Anne-Marie Blanc  | |
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![]() Anne-Marie Blanc, c. 2008  | |
| Born | Anne-Marie Blanc 2 September 1919  | 
| Died | 5 February 2009 (aged 89) | 
| Nationality | Swiss | 
| Spouse | 
 Heinrich Fueter 
      (m. 1940; died 1979) | 
| Children | 3 | 
| Signature | |
Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film".[1] Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (née Fueter).[2]
Early life and education
Blanc was born 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Switzerland, the eldest of three children, to Louis Blanc and Valentine Blanc (née Chevalier). Her mother hailed from a privileged banking family whom married Louis who worked land registry administrator. Unfortunately, he was a violent alcoholic and she left him in 1930 with the children and moved to Bern.[3]
Selected filmography
- Constable Studer (1939)
 - Gilberte de Courgenay (1942)
 - That's Not the Way to Die (1946)
 - White Cradle Inn (1949)
 - Captive Soul (1952)
 - Palace Hotel (1952)
 - I'm Waiting for You (1952)
 - Life Begins at Seventeen (1953)
 - Spring Song (1954)
 - Via Mala (1961)
 - The Blonde from Peking (1967)
 - Hotel Royal (1969, TV film)
 - Violanta (1976)
 - A Crime of Honour (a.k.a. A Song for Europe, 1985, TV film)
 - Klassäzämekunft (1988)
 - Lüthi und Blanc (2001–2005, TV series)
 
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Personal life
She was married to Heinrich Fueter (1911-1979), who was an attorney and executive producer.[4][5] They had three sons including Peter Christian (b. 1941) and Martin Andreas (b. 1944) who led Condor Films AG, founded by their father.[6]
References
- ↑ "Die Grande Dame des Schweizer Films". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 - ↑ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Mona Petri-Fueter". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 - ↑ "Anne-Marie Blanc". www.fembio.org (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 - ↑ "Portrait Archiv ZGF Heinrich Fueter-Blanc Zürich". www.portraitarchiv.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 - ↑ "Fueter, Heinrich". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 - ↑ "Archive". condorfilms. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
 
