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María Casares

French actress of Spanish origin (1923-1996)

María Casares was a Spanish-born French actress who worked across the French stage and cinema, credited in France as Maria Casarès. Her films include Children of Paradise (1945), Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945), The Charterhouse of Parma (1948), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).

María Casares appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1960. Most of that work is in drama, romance and fantasy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Jean Cocteau (3), Jean Marais (2).

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What movies and TV shows has María Casares been in?
María Casares appears in Testament of Orpheus (1960), Orpheus (1950), The Charterhouse of Parma (1948), Children of Paradise (1945) and Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) on The Remote.
When was María Casares born?
María Casares was born on 21 November 1922.

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