Jeanne Sully
Jeanne Sully (15 April 1905 - 28 June 1995) (born Jeanne Régine Champs) was a French actress. Biography. Jeanne Marie Régine Simone Champs was born in Paris on 15 April 1905. Her parents were the actors Jeanne Rémy and Jean Mounet-Sully, and her uncle was the actor Paul Mounet. She attended the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, where she was a pupil of Raphaël Duflos. In 1924 she obtained a second prize for comedy, and in 1925 won a first prize in tragedy. She made her debut in 1925 at the Comédie-Française in Jean Racine 's play Britannicus, in the role of Junie. She played in many stage roles, and in some films. She became the 394th member of the Comédie-Française in 1934. She retired in 1946, but continued to make tours or give lectures both in France and abroad. She died in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, on 28 June 1995 at the home for actors at Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne. Theater. Her theater roles included: