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Quentin Dupieux was born on 14 April 1974 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and director, known for Rubber (2010), Deerskin (2019) and Reality (2014).

Marie-Julie Baup was born on 10 April 1979 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and director, known for Micmacs (2009), Jealous (2017) and Fraîche (2022). She has been married to Lorànt Deutsch since 3 October 2009.

This pert, petite, delicate, dreamy-eyed French dish of post-war filming with the piled-high blonde hairdo was a one-time threat to the sexy, kittenish pedestal Brigitte Bardot stood on during the 1950s. While working for such legendary directors as Marcel Carné, Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier, Henri Decoin and René Clair, she also got to work opposite France's most handsome leading men, including Georges Marchal, Jean Marais, Jean Servais, François Périer, Daniel Gélin, Jacques Sernas and singer Marcel Amont, Dany became the epitome of the romantic, virginal heroine in light comedy souffles, although she was just as entrancing and touching in dramatic works.

Born Danielle Robin on April 4, 1927, the lithe Dany trained as a ballerina as a child and eventually made her way dancing with the Opera de Paris. At age 19, however, she opted for a movie career and decided to study at the Paris Conservatoire. Making her screen debut with a bit part in Lunegarde (1946), she first turned heads in the romantic dramedy Man About Town (1947) directed by Clair and starring Maurice Chevalier.

Dany continued to touch pulses with her naïve lovelies throughout the 50's with such pictures as Naughty Martine (1947); Monelle (1948); four films co-starring heartthrob Georges Marchal, whom she married in 1951 -- La passagère (1949), La voyageuse inattendue (1950), The Thirst of Men (1950) and Valley of Fire (1951); Elle et moi (1952); Deux sous de violettes (1951); Frou-Frou (1955); the title role in the films Holiday for Henrietta (1952) and Julietta (1953); the US/French co-production Act of Love (1953) starring Kirk Douglas; Napoleon (1955) (as Desiree); Frou-Frou (1955); Maid in Paris (1956); C'est arrivé à Aden... (1956); Bonsoir Paris (1956); C'est la faute d'Adam (1957); L'école des cocottes (1958); the title role in Mimi Pinson (1958); and The Chasers (1959).

Though most of her films were produced in her own homeland, Dany branched out internationally from time to time in the 1960's, appearing in the British sex comedy Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) opposite Peter Sellers and the innocuous, teen-oriented flick Follow the Boys (1963) starring singing teen pop idol Connie Francis here in the U.S. She matured with roles in Love and the Frenchwoman (1960), Les mystères de Paris (1962), Mandrin (1962), X-Ray of a Killer (1965) and a pair of British comedies Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (1967) and The Best House in London (1969). She would last appear on film in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Topaz (1969), an American production.

Divorced from first husband Marchal, the father of her two children, in 1968, Dany married British agent/producer Michael Sullivan the following year and retired quietly. On May 25, 1995, the 68-year-old former actress was tragically killed, along with Sullivan, in a fire that consumed their Paris apartment.

Rodolphe Pauly was born on 6 December 1979 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and director, known for Before Sunset (2004), The Ballad of Billy the Kid (2013) and Asteroid City (2023).

Gabriel Attal was born on 16 March 1989 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for The Beautiful Person (2008), Le journal de 20 heures (1956) and Vous avez la parole (2019).

Victoria Comte was born on 9 May 2013 in Clamart, France. She is an actress, known for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023) and Inès et Yvan, l'amour sur un fil (2024).

Jean-Pierre Jorris was born on 21 October 1925 in Clamart, France. He was an actor, known for Frontier(s) (2007), Bel ami (1983) and Les rois maudits (1972). He died on 21 February 2017 in Versailles, Yvelines, France.

Matthieu-David Cournot was born on 10 February 1977 in Clamart, France. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Paris, Je T'aime (2006), Voie d'eau (2006) and Pour quelques minutes de plus (2007).

Clément van den Bergh was born on 11 January 1985 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for Class Trip (1998), Trois couples en quête d'orages (2005) and Les bleus: premiers pas dans la police (2006).

Jade Nguyen was born on 4 November 1994 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress. She died on 20 May 2020 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Bernard Chazelle was born on 5 November 1955 in Clamart, France. He is an actor and producer, known for Narrow (2020) and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009).

François-Xavier Phan was born on 19 September 1984 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for OVNI(s) (2021), Naked (2018) and Terrible Jungle (2020). He died on 8 December 2022 in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Léo Riehl was born on 5 June 2004 in Clamart, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Dessine-moi une planète (2022), ADN Polymérase (2023) and Le Jour du Cookie (2024).

Hugo Parthonnaud was born on 24 August 1987 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a producer and director, known for The Birth of Narcissus (2018), Ad Hominem (2011) and Le Somnambule (2022).

Gaëlle Le Fur was born on 16 June 1977 in Clamart, France. She is an actress, known for After Sex (1997), Airstream (1993) and Golden Boy (1996).

Bruno Detante was born on 29 April 1978 in Clamart, France. He is an actor and editor, known for Le banc des remplaçants (2009), The Company and L'enterrement de Diego de la Vega.

Benoît Gand was born on 14 January 1976 in Clamart, France. He is a director and writer, known for Tel est psy qui croyait prendre (2000) and Pigeon (2006).

Pierre Antoine Conan was born on 23 September 1980 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Pierre Antoine is known for Go Fast (2008), Fureur (2003) and Kali (2010).

Frédéric Tonolli was born on 21 April 1959 in Clamart, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. Frédéric is a director and writer, known for Les neuf lunes de Béring (2003), La case du siècle (2010) and Le monde en face (2009).

Alexandre Richardot was born on 9 January 1982 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a producer and executive, known for Rare, Prédateurs and 72.

Romain Froment was born on 26 May 1977 in Clamart, France.

Jacques Vertan was born on 20 March 1923 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for Girl on the Bridge (1999), Nous irons à Paris (1950) and Chacun son tour (1951). He died on 2 September 2004 in L'Herbergement, Vendée, France.

Hatem Ben Arfa was born on 7 March 1987 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for Manchester City vs Newcastle United (2011), Match of the Day (1964) and English Premier League 2011/2012 (2011).

Colette Robin was born on 20 May 1924 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is known for The Blonde from Peking (1967), Le capitaine Fracasse (1961) and Jo (1971).

Raymond Bernard (not to be confused with the famous director of the same name) was a conductor, arranger and composer. After debuting in Ray Ventura's band, he became a member of the orchestra accompanying the circus shows in the early days of French television ("La piste aux étoiles" (1945)_). He also accompanied Gilbert Bécaud and Serge Reggiani during their song recitals. In parallel Raymond Bernard wrote a few scores for the cinema (A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958), Le Sicilien (1958), L'ennemi dans l'ombre (1960)) and or for television (Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967)).