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Zizi Jeanmaire

1924 - 2020

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Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire (29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zizi Jeanmaire is the 44th most popular dancer (down from 41st in 2019), the 2,833rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,717th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Zizi Jeanmaire ranks 44 out of 116. Before her are Lev Ivanov, Yury Grigorovich, Louise Rasmussen, Merce Cunningham, Hilde Holger, and Ninette de Valois. After her are Léonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, Pierina Legnani, Gaétan Vestris, Jiří Kylián, and Arthur Saint-Léon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Zizi Jeanmaire ranks 167. Before her are István Nyers, Walter Gotell, Bayezid Osman, Fud Leclerc, Mohammed Rafi, and Margit Sandemo. After her are Richard Bull, Arthur Janov, Franco Cristaldi, Grégoire Kayibanda, Daniel Inouye, and Rudolf Barshai. Among people deceased in 2020, Zizi Jeanmaire ranks 193. Before her are Theodor Wagner, Viktor Ponedelnik, Jack Charlton, Earl Cameron, Myroslav Skoryk, and Philippe Nahon. After her are Jean Raspail, Sisavath Keobounphanh, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Pietro Anastasi, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, and Fernando Solanas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Zizi Jeanmaire ranks 2,833 out of 6,770. Before her are Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate (1652), Philippe Nahon (1938), Pierre Bézier (1910), Jean Pierre Flourens (1794), Jacques Massu (1908), and Pierre-Émile Martin (1824). After her are Charles Floquet (1828), Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732), Julius Leber (1891), Marcel Griaule (1898), Jean Raspail (1925), and Sophie de Condorcet (1764).

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Among DANCERS In France

Among dancers born in France, Zizi Jeanmaire ranks 9. Before her are Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), La Goulue (1866), and Roland Petit (1924). After her are Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Jean Coralli (1779), Micheline Bernardini (1927), Yvette Chauviré (1917), and Sylvie Guillem (1965).

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