BIRTH OF ROSY VARTE
Rosy Varte was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made more than 100 film and television appearances during her career.
She was born Nevarte Manouelian on November 22, 1923, in Constantinople. She was a few weeks old when her family moved to France following the establishment of the Kemalist regime in Turkey.
Her career reflected her appetite for life and formidable curiosity. She started working with noted theater director Jean Vilar at the Theatre National Populaire (National Popular Theater, TNP), a major theatrical institution. Her performance in the play “Ubu Roi,” staged at the TNP in 1958, is considered a classic.
