- 1960: Les Portes claquent (The Door Slams)
- 1960: La Dragée haute (Pete the Tender)
- 1959: La Verte moisson (Green Harvest)
- 1959: Nathalie, agent secret (Atomic Agent, USA)
- 1959: Asphalte
- 1958: Le Miroir à deux faces
- 1958: Les Tricheurs (The Cheaters, USA)
- 1958: L'Eau viveGirl and the RiverGirl and the River is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Henri Arius - The uncle from Cavaillon* Pascale Audret - Hortense* Odette Barencey - Joséphine...
(Girl and the River, USA)