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Janine Darcey

Janine Darcey

Actor · Died October 1, 1993, aged 76 · Asnières, Seine [now Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine], France

Janine Darcey (14 January 1917 – 1 October 1993) was a French film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1936 and 1993. Source: Article "Janine Darcey" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 14, 1917
Died
October 1, 1993 (aged 76)
From
Asnières, Seine [now Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine], France
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Janine Darcey's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
51%
Ideas
15%
Self
13%
Bonds
11%
Society
10%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Janine Darcey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Janine Darcey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Délit mineur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Yvonne

  • A Man and Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marianne's aunt

  • Une époque formidable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish(1991)

    as Old Lady in Park

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Village Woman

  • Moitié-moitié (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Héléna

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Alek's Mother

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Le temps d'un instant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Iza

  • American Dreamer(1984)

    as Lady on Train

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Le Bon Plaisir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Berthe, la serveuse

  • L'Apprentissage de la ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ms. Sidoine

  • Hothead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Lambert, secretary

  • The Adolescent(1979)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Escape(1978)

    as Postwoman at the Telephone Counter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Alerte à Jonzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • La 99ème Minute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Straight Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Two Are Guilty(1962)

    as Chantal

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Witness in the City(1959)

    as Owner of the hotel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rififi(1955)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Children of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Future mother

  • Return to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mary (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sylvie

  • Le Dessous des cartes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fine

  • Le carrefour des enfants perdus(1944)

    as Andrée Denolle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mireille

  • L'Auberge de l'abîme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Martine

  • Six Little Girls in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Simone

  • Men Without Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Denise

  • Cap au large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Rose

  • Parade in 7 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Armande, friend of Irène

  • Little Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lucie

  • Old Bill and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Françoise

  • The Wonderful Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as la jeune femme

  • Tobie Is an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Sixième étage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Edwige

  • French Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jacqueline Maingot

  • Cavalcade of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Julie

  • Cordial Agreement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sylvia Clayton

  • Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Une Biche (uncredited)

  • Je chante(1938)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Curtain Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Isabelle Didier

  • The Shanghai Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Student of the institution (uncredited)

  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Midinette

  • The Little Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Camille

  • Three Artillerymen on the Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Monique's friend

  • Sisters-in-Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Double Crime in the Maginot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (uncredited)

  • Yoshiwara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Une geisha

  • Franco de port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • La Loupiote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as A barmaid

  • L'assaut(1936)

    as Maid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Forty Little Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Tender Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as La Cousine (uncredited)

  • La belle vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1936 to 1994; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

Rififi (1955)

$526K worldwide

Highest rated

Rififi (1955)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Adolescent (1979)

Film career

19361994

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1955Screen debut· Rififi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 55: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1930s17 · acting1940s16 · acting1950s3 · acting1960s4 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 20th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Janine Darcey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Adolescent (1979)

67th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rififi (1955)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Janine Darcey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Janine Darcey's MovieCove titles; René Wheeler shares the most, 2.