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Dany Saval | |
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Born | Danielle Nadine Suzanne Savalle 5 January 1942 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1958–1987 |
Spouse | Michel Drucker |
Dany Saval (born Danielle Nadine Suzanne Savalle; 5 January 1942) is a French former actress.
Her career flourished during the 1950s and 1960s. Best known in America as one of a trio of airline stewardesses being shuffled around by Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis in the slapstick comedy Boeing Boeing , in which she played alongside Thelma Ritter, Christiane Schmidtmer, and Suzanna Leigh.
Dany Saval retired from the film and entertainment business in the late 1980s. She has a daughter named Stephanie Jarre (daughter of Maurice Jarre, her first husband), and currently resides in Paris with her fourth husband, Michel Drucker. In 1985 and 1987, she also scripted a celebrity comic about her real-life dog Zaza, herself and Michel Drucker. The artwork was provided by Jean-Pierre Gibrat. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1958 | Girl and the River | uncredited | François Villiers |
1959 | Nathalie, Secret Agent | Pivione | Henri Decoin |
1962 | Moon Pilot | Lyrae | James Neilson |
1964 | Une souris chez les hommes | Lucile | Jacques Poitrenaud |
1964 | Jealous as a Tiger | Jeanine | Maurice Delbez |
1964 | Constance aux enfers | Pascale | François Villiers |
1965 | Boeing Boeing | Jacqueline Grieux aka "Air France" | John Rich |
1972 | It Can Be Done Amigo | Mary Bronston | Maurizio Lucidi |
1974 | Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (TV show, 1 episode) | Nathalie Gilain | Georg Tressler |
1977 | Animal | Doris | Claude Zidi |
1977 | Parisian Life | Pauline | Christian-Jacque |
1980 | Inspector Blunder | the antiquarian | Claude Zidi |