Madeleine Lebeau
Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Biography
Madeleine LeBeau, was a French actress who played Humphrey Bogart’s jilted mistress Yvonne, in “Casablanca,” In “Casablanca,” LeBeau gets teary-eyed when “La Marseillaise” is played and shouts “Viva la France!” She was among several cast members who were actually refugees from the German occupation. Her life echoed the film: After she made her screen debut in French film “Girls in Distress” in 1939, LeBeau and her husband, actor Marcel Dalio, fled Paris for Portugal. They were said to have received transit visas that allowed them to enter Spain and then Portugal before continuing on towards Chile. They were stranded in Mexico when their visas turned out to be forgeries and were able to enter the United States with temporary Canadian passports. 
Gender
Female
IMDb Id
nm0495495
Known For Department
Acting
Also Known As
Marie Madeleine Berthe Lebeau ,
Date of Birth
1923-06-10
Place of Birth
Antony, France
Date of Death
2016-05-01