Here is the biography of Danielle "Dany" Robin:
Born Danielle Robin on April 4, 1927, she began her career as a ballerina, dancing with the Opera de Paris as a child. At the age of 19, she opted for a movie career and studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Making her screen debut with a bit part in Lunegarde (1946),she gained recognition in the romantic dramedy Man About Town (1947) directed by René Clair and starring Maurice Chevalier.
Throughout the 1950s, Dany continued to captivate audiences with her innocent and charming performances in films such as Naughty Martine (1947),Monelle (1948),La passagère (1949),La voyageuse inattendue (1950),The Thirst of Men (1950),Valley of Fire (1951),Elle et moi (1952),Deux sous de violettes (1951),Frou-Frou (1955),Holiday for Henrietta (1952),Julietta (1953),Act of Love (1953),Napoleon (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),Mimi Pinson (1958),and The Chasers (1959).
In the 1960s, Dany branched out internationally, 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 Connie Francis. She continued to mature as an actress, taking on 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).
Dany's final film appearance was in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Topaz (1969). She married British agent/producer Michael Sullivan in 1970 and retired quietly. Unfortunately, she tragically passed away on May 25, 1995, at the age of 68, along with Sullivan, in a fire that consumed their Paris apartment.
