Annie Vernay

Annie Vernay
Annie Vernay in 1939
Born21 November 1921
Died15 August 1941
Other namesAnnie Martine Jacqueline Vermeersch
OccupationActress

Annie Vernay (November 21, 1921 – August 15, 1941) was a French actress, who emerged as a star of the French cinema before her sudden death at the age of nineteen. After winning a beauty contest, Vernay appeared in seven French films including Max Ophüls's The Novel of Werther (1938).[1]

Her performances attracted interest from American studios. While en route to Hollywood via the Atlantic, she contracted typhus and died in Buenos Aires.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Goble p.481

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.