Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress who worked in both silent and sound films. She was born in Paris and moved to the United States after World War I.

D'Ambricourt began her acting career in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy *The French Doll*, where she played the role of Baroness Mazulier. She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film *The Humming Bird*, portraying one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who later become resistance fighters during World War I.

With the introduction of talking pictures and before dubbing became common, D'Ambricourt appeared in several French-language versions of English-language films, including *Quand on est belle* (The Easiest Way — 1931), *L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes* (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and *Nuit d'Espagne* (Transgression — 1931).

She appeared in over 70 films, including *Casablanca*, *San Francisco*, and *To Have And Have Not*, until around 1947, after which her film career began to wane. Her final role was in George Cukor's *Les Girls*, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the rise of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, continuing to work until her death, which occurred due to a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.