Portrait of Arletty

Acting

Arletty

Career

Active from 1930 to 1991, with a break from 1963 to 1990, busiest in 1936 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arletty Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic French Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • French Comedy 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • French Poetic Realism 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking (1991)

as (archive footage)

1960s

7 titles · average score 78
Destination Rome
Destination Rome (1963)

as Marquise

The Trip to Biarritz
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)

as Fernande

Hitch-Hike
Hitch-Hike (1962)

as Gabrielle, maîtresse de Rameau et patronne de l'hôtel

The Dance
The Dance (1962)

as la mère d'Albert

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

as Madame Barrault

Law of Men
Law of Men (1962)

as Loune de Lindt

Paris la belle
Paris la belle (1960)

as Narrator (voice)

1950s

11 titles · average score 61
Et ta sœur…
Et ta sœur… (1958)

as Lucrèce

Maxime
Maxime (1958)

as Gazelle

Sunday Encounter
Sunday Encounter (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Juliette Armier

The Stowaway
The Stowaway (1958)

as Gabrielle

Explosive Vacation!
Explosive Vacation! (1957)

as Arlette Bernard

My Priest Among the Poor
My Priest Among the Poor (1956)

as Nine

Air of Paris
Air of Paris (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Blanche Le Garrec

No Exit
No Exit (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Inès Serrano

Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman (1954)

as Blanche

The Father of the Girl
The Father of the Girl (1953)

as Edith Mars

Gigolo
Gigolo (1951)

as Mme Alice

1940s

9 titles · average score 88
Portrait of a Murderer
Portrait of a Murderer (1949)

as Martha

Madame and Her Redskins
Madame and Her Redskins (1948)

as Mademoiselle Pascale

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise (1945)
GoodWatch score 90

as Claire Reine, dite Garance

The Devil's Envoys
The Devil's Envoys (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dominique, a Minstrel

The Lover of Borneo
The Lover of Borneo (1942)

as Stella Losange

Boléro
Boléro (1942)

as Catherine

The Woman I Loved the Most
The Woman I Loved the Most (1942)

as Simone, actress tenant

Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne (1941)

as Catherine Hubscher

Thunder Over Paris
Thunder Over Paris (1940)

as Ida

1930s

27 titles · average score 74
Fric-Frac
Fric-Frac (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Loulou

Extenuating Circumstances
Extenuating Circumstances (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marie Qu'a-d'ça

Daybreak
Daybreak (1939)
GoodWatch score 86

as Clara

Mother Love
Mother Love (1938)

as Bernadette

Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord (1938)
GoodWatch score 77

as Raymonde

Mirages
Mirages (1938)

as Arlette

Désiré
Désiré (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Madeleine, la femme de chambre

The Tomboy
The Tomboy (1936)

as Niquette

Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue
Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue (1936)

as Clarisse

Lovers and Thieves
Lovers and Thieves (1935)

as Agathe

Un soir de réveillon
Un soir de réveillon (1933)

as Viviane

A Dog That Pays Off
A Dog That Pays Off (1932)

as Josyane Plaisir