Orane Demazis
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Born Henriette Marie Louise Burgart in Oran, French Algeria, to an Alsatian family, she adopted the stage name Orane Demazis after her birthplace and entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1919, graduating three years later and joining Charles Dullin's Théâtre de l'Atelier, where she performed works by Musset, Mérimée, Pirandello and others. A pivotal encounter with playwright Marcel Pagnol in 1923…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
