Maximilienne
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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
Credits
Simple-Minded (1942)
as Mademoiselle Aimée, teacher
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
as Une dévote à l'église (uncredited)
À Nous la Liberté (1931)
as Une invitée au diner
Mountain Man (1934)
as Mme Malten
Mon curé chez les riches (1938)
as Patroness
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
as Miss Cuq
The Baker's Wife (1938)
as Melle Angèle
Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952)
as Madame Bleubois
The Enigma of the Folies-Bergère (1959)
as Mrs. Rosenthal
Last Hour, Special Edition (1949)
as Mademoiselle Thomasson
Tête blonde (1950)
as Madame Rabichou
Prête-moi ta femme (1936)
Actor
Étienne (1933)
as Aunt Valérie
We Found a Naked Woman (1934)
Actor
Shop Girls of Paris (1943)
as Madame Cabin
The Man from Nowhere (1937)
as La tante Scholastique
Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (1951)
as La soeur du Marquis
Cartacalha, reine des gitans (1942)
as Machanalli
À nous deux, madame la vie (1937)
Actor
Parade in 7 Nights (1941)
as Ardouin's governess
Fric-frac en dentelles (1957)
as Madame Mouilletu
Tartarin of Tarascon (1934)
as Mme Ladevèze
La Cage aux souris (1954)
as Miss Frador aka 'Cul-de-poule'
Voyage d'agrément (1935)
Actor
Two Women (1940)
Actor
The Treasure of Cantenac (1950)
as Blandine
No More Vacation for the Good Lord (1950)
as Aunt Faguet
Liliom (1934)
as Mme. Menoux
Un meurtre a été commis (1938)
as Madame Phalempin
Song of the Clouds (1946)
as Mademoiselle Anaïs
Trois vieilles filles en folie (1952)
as Pervenche
The Daughters of the Concierge (1934)
as Mme Fallempin
The Congress of Mother-in-Laws (1954)
as Madame Moucaille
Pardon My French (1951)
as Madame Bleubois
Premier mai (1958)
as Nun (uncredited)
The Cupboard Was Bare (1948)
as Salvation Army commander
Cavalcade of Love (1939)
as Old comedienne
Drôle de noce (1952)
as Cornil's Widow
My Aunts and I (1937)
as Tante Julie
The Secrets of the Red Sea (1937)
Actor
Scandals of Clochemerle (1948)
as Justine Putet
Monsieur est saisi (1936)
Actor
Lovers and Thieves (1935)
as Mrs. Doizeau
For One Cent's Worth of Love (1932)
as Mathilde
Maria Chapdelaine (1934)
as Azelma Larouche
Marseille mes amours (1940)
as Aunt Églantine
Our Lord's Vineyard (1932)
Actor
Buridan's Donkey (1932)
Actor
600,000 francs per month (1933)
as Madame Brochet
The Ménard Collection (1944)
as Young lady Ménard
Un de la Canebière (1938)
Actor
Rooster Heart (1946)
as Mme Estelle
Les surprises du divorce (1933)
Actor
Houla-Houla (1959)
as Mlle Lelongbec
July 14 (1933)
as La locataire (uncredited)
Midnight, Place Pigalle (1934)
as Louise
Musique en tête (1951)
as The personnel manager
Monsieur Octave (1951)
Actor
Picpus (1943)
as Madame Bertaud (uncredited)
Prison Without Bars (1938)
as Madame Appel
Disk 413 (1936)
as Princess
Coup de vent (1936)
Actor
Incognito (1934)
as Deaf lady
Gypsy Baron (1935)
Actor
Clodoche (1938)
Actor
The Enchanted Road (1938)
as Mother superior
Adhémar Lampiot (1932)
Actor
Maison hantée (1933)
Actor
To the Polls, Citizens (1932)
Actor
Bubble Gum (1931)
Actor