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Irina Demick | |
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 Irina Demick in 1964 | |
| Born | Irina Dziemiach (1936-10-16)16 October 1936 Pommeuse,Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Died | 8 October 2004(2004-10-08) (aged 67) Indianapolis,Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1972 |
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Irina Demick (16 October 1936 – 8 October 2004), sometimes credited asIrina Demich orIrina Demik, was a French actress who had a brief career in American films.
BornIrina Dziemiach, of Russian ancestry, inPommeuse,Seine-et-Marne, she went to Paris and became a model. She made an appearance in a French filmJulie la rousse (1959) and met producerDarryl F. Zanuck and became his lover. Zanuck had a long history of trying to turn his European mistresses into film stars – he had previously done this withBella Darvi andJuliette Gréco, and would later do this withGenevieve Gilles.[1] Zanuck cast Demick in his epic productionThe Longest Day (1962) as a French resistance fighter.
Demick's career continued with roles inOSS se déchaîne (1963),The Visit (1964),Un monsieur de compagnie (1964) andUp from the Beach (1965). In 1965, she played inLa Métamorphose des cloportes, and seven roles inThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, each one of a different nationality.
After making a few more films includingPrudence and the Pill (1968) andLe Clan des Siciliens (The Sicilian Clan, 1969), and two Italian horror films in 1972, Demick's career faded and came to a standstill.
In 1964, she married Philippe Wahl, a Swiss entrepreneur. Together they lived in Rome and Paris. After her divorce in 1979, she moved to the U.S. She died inIndianapolis, Indiana of breast cancer.
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