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Catherine Stermann (18 September 1949 – 11 April 1985) was a French actress.[1]
Catherine Stermann | |
|---|---|
 Stermann in 1969 | |
| Born | Catherine Anne Stermann 18 September 1949 Poissy, France |
| Died | 11 April 1985 (aged 35) Paris 6, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière parisien de Bagneux |
| Other names | Claude Stermann, Ophélie Stermann, Catherine Melo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–1985 |
| Relatives | Karl Meitmann [de] (grandfather) |
Early life
editShe was granddaughter of the German Politician Karl Meitmann [de].
Career
editAfter having attended the actor's class of Armel Marin, she was a student at the Rue Blanche Theater School in Paris [fr], where her teachers were among others Suzanne Flon, Daniel Lecourtois and Robert Manuel.
For some of her roles, she used the names and pseudonyms Catherine Melo, Ophélie Stermann and Claude Stermann.
Death
editAged 35, she ended her own life at her apartment.[2]
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Author | Director | Role | Theater | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Le Boulanger, la Boulangère et le Petit Mitron[3] | Jean Anouilh | Jean Anouilh, Roland Piétri | Marie-Christine | Comédie des Champs-Élysées | |
| 1970 | Les Poissons rouges[4] | Jean Anouilh | Jean Anouilh, Roland Piétri | Toto de Saint-Flour | Théâtre de l'Œuvre | As Claude Stermann |
| 1972 | Eugénie Kopronime[5] | René Ehni | Jacques Rosny | Pingouin | Théâtre des Ambassadeurs [fr] | |
| Identité[6] | Robert Pinget | Yves Gasc | Une petite fille | Petit Odéon | ||
| 1975 | On Purge Bébé[7] | Georges Feydeau | Michel Galabru | Galerie 55 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Le Temps d'Aimer | Simone | Christopher Miles | As Ophélie Stermann |
| 1973 | Le Sourire Vertical | Robert Lapoujade | ||
| La Ligne de Démarcation | Barbe[8] | Jacques Ertaud | TV series (episode: Mary) | |
| 1974 | Les Gammas! Les Gammas! | Odile | Rüdiger Graf | TV series (for teaching French) |
| La Logeuse | Luc Godevais | TV movie | ||
| 1975 | Cousin, Cousine[9] | Monique | Jean-Charles Tacchella | |
| 1978 | L'amour violé[10] | Yannick Bellon | ||
| 1983 | La Fonte de Barlaeus | Pierre-Henri Salfati [fr] | Short film, Jean Vigo Prize,[11] as Catherine Melo |
Bibliography
edit- Michel Stermann, My Maman Grete – An educator from Germany for orphans of Holocaust victims in France, TwentySix, 2018 ISBN 978-3-7407-4400-7.
References
edit- ^ "Catherine STERMANN". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Stermann, Michel (2018). My Maman Grete. Norderstedt: Twentysix. p. 127. ISBN 9783740744007.
- ^ "Le Boulanger, la Boulangère et le Petit Mitron". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Les Poissons rouges". La Mémoire du théâtre (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Eugénie Kopronime". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Identité". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "On purge bébé". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "La Ligne de Démarcation" (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Cousin Cousine". Cinema Clock. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Rape of Love". Comedy4U. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "La Fonte de Barlaeus". Prix Jean Vigo (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
External links
edit- Catherine Stermann at IMDb
- Catherine Melo at IMDb
- Ophélie Stermann at IMDb
- "Catherine STERMANN". Cinemotions (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
- "Catherine STERMANN". Cinéma Français (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.