Maximilienne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 28, 1884
- Died
- Aug 28, 1978 (aged 93)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Credits
- 70
In his sketches, popular French comedian'Fernand Raynaud' was often bullied by a self-righteous sharp-tongued spinster called Mademoiselle Lelongbec, the parish organist. Tall, lean and unattractive, Maximilenne (born Henriette Genty in 1884) seemed born to play the part and she WAS the obvious choice for director Robert Darène when, in 1958, he prepared to film a Fernand Raynaud's vehicle entitled "Houla Houla". Donning the attire of Mlle Lelongbec Maximilenne had the distinguished opportunity to nag poor Fernand, on the big screen this time around. A role that epitomizes a long screen career, spanning the three decades between the advent of the sound period and the birth of the French New Wave. During this time, she embodied innumerable female authority figures such as a mother superior ("La route enchantée"), a school mistress ("Simplet"), the headmistress of a reform school("Prison sans barreaux"), a Salvation Army general ("L'armoire volante") or a princess ("Le disque 1413"). She was rarely married in her films, most of the time she was the narrow-minded old maid. She was at her best as such in the role of one of the boarding house guests in Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1942 masterpiece "L'assassin habite au 21". And when she had indeed married in a movie, she was usually a widow: her late husband had chosen to leave life prematurely to escape her! Occasionally one of the old maids and aunts she was given to play were affectionate, notably in Fritz Lang's "Liliom " (1933). But whether her characters were good or bad, Maximilienne had been one of those colorful character actors and actresses the French cinema of the classic era could not do without. And she will be fondly remembered for that.
- IMDb mini biography by: Guy Bellinger
Known for
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942Movie
Miss Cuq
À Nous la Liberté
1931Movie
Une invitée au diner
The Baker's Wife
1938Movie
Melle Angèle
Monsieur Vincent
1947Movie
Une dévote à l'église (uncredited)
Liliom
1934Movie
Mme. Menoux
The Man from Nowhere
1937Movie
La tante Scholastique
Filmography
The Enigma of the Folies-Bergère
1959Movie
Mrs. Rosenthal
Houla-Houla
1959Movie
Mlle Lelongbec
Premier mai
1958Movie
Nun (uncredited)
Fric-frac en dentelles
1957Movie
Madame Mouilletu
The Congress of Mother-in-Laws
1954Movie
Madame Moucaille
La Cage aux souris
1954Movie
Miss Frador aka 'Cul-de-poule'
Drôle de noce
1952Movie
Cornil's Widow
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952Movie
Madame Bleubois
Trois vieilles filles en folie
1952Movie
Pervenche
Monsieur Octave
1951Movie
Musique en tête
1951Movie
The personnel manager
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951Movie
La soeur du Marquis
Pardon My French
1951Movie
Madame Bleubois
The Treasure of Cantenac
1950Movie
Blandine
Tête blonde
1950Movie
Madame Rabichou
No More Vacation for the Good Lord
1950Movie
Aunt Faguet
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949Movie
Mademoiselle Thomasson
The Cupboard Was Bare
1948Movie
Salvation Army commander
Scandals of Clochemerle
1948Movie
Justine Putet
Monsieur Vincent
1947Movie
Une dévote à l'église (uncredited)
Rooster Heart
1946Movie
Mme Estelle
Song of the Clouds
1946Movie
Mademoiselle Anaïs
The Ménard Collection
1944Movie
Young lady Ménard
Shop Girls of Paris
1943Movie
Madame Cabin
Picpus
1943Movie
Madame Bertaud (uncredited)
Simple-Minded
1942Movie
Mademoiselle Aimée, teacher
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942Movie
Miss Cuq
Cartacalha, reine des gitans
1942Movie
Machanalli
Parade in 7 Nights
1941Movie
Ardouin's governess
Two Women
1940Movie
Marseille mes amours
1940Movie
Aunt Églantine
Cavalcade of Love
1939Movie
Old comedienne
Mon curé chez les riches
1938Movie
Patroness
The Enchanted Road
1938Movie
Mother superior
Un de la Canebière
1938Movie
The Baker's Wife
1938Movie
Melle Angèle
Clodoche
1938Movie
Un meurtre a été commis
1938Movie
Madame Phalempin
Prison Without Bars
1938Movie
Madame Appel
The Secrets of the Red Sea
1937Movie
À nous deux, madame la vie
1937Movie
The Man from Nowhere
1937Movie
La tante Scholastique
My Aunts and I
1937Movie
Tante Julie
Prête-moi ta femme
1936Movie
Monsieur est saisi
1936Movie
Disk 413
1936Movie
Princess
Coup de vent
1936Movie
Lovers and Thieves
1935Movie
Mrs. Doizeau
Gypsy Baron
1935Movie
Voyage d'agrément
1935Movie
Maria Chapdelaine
1934Movie
Azelma Larouche
Mountain Man
1934Movie
Mme Malten
Tartarin of Tarascon
1934Movie
Mme Ladevèze
Midnight, Place Pigalle
1934Movie
Louise
The Daughters of the Concierge
1934Movie
Mme Fallempin
We Found a Naked Woman
1934Movie
Liliom
1934Movie
Mme. Menoux
Incognito
1934Movie
Deaf lady
Étienne
1933Movie
Aunt Valérie
Maison hantée
1933Movie
600,000 francs per month
1933Movie
Madame Brochet
Les surprises du divorce
1933Movie
July 14
1933Movie
La locataire (uncredited)
Buridan's Donkey
1932Movie
Adhémar Lampiot
1932Movie
Our Lord's Vineyard
1932Movie
To the Polls, Citizens
1932Movie
For One Cent's Worth of Love
1932Movie
Mathilde
À Nous la Liberté
1931Movie
Une invitée au diner
Bubble Gum
1931Movie