Anne-Marie Blanc

Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film". Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (née Fueter).

Early life and education
Blanc was born 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Switzerland, the eldest of three children, to Louis Blanc and Valentine Blanc (née Chevalier). Her mother hailed from a privileged banking family whom married Louis who worked land registry administrator. Unfortunately, he was a violent alcoholic and she left him in 1930 with the children and moved to Bern.

Selected filmography

 * Constable Studer as Sonja Witschi (1939)
 * Gilberte de Courgenay as Gilberte Montavon (1942)
 * That's Not the Way to Die as Marianne (1946)
 * White Cradle Inn as Louise (1949)
 * Captive Soul as Helene (1952)
 * Palace Hotel as Inhaberin des Hotels (1952)
 * I'm Waiting for You as Frau Dr. Helm (1952)
 * Life Begins at Seventeen as Aline Deshuges (1953)
 * Spring Song as Elisabeth Lauber (1954)
 * Via Mala as Frau von Richenau (1961)
 * The Blonde from Peking (1967)
 * Hotel Royal (film) (1969, TV film)
 * Violanta (1976)
 * A Crime of Honour (a.k.a. A Song for Europe, 1985, TV film)
 * Klassäzämekunft (1988)
 * Lüthi und Blanc as Esther Weiss (2001–2005, TV series)

Personal life
She was married to Heinrich Fueter (1911-1979), who was an attorney and executive producer. They had three sons including Peter Christian (b. 1941) and Martin Andreas (b. 1944) who led Condor Films AG, founded by their father.