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Lucie Dolène

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Lucie Dolène
Born17 June 1931
Died9 April 2020(2020-04-09) (aged 88)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Actress
Singer

Lucie Dolène (17 June 1931 – 9 April 2020) was a French actress and singer.[1] She notably dubbed the voices of Snow White and Mrs. Potts.[2] Her autobiography, cowritten by Grégoire Philibert, was published in 2021.[3]

Biography

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Dolène was born in Damascus during the French Mandate. Discovered by Joseph Canteloube, Dolène recorded Chants d'Auvergne under the pseudonym Lucie Daullène.[4] She played in musicals with Luis Mariano and Les Frères Jacques.

Her skills in acting helped her find roles in theatrical productions, including Le noir te va si bien in 1975. She began dubbing in the 1950s, including her voice-over of Debbie Reynolds in the French film edition of Singin' in the Rain. Her soprano voice helped her voice-over in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was released in 1962. She voiced over Madame Samovar in Beauty and the Beast. When the movie was released on VHS, Dolène sued the Walt Disney Company over the rights to the use of her voice. She won the lawsuit, and Disney paid her for all the rights to her songs.[5] Shortly thereafter, Disney opted for a different voice-over actress for all of its films and replaced Dolène's voice in Snow White.[6] In 1997, Pierre Huyghe made a documentary on the suit, titled Blanche-Neige Lucie.

Dolène withdrew from studios in the 2010s. She died on 9 April 2020 in Noisy-le-Grand at the age of 88.[7]

Theatre

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Filmography

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Films

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  • Diesel (1985)

Television

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Telefilms

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  • Il faut marier Maman (1957)
  • Là-haut (1958)
  • Le Sire de Vergy (1960)
  • Un de la Canebière (1960)
  • Au pays du soleil (1961)
  • Monsieur Antoine (1961)
  • Je connais une blonde (1963)
  • Le Voleur de riens (1972)
  • Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (1975)

Television series

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  • Rue de la Gaîté (1960)
  • Au théâtre ce soir (1975)
  • Vitamine (1983)

Dubbing

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Live action films

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Animated films

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Television

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Telefilms

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Television series

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Animated series

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Discography

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Distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ "La voix de Lucie Dolène avait accompagné des générations d'enfants". L'Est Républicain (in French). 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Lucie Dolène : La voix de Blanche-Neige est morte, à 88 ans". Purepeople (in French). 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ Dolène, Lucie (30 June 2021). Hollywood, non merci!. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-343-22785-6. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Lucie Daulènne". Eloquence. 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Lucie Dolène, merveilleuse voix de Disney". Allo Doublage (in French). 22 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Lucie Dolène : Un sourire en chantant (Partie 4/4)". Dans l'ombre des studios... (in French). 9 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Mort de Lucie Dolène, la voix française de Blanche-Neige". BFM TV (in French). 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Lucie Daullene* / Joseph Canteloube – Chants De La France". Discogs. 1950.
  9. ^ "Décès de Lucie Dolène (1931-2020)". Dans l'ombre des studios... (in French). 10 April 2020.