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Liliane Montevecchi
Liliane Montevecchi
Artist Bio
LILIANE MONTEVECCHI Born
in Paris to a French mother and an
Italian father, Miss Montevecchi
began studying bailet at the age of 9,
and became a prima ballerina with
Roland Petit by 18. She danced with
Leonide Massine at Prince Ranier's
Coronation, and at Bal de la Croix
Rouge for Princess Grace. Upon
catching the eye of Hollywood, MGM
signed her to a seven year contract,
where her films included Fritz Lang's
Moonfleet, Daddy Longlegs with Fred
Astaire, Sad Sack with Jerry Lewis
and Peter Loire, The Young Lions with
Marion Brando and King Creole with
Elvis Presley; and where she met her
closest friend, the late Norma Shearer.
Over the years Miss Montevecchi has
frequently guest starred on television.
She was Emmy-nominated for her
performance in Playhouse 90's "Child
of Our Time" and appeared four times
on The Hollywood Palace. She
starred in the Folies Bergere for 9
years, (5 in Paris, 2 in Las Vegas, and
6 months at the Broadway Theater),
Her stage credits include, in France:
Feydeau's Je Vais Faire La Cocotte,
Robert Dhery's La Grosse Valse, a
recent tour starring in Hello, Dolly!;
and in London: Cole Porter's Nymph
Errant. Her extensive U.S. stage cred-
its include Marcel Achard's Come
Play With Me; Irma La Douce', David
Merrick's La Plume de ma Tante (and
national tour) and Got To Get Away at
Radio City Music Hall. She created
the role ofLiIiane La Fleur in Tommy
Tune's "Nine" (for which she
received Tony and Drama Desk
Awards) and appeared in Nicholas
Hytner's concert version at London's
Festival Hall; was in the acclaimed
Sondheim's Follies concert; and was
Tony nominated as a Russian balleri-
na in Grand Hotel on Broadway and
in London. She has played to cabaret
crowds at the Oak Room at the
Algonquin, The Russian Tea Room
and Rainbow and Stars. Her one
woman show took her all over the
world, including Sicily, and she just
finished an SRO engagement in
London, receiving unanimous great
reviews. Active in a
number of humanitarian causes, Miss
Montevecchi was Knighted by the
Knights of Malta, and was named the
Columbus Citizen Foundation's 1995
Woman of the Year Award.
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Popular Vocalist
Genre
american popular standards international