The Resume

(May 15, 1898-July 24, 1992)
Born in Courbevoie, France
Birth name was Leonie Marie Julie Bathiat
Appeared in the films 'Hotel du Nord' (1938), 'Children of Paradise' (1945), 'No Exit' (1954), 'The Stowaway' (1958) and 'The Longest Day' (1962)

Why she might be annoying:

She went by a pretentious single name.
She appeared in black face to portray an African snake charmer in 'The Pearls of the Crown.' (1937)
She was jailed for two months after World War II for 'horizontal collaboration' -- conducting an affair with a German Luftwaffe officer.
Her explanation: 'My heart is French, but my ass is international.'

Why she might not be annoying:

After her lover died in World War I, she swore she would never marry 'not to become a war widow or, what would be worse, the mother of a soldier.'
Although she had a German lover, she refused to work for German filmmakers during WWII.
She had to retire from acting after an accident left her nearly blind (1963).
The Independent described her as having an air of 'sexy nonchalance.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alleged Collaborators
• Appeared in Black Face
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 55]
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 1956)
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Died in 1992 (Ranked: 94)
• I Portrayed a Hooker
• I Portrayed a Lesbian
• I Portrayed Blanche DuBois (from A Streetcar Named Desire)
• I was Cremated
• Known By a Single Name
• Profiles 35751-36000 (Ranked: 35951)
• The Longest Day
• Visually Impaired

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying