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Fifi D'Orsay (1904–1983)

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Although she made her career playing the quintessential Parisian coquette, Fifi D'Orsay was actually a Canadian. She was born Yvonne Lussier in Montreal, Québec, in 1904. At the age of 20 she arrived in New York, determined to become an actress. She was met by Helen Morgan, whom she knew from Montreal... See full bio »

Born:

Yvonne Lussier
in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died:

(age 79) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1973 Roll Out (TV series)
Madame Delacort
– Pilot (1973) … Madame Delacort
 
1968 Bewitched (TV series)
Madame Wageir
– It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House (1968) … Madame Wageir
 
1968 Assignment to Kill
Mrs. Hennie
 
1965 The Art of Love
Fanny
 
1964 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Madame Fifi
– Lucy Gets Amnesia (1964) … Madame Fifi
 
1964 What a Way to Go!
Baroness
 
1964 Wild and Wonderful
Simone
 
1961-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Mrs. Davis / Woman Witness
– The Case of the Bountiful Beauty (1964) … Mrs. Davis
– The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather (1961) … Woman Witness
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Babette
– Calamity Over the Comstock (1963) … Babette
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Mme. Fouquet
– Reunion (1963) … Mme. Fouquet
 
1961-1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Charmaine / Renee
– Continental Dinner (1962) … Renee
– Pop's Girlfriend (1961) … Charmaine
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
French Prisoner (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Mother Superior / Wanda
– One Way Ticket (1961) … Wanda
– Castaways (1960) … Mother Superior
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Toinette
– The Grim Reaper (1961) … Toinette
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Simone
– Love Is a Lion's Roar (1961) … Simone
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mme. Poitou
– The Vamp (1961) … Mme. Poitou
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Fifi
– Fie, Fie, Fifi (1954) … Fifi
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Madame Suzi
– The Third Eye (1953) … Madame Suzi
 
1947 The Gangster
Mrs. Olga Ostroleng
 
1944 Dixie Jamboree
Yvette
 
1944 Delinquent Daughters
Mimi
 
1944 Nabonga
Marie
 
1943 Submarine Base
Maria Styx
 
1942 Piano Mooner (short)
 
1937 Toot Sweet (short)
Fifi
 
1937 Three Legionnaires
Olga
 
1935 Katz' Pajamas (short)
Fifi
 
1935 Better Than Gold (short)
Fifi
 
1935 La veuve joyeuse
Marcelle
 
1934 Wonder Bar
Mitzi
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Lili Yvonne
 
1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Budgie (as Fifi Dorsay)
 
1932 They Just Had to Get Married
Marie
 
1932 The Girl from Calgary
Fifi Follette
 
1931 Young as You Feel
Fleurette
 
1931 Women of All Nations
Fifi (uncredited)
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Fifi D'Orsay
 
1931 Mr. Lemon of Orange
Julie La Rue
 
1930 Those Three French Girls
Charmaine (as Fifi Dorsay)
 
1930 Women Everywhere
Lili La Fleur
 
1930 On the Level
Miimi
 
1929 Hot for Paris
Fifi Dupre
 
1929 They Had to See Paris
Fifi
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Temptation" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1933 Going Hollywood (performer: "Cinderella's Fella" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1930 Those Three French Girls (performer: "You're Simply Delish" 1930 - uncredited, "Six Poor Mortals" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1930 Women Everywhere (performer: "Bon Jour", "Good Time Fifi")
 
1929 They Had to See Paris (performer: "I COULD DO IT FOR YOU" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 Hot for Paris (performer: "Sweet Nothings of Love", "If You Want to See Paree", "Sing Your Little Folk Song")
 
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1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 October 1971 (1971) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 July 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.82 (1967) … Herself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.54 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Helen Kane (1958) … Herself
 
1954-1958 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Helen Kane (1958) … Herself
– Gilda Gray (1954) … Herself
 
1952-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself - Guest Actress / Himself - Guest Actress
– Episode #3.22 (1953) … Herself - Guest Actress
– Episode #3.7 (1952) … Himself - Guest Actress
 
1953 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Herself - Special Guest
– Episode #4.2 (1953) … Herself - Special Guest
 
1942 Chasing the Blues (short)
Herself
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (short)
Herself
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Going Hollywood' (uncredited)
 
1961 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Fifi Dorsay

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Trivia:

A couple of comeback attempts in the 1950s failed to re-ignite her career. One was when she got herself booked at the Palace Theatre; the other was when Ralph Edwards saluted her on his well-known This Is Your Life TV show. See more »

Nickname:

The French Bombshell See more »

Star Sign:

Aries