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Suzy Delair

Suzy Delair

Actor · Died March 15, 2020, aged 102 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Suzy Delair, born Suzanne Pierrette Declair (31 December 1917 - 15 March 2020) was a vivacious French entertainer who starred in many different films. Her real name is Suzanne Pierrette Delaire. She acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. She is also famous in France as singer ("Avec son Tra-la-la"). For several years, Suzy Delair was the companion of French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzy Delair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1917
Died
March 15, 2020 (aged 102)
From
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all

What are Suzy Delair's films like?

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

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Suzy Delair's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Suzy Delair'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

31 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • L'Âge vermeil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · as Betty de la Saussnaie

  • Le Mythomane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tante Victoire

  • Forget Me, Mandoline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mireille

  • L'Or et la paille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Cora Fontaine

  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob(1973)

    as Germaine Pivert

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Parisian woman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Chicken Feed for Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Antoinette

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Regattas of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lucilla, Lidia's mother

  • Gervaise(1956)

    as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Fernandel the Dressmaker(1956)

    as Adrienne Vignard

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Le Fil à la patte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lucette Gauthier, la volcanique maîtresse du comte, vedette à l'Alcazar

  • Robinson Crusoeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Chérie Lamour

  • Lost Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")

  • Lady Paname (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Raymonde Bosset dite: Caprice

  • I'm in the Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Singer

  • White Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Odette Kerouan

  • By the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fernande / Yvette

  • Jenny Lamour(1947)

    as Jenny Lamour

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Carbon Copy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Coraline, Ismora's mistress

  • The Bohemian Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Phémie

  • Forbidden to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Totte - Une manucure

  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Le Dernier des six(1941)

    as Mila Malou

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Trois... six... neuf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Take the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Les Sœurs Hortensia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Woman at the cabaret (uncredited)

  • L'Or dans la rue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Madeleine, Gaby's friend

  • Let's Touch Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Violettes impériales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • A whim of the Pompadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1931 to 1984; peak year 1973.

Film career

19311984

Peak 1973 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s8 · acting1950s7 · acting1960s4 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Suzy Delair's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 58. 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 Suzy Delair work with?

People who share at least 2 of Suzy Delair's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henri-Georges Clouzot shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers