Elina labourdette biography examples

French actress (1919–2014)

For other people with the same name, see Labourdette.

Élina Labourdette (born Élina Janine Alice Henri-Labourdette, 21 May 1919 – 30 September 2014) was a French actress.^[1] Her career consisted mostly of flirtatious coquette roles on stage and screen.^[2] She is best known for her performances in Robert Bresson's Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) and in Jacques Demy's Edward and Caroline (1951).

Biography

Élina Labourdette was born on 21 May 1919 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.^[3] The daughter of the renowned coachbuilder and automobile designer Jean Henri-Labourdette [fr], Élina at first wanted to be a dancer,^[4] before having to give up her dream of becoming a prima ballerina for health reasons.

She learned rhythmic dance with Irène Popard and classical dance with Alexandre Volinine [fr].^[4] During her school years, she took her first