Catherine Stermann (18 September 1949 – 11 April 1985) was a French actress.[1]

Catherine Stermann
Stermann in 1969
Born
Catherine Anne Stermann

(1949-09-18)18 September 1949
Poissy, France
Died11 April 1985(1985-04-11) (aged 35)
Paris 6, France
Resting placeCimetière parisien de Bagneux
Other namesClaude Stermann, Ophélie Stermann, Catherine Melo
OccupationActress
Years active1968–1985
RelativesKarl Meitmann [de] (grandfather)

Early life

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She was granddaughter of the German Politician Karl Meitmann [de].

Career

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After 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

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Aged 35, she ended her own life at her apartment.[2]

Theatre

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Catherine STERMANN". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ Stermann, Michel (2018). My Maman Grete. Norderstedt: Twentysix. p. 127. ISBN 9783740744007.
  3. ^ "Le Boulanger, la Boulangère et le Petit Mitron". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Les Poissons rouges". La Mémoire du théâtre (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Eugénie Kopronime". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Identité". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ^ "On purge bébé". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. ^ "La Ligne de Démarcation" (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Cousin Cousine". Cinema Clock. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Rape of Love". Comedy4U. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  11. ^ "La Fonte de Barlaeus". Prix Jean Vigo (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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