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Liliane Rovère (née Cukier) (born 30 January 1933) is a French actress.

Personal life

Liliane Rovère was born Liliane Cyprienne Cukier. Of Jewish origin, she hid in Catholic institutions under a fake name during the German occupation of France in World War II. Her parents survived the Holocaust, but many of her family did not.

Rovère's lifelong love of jazz began at the age of 12, when she began to frequent jazz clubs. At the age of 18, after a visit to the Club Saint-Germain, Rovère survived a rape by two acquaintances.

In 1954, Rovère's parents sent her to live with an uncle in the United States. She visited Birdland in New York City, where she met cool jazz trumpeter Chet Baker at the height of his fame and they began a romantic relationship. She lived with Baker and accompanied him on tour for two years, and he introduced her as his wife despite his existing marriage. The couple was frequently photographed together, including in a famous shot by William Claxton where Rovère, with a curly pixie cut and black dress, gazes at the viewer while resting her hand on Baker's head. The photograph appears as part of a collage on the cover of Chet Baker Sings and Plays. While on tour, Rovère caused a stir when she spent time with Black people in racially segregated St. Louis. Baker and Rovère's romance ended in 1956, when Baker informed her by mail that he'd married another woman.

A few years later, Rovère married jazz bassist Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère [fr]. In 1971, they adopted a daughter, who they named Tina.

After taking acting classes, Rovère began appearing as supporting characters on television and worked as a make-up artist in cinema and television.

In 1986, Rovère appeared as Madame Queen in Round Midnight, a film which features cameos by real-life jazz figures and stars bebop saxophonist, Dexter Gordon.

In 1998, Rovère received a Lutin, an award given to short films, for best actress in Christian Rouaud's Le Sujet.

In 2015, Rovère appeared as Arlette Azémar, a main character in Call My Agent!. Some of the role’s characteristics, such as a passion for jazz and a youthful romance with Chet Baker, are taken from Rovère's life.

Rovère published an autobiography in 2019 titled La folle vie de Lili.

In 2022, she supported the candidacy of Jean-Luc Mélenchon for the French presidential election.

Filmography

Theatre

References

1. Harvey, Dennis (2015-11-09). "Film Review: 'Brooklyn'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
2. Miller, Sarah (2021-03-04). "Call My Agent's Liliane Rovère Makes Me Yearn to Be Old". The Cut. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
3. ^ Pessis, Jacques (2020-10-24). "L'Œil de l'INA : Liliane Rovère, 86 ans, n'a jamais quitté longtemps la petite lucarne". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
4. ^ Merle, Sylvain (2019-04-11). "Liliane Rovère, actrice dans «Dix Pour Cent» : «Je suis une rescapée»" [Liliane Rovère, actress in Call My Agent!: "I'm a survivor"]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-13.
5. ^ "Le Lili Rovere : « Je fais ce que je peux pour faire ce que je veux »" [Lili Rovère: "I do what I can to do what I want"]. Magcentre.fr (in French). 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
6. Liliane Rovère revient sur son histoire d'amour avec Chet Baker [Liliane Rovère revisits her love story with Chet Baker] (TV clip) (in French). Quotidien. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
7. ^ Gavin, James (2011). Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781569767573.
8. "Chet Baker and Lili, Hollywood". Harn Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
9. "Liliane Rovère". Agence Oz (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
10. Romney, Jonathan (2021-05-30). "'I wasn't what you'd call sensible': a walk on the wild side with Call My Agent's Liliane Rovère". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
11. "Portrait: Liliane Rovère, star de la série Dix pour Cent, rejoint la campagne de Mélenchon" [Liliane Rovère, star of the series Call My Agent!, joins the campaign for Mélenchon]. L'insoumission (in French). 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

• Liliane Rovère at IMDb

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