Ania Guédroïtz
| Ania Guédroïtz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1949 (age 75) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Royal Conservatory of Brussels |
| Genres | Classical theater |
Ania Guédroïtz, née Princess[1] Agnes Alexeievna Guedroitz on 15 January 1949 in Dublin, Ireland, is a Belgian actress.
Biography[edit]
Ania Guédroïtz was born in Dublin, daughter of Prince Alexis Nicolaevich Guedroitz and Oonagh Ryan[2] (Kathleen Ryan's sister).
She lived her childhood in Belgium with her father who was remarried. Educated in Brussels, she began studying drama at the Royal Conservatory, where she obtained a first prize "with great distinction" in 1972. In addition to French, her main language, she also studied Russian and English.
She then began a professional career[3] in various theatres in Brussels. In 1973, she married the Belgian theater actor Jean-Claude Frison and had a son, Michaël Frison, born in 1974. The couple divorced in 1977.
She was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II in 1992.
Theater[edit]
Main roles[edit]
- 1971-1972: Agnès in L'École des femmes (The School for Wives) by Molière (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1972-1973: Marianne in Les Caprices de Marianne (The Moods of Marianne) by Alfred de Musset (Théâtre National de Belgique)
- 1976-1977: Mousseline in Mousseline by Louis Velle (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Agnès in L'École des femmes by Molière (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Isabelle in L'École des maris by Molière (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Suzanneke in Le Mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans by Fonson and Wicheler (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Alison in Printemps à Rome ! (Avanti!) by Samuel Taylor (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1979-1980: Nina in La Mouette (The Seagull) by Anton Chekhov (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1989-1990: Sophie in Le jeu de l'Amour et de la Mort by Romain Rolland (Compagnie Yvan Baudouin)
- 1989-1990: Aglaé in L'Hurluberlu by Jean Anouilh (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1991-1992: Denise in L'Eloignement by Loleh Bellon (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1992-1993: Mathilde in Un caprice by Musset (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
Important supporting roles[edit]
- 1970-1971: Gnese in Il campiello by Carlo Goldoni (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1971-1972: Anémone in Cher Antoine by Jean Anouilh (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1971-1972: Isabelle in Le Menteur by Pierre Corneille (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1972-1973: Henriette in Les Femmes Savantes by Molière (Théâtre National de Belgique)
- 1972-1973: Mathilde in Les Fils du soleil by Christopher Hampton (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1972-1973: Lady Janet in Mangeront-ils ? by Victor Hugo (Théâtre National de Belgique)
- 1972-1973: Un témoin in Le Troisième Jour by Fodor (Comédie Claude Volter)
- 1974-1975: Henriette in Les Femmes savantes by Molière (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1974-1975: Iris in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (The Trojan War Will Not Take Place) by Jean Giraudoux (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1974-1975: Frida in Henri IV by Luigi Pirandello (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1975-1976: Polly in Lady pain d'épices (The Gingerbread Lady) by Neil Simon (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1975-1976: Saby in Ne coupez pas mes arbres by William Douglas Home (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1975-1976: Jacqueline in Oscar by Claude Magnier (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1975-1976: Patricia in Une femme qui a le cœur trop petit by Fernand Crommelynck (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1976-1977: Marie-Rose in Harvey by Mary Chase (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1976-1977: Ania in Les portes claquent by Michel Fermaud (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1976-1977: Annick in Quarante carats by Barillet and Grédy (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Olympia in Don Juan by Michel de Ghelderode (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1977-1978: Gwendoline in Parodies (Travesties) by Tom Stoppard (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1978-1979: La princesse Nathalie in Le Prince de Hombourg by Kleist (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1979-1980: Lucille in La Mort de Danton by Büchner (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1979-1980: L'américaine in Oncle Sam by Victorien Sardou (Comédie Claude Volter)
- 1980-1981: Nancy in Le Cauchemar de Bella Manningham (Gaslight) by Patrick Hamilton (Compagnie des Galeries)
- 1988-1989: Mademoiselle Nina in La Vengeance d'une orpheline russe by Douanier Rousseau (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1990-1991: Marie in Le Retour au désert by Bernard-Marie Koltès (Rideau de Bruxelles)
- 1991-1992: Alix in Chaud et Froid by Crommelynck (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1992-1993: Priscilla in Les Sanctuaires de Victoria Swann by René Lambert (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1993-1994: Emma in Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1994-1995: Thea in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ipsen (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1995-1996: Marina in Les Rustres by Goldoni (Théâtre Royal du Parc)
- 1997-1998: Fina in Maître Puntila et son Valet Matti by Bertolt Brecht (Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar)
- 1998-1999: Mariana in Tout est bien qui finit bien (All's Well That Ends Well) by William Shakespeare (Atelier Théâtre Jean Vilar)
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
- 1973: Armande de Kersaint in the television series Rue de la Grande Truanderie directed by Jacques Vernel (RTBF)
- 1977: Agnès in the televised version of L'École des femmes (The School for Wives) de Molière at the Château de la Bruyère in Émines directed by Michel Rochat (RTBF)
DVD[edit]
- 1976: Les portes claquent - Box set "Christiane Lenain" (RTBF Editions, 2010)
- 1978: Le Mariage de Mademoiselle Beulemans [4] - Box set (RTBF Editions, 2008)
Short film at the cinema[edit]
- 1992: "La riche" in Les Sept Péchés capitaux (1992 film) (The Seven Deadly Sins)[5] directed by Pascal Zabus
