The apocryphal biography of Fernand Contandin tells the invention of his artistic name Fernandel by his sister-in-law ("Voici le Fernand d'elles"). At the beginning of the thirties he became a typical actor of the comedy genre: popular, common, likable and with a concealed grain of drama. Marc Allégret was the director of his first successful film La meilleure bobonne (1930). He tried to work as director twice during World War II but did not succeed in that.
法国著名女演员。从小喜欢文学和戏剧。后加入法国两家著名的剧团，出演大量话剧。因主演路易·马勒的《通往绞刑架的电梯》（又名《死刑台与电梯》）脱颖而出，多次合作并成为恋人。60年代曾拍摄特吕弗、布努艾尔、安东尼奥尼等大师级导演的作品。以特殊的美和强烈的个性著称，被称为“...
