Madeleine Robinson (born Madeleine Svoboda; 5 November 1917 – 1 August 2004) was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and Czech father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younger brothers, but enjoyed watching plays. She then studied under Charles Dullin. Her first lead role was in Forty Little Mothers (1936). During the Occupation of France, she had a prominent role in Love Story and Summer Light (both 1943), and The Bellman (1945). Because she had acted during the Occupation, Robinson found it difficult to get work afterwards, but again came to prominence in Une si jolie petite plage (1949). Madeleine Robinson won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in 1959 for her role in À double tour. In 2001, she was awarded a Molière d'honneur for her contribution to the field.
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Known For
The Trial
(1962)
Mrs. Grubach
Camille Claudel
(1988)
Louise-Athanaise Claudel
Grisou
(1938)
La loute
The Royalists
(1947)
Madame Du Gua
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
(1962)
Germaine Messager
Full Filmography
Acting
Happy Days
(1935)
Forty Little Mothers
(1936)
Denise Mériel, the mother
Assault
(1936)
Georgette Mérital
Nights of Fire
(1937)
Macha
A Man to Kill
(1937)
Bouquets from Nicholas
(1938)
Lisette
Captain Benoit
(1938)
Denise Benoît
Tempête sur l'Asie
(1938)
Suzanne
Grisou
(1938)
La loute
Gosse de riche
(1938)
Simone Maravon
La Cité des lumières
(1938)
Promesses
(1939)
The Wonderful Night
(1940)
La réfugiée
La Croisée des chemins
(1942)
Promise to the Unknown One
(1942)
Douce
(1943)
Irène Comtat
Summer Light
(1943)
Michèle
The Bellman
(1945)
Marthe
The Royalists
(1947)
Madame Du Gua
The Fugitive
(1947)
La Grande Maguet
(1947)
Catherine Maguet
Le Cavalier de Croix-Mort
(1948)
The Bouquinquant Brothers
(1948)
Julie Bouquinquant née Moret
Between Eleven and Midnight
(1949)
Lucienne
Such a Pretty Little Beach
(1949)
Marthe
The Barton Mystery
(1949)
Lucy
The Story of Dr. Louise
(1949)
La doctoresse Louise Montivier
God Needs Men
(1950)
Jeanne Gourvennec
Tuesday's Guest
(1950)
Fernande Josse, la femme de Charles
Savage Triangle
(1951)
Marie
Alone in the World
(1952)
Geneviève
The Man in My Life
(1952)
Madeleine Dubreuil
Their Last Night
(1953)
Madeleine Marsan
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
(1953)
Irène Cazenave
Je suis un mouchard
(1953)
On Trial
(1954)
Elisabeth Maurizius
The Ragpickers of Emmaus
(1955)
The Knife to the Throat
(1955)
Mado
Mannequins of Paris
(1956)
Véronique Lanier
Passionate Summer
(1956)
Agatha Manosque
Demoniac
(1957)
Julia Pradal
Sins of Youth
(1958)
Mathilde Belin
Secrets of a French Nurse
(1958)
Maine Lecomte
No Escape
(1958)
À double tour
(1959)
Thérèse Marcoux
The Opportunists
(1960)
Flore Brazier
Day by Day, Desperately
(1961)
Tilde
The Taste of Violence
(1961)
Bianca
Dark Journey
(1962)
Mrs. Londe
La salamandre d'or
(1962)
The Gentleman from Epsom
(1962)
Maud
The Trial
(1962)
Mrs. Grubach
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
(1962)
Germaine Messager
Cross of the Living
(1962)
Mme Van Dorneck
El juego de la verdad
(1963)
Lucía
Mission to Venice
(1964)
Marie Trégard
Un gosse de la butte
(1964)
Hélène
A Trap for Cinderella
(1965)
Jeanne Mureau
Father's Trip
(1966)
La tenancière du " Salon Trianon "
Un monde nouveau
(1966)
Margot
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
(1969)
Self
The Mad Heart
(1970)
Clara Noël
As Far as Love Can Go
(1971)
La femme du bar
Le Petit Matin
(1971)
Eva
Noix de coco
(1972)
Caroline
Lover Boy
(1978)
Madame Josée
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
(1978)
Mère de Pauline
A Simple Story
(1978)
La mère
Seven Days in January
(1979)
Adelaïda
Drugstore Romance
(1979)
La mère
Cinq-Mars
(1981)
Marie de Médicis
Un Adolescent d'autrefois
(1983)
I Married a Shadow
(1983)
Mme Meyrand
La Métamorphose
(1983)
Mrs. Samsa
Les Tisserands du pouvoir
(1988)
Betty Roussel
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
(1988)
Camille Claudel
(1988)
Louise-Athanaise Claudel
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion
(1992)
Mme Delalande
L'Affaire Seznec
(1993)
Madame Seznec
The Teddy Bear
(1994)
Mother of Jean
La rage au cœur
(1995)
Madame Lignel