Anny Dupeey as Helen of Troy in La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1981)

Anny Duperey (born Annie Legras on June 28, 1947 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France) is an stage, film and television actress and best-selling author. Helen was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Location within France Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...

Duperey made her screen debut in the 1967 Jean-Luc Godard film, "ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle." In the 1974 Alain Resnais film Stavisky, she portrayed Arlette, the beautiful real-life wife of flamboyant swindler Alexandre Stavisky played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. Anny Duperey was nominated for the 1977 César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément" (An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive). For her work in television, she has won two 7 d'Or Night Best Actress awards. In English-language film, Anny Duperey appeared with Al Pacino in the 1977 Sydney Pollack film Bobby Deerfield. Jean-Luc Godard. ... Alain Resnais (born June 3, 1922 in Vannes, France) is a famous French film director, perhaps best known for his masterpieces Hiroshima mon amour (1959), written by Marguerite Duras, and Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) (1961), written by the French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet. ... The Stavisky affair was a 1934 financial scandal with deep political ramifications for the French government. ... A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ... Serge Alexandre Stavisky (November 20, 1886 - January 8, 1934) was a French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the Stavisky Affair. ... Jean-Paul Belmondo (born April 9, 1933) is a French actor. ... César Award in French film for Best Actress in a Supporting Role winners: 2004 : Julie Depardieu - La petite Lili 2003 : Karin Viard - Embrassez qui vous voudrez 2002 : Annie Girardot - La Pianiste 2001 : Anne Alvaro - Le Goût des autres 2000 : Charlotte Gainsbourg - La Bûche 1999 : Dominique Blanc - Ceux... Al Pacino (right) with Robert Duvall in The Godfather. ... Sydney Pollack (born July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American actor, producer, and director. ...

In addition to her talents as an actress, Anny Duperey is a successful author of a number of bestselling books including L'admiroir (1976), Le Nez de Mazarin (1986), Le voile noir (1992), Je vous écris (1993), Les chats de hasard (1999), Allons plus loin, veux-tu? (2002) Les chats mots (2003) Une soirée (2005).

A social activist, Anny Duperey has volunteered for causes such as the international child welfare organisation SOS Children's Villages and SOS-PAPA an international organization to help ensure children of divorce have full participation by both parents. Her work earned her an appointment as Chevalier (Knight) of Legion of Honor in 1997. Social activists are people who act as the conscience and voice of many individuals within a society. ... SOS Childrens Villages is an independent, non-governmental social development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. ... Medal for the officer class, decorated with a rosette Napoleon wearing the Grand Cross The President of France is the Grand Master of the Legion. ...

Her parents died accidentally intoxicated with gas when she was eight years old. She was then raised separately from her sister - hence her work today with associations to help orphaned siblings be raised in the same household. Her experience dealing with her parents' death and her father's photographs are the topic of her book "Le voile noir". The many letters she received and what happened in her life after publishing "Le voile noir" are told in "Je vous écris".

External links

• Anny Duperey at the Internet Movie Database