Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made almost 100 film and television appearances since 1949.
She starred in the 1972 film The Bar at the Crossing, which was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. She was a voice actress in the cartoon Western movies, Daisy Town (1971, as "Lulu Carabine") and La Ballade des Dalton (1978, as "Miss Worthlesspenny").
Born Nevarte Manouelian in Istanbul, Turkey, she emigrated to France at an early age. She appeared in comedies. From 1985 to 1993, she had the title role (Maguy Boissier) in 333 episodes of the hit TV series Maguy. In 2007, she won the 7 d'Or award for Best Actress for playing Maguy Boissier.
She died 14 January 2012 at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 88, following a battle with bronchitis, which degenerated into a lung infection, according to her widower, director Pierre Badel.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3395 |
| Birthday | 1923-11-22 |
| Place of Birth | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Also Known As | Nevarte Manouelian, |
1962
Antoine and Colette
7.201/274
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1969
My Uncle Benjamin
6.127/51
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1949
Manon
6.847/59
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1962
Love at Twenty
6.765/51
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1984
Happy Easter
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1975
The Night Caller
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1976
Le Gentleman des Antipodes
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1972
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1960
Fortunate
7.466/29
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1961
The Busybody
6.333/6
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1956
Forgive Our Trespasses
6/2
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1983
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
6.23/61
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1983
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Three Women
8/1
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1953
Lettre ouverte
6/2
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1965
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1955
The Hussars
6/14
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1966
Father's Trip
6.5/8
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1973
Big Deal
4/4
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1964
La Mégère apprivoisée
5.667/3
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La Mégère apprivoisée
1953
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
7.333/3
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1989
Chère canaille
5.5/2
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1970
The Man with Connections
5.969/16
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1972
The Bar at the Crossing
4.625/8
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1983
Elle voulait faire du cinéma
9/1
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1966
The Sultans
5/8
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The Sultans
1956
Every Second Counts
6.333/3
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1952
Les Bonnes Manières
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1965
Ubu Roi
6.214/7
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1983
Le Braconnier de Dieu
5/6
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1953
Virgile
5.5/3
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1958
The Little Professor
3.917/6
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The Little Professor
1955
Pleasures and Vices
5.667/3
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Pleasures and Vices
1954
Men Think Only of That
6.25/10
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1955
Casse-cou, mademoiselle!
8/1
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Casse-cou, mademoiselle!
1955
French Cancan
7.203/106
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1960
The Gigolo
4/3
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8/1
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1971
Daisy Town
6.694/116
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1950
Vendetta in Camargue
6.5/2
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Hubert et le chien
3.5/6
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1968
Salut Berthe !
4.875/8
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1979
La Grâce
8.667/3
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La Grâce
1958
A Legitimate Defense
5.75/8
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1979
Nina
8/1
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Bonnes vacances
3/4
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1962
The Vendetta
5.833/6
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1981
Les Bons Bourgeois
5.5/2
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Les Bons Bourgeois
1964
Male Companion
5.286/14
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1979
Love on the Run
7.045/213
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1966
Three Disordered Children
5.286/7
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1969
La Honte de la famille
5.5/2
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1968
Would-Be Gentleman
9/1
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Would-Be Gentleman
1982
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
7.667/6
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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
1983
Rock and Torah
6.5/2
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Rock and Torah
1980
T'inquiète pas, ça se soigne
9/1
Junior doctors do their first internship in a big hospital in Paris. A mandarin position is to take.
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1974
The Funny Guys in a Crazy World
4.563/8
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Madame Filoumé
0/0
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