Anne Vernon: Anne Vernon. Actress: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Gallic Actress Anne Vernon, who was born Edith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud in Saint-Denis, France, in January 1924, is not well known outside of Europe. Following graduation from the Paris Ecole des Beaux Arts, she found work as a model and apprenticed with an advertising designer. Developing an interest in acting, she subsequently toured with a French theatre group before embarking on a movie...
Known For: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Madame Emery), Ainsi finit la nuit (Catherine Beryl), Bel Ami (Clothilde de Marelle), Il conte Max (Baroness Elena di Villombrosa)