Lily Fayol

Lily Fayol

Acting
1914-06-12
Allevard, Isère, France

Biography

Lily Fayol (12 June 1914, Allevard, Isère, 15 May 1999, Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French singer. The artistic career of Lily Fayol began shortly before World War II. Acquainted with talent manager Johnny Stark she had a series of hits from the 1940s including La Guitare à Chiquita, Le gros Bill, Le Régiment des mandolines, Le Chapeau à plume, Les Trois bandits de Napoli, La Cane du Canada, La Bouteille, etc. In 1950 she was the star of the operetta Annie du Far-West alongside Marcel Merkès at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Lily Fayol also starred in several films including La Tournée des Grands-Ducs (1953) and La Gueule de l'autre (1979). She was married to cycling champion Maurice Roux, and became a hotelier with her husband after leaving showbusiness. She died in Saint-Raphaël, Var, on 15 May 1999. Source: Article "Lily Fayol" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1La Chance aux chansons

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Self

6.5 / 10
Reality

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#2Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

Drama Series - 1958, 16 episodes as Emilie Bordebure

8.8 / 10
Crime

Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series

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#3Le Guignolo

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Mme Schwartz

6.1 / 10
ComedyAction

After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look after his briefcase until after they have landed. Alexandre agrees, but the stranger is shot dead soon after and Alexandre himself becomes the target of enemy agents who are keen to recover the briefcase...

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#4Mr. Gregoire Runs Away

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Bella Mey

6.1 / 10
ComedyCrime

Alex Grégoire is a timid insurance company clerk who shares his uneventful life between his wife Angèle, his colleagues and his passion for crosswords. But all of a sudden his existence changes dramatically. First because he wins a crossword competition. Second because a jewel thief, Charles Tuffal, thinks he recognizes in him a former accomplice. From that moment "uneventful" is not the best adjective to qualify Alex's life anymore...

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#5Le Voyageur imprudent

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Marie-Jeanne

6.4 / 10
DramaSci-FiTV Movie

During WWIII a young soldier meets an old physicist, who claims to have created a pill sending the user a few minutes into the past. The soldier requests to try this amazing pill.

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#6At Night All Cats Are Crazy

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m as La veuve joyeuse

7.8 / 10
DramaComedyFantasy

Playwright Charles Watson entertains his niece Lily by telling her about the adventures of Philibert.Both these people have something to do with Philibert.

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#7The Tour of the Grand Dukes

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Singer

5.5 / 10
Comedy

Gaston is in love with Brigitte, daughter of the Baroness, who claims to have a lover. Gaston sets off for Paris, with 300,000 francs borrowed from the Baroness, to find his rival. He is robbed and forced to work in cabarets, where his father, his fiancée and the Baroness, not to mention the Curé, come looking for him. All ends well.

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