---
name: "Maximilienne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maximilienne"
fi1m_id: "maximilienne"
imdb_id: "nm0561589"
tmdb_id: 533797
wikidata_id: "Q13567757"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 November 1884"
died: "28 August 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:45:00.293766+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Maximilienne

## Identity

Maximilienne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maximilienne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maximilienne
- **IMDb ID:** nm0561589
- **TMDB ID:** 533797
- **Wikidata ID:** Q13567757
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilienne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13567757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/533797

Actor. Born 28 November 1884 in Paris, France. Died 28 August 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 November 1884, Paris, France
- **Died:** 28 August 1978
- **Active:** 1931–1938
- **Also known as:** Maximilienne Max, Henriette Genty,  Henriette Adeline Genty
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilienne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13567757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/533797

## Biography

Maximilienne, born Henriette Adeline Genty, was a French stage and film actress. She appeared in supporting roles from the silent era into the late 1950s, often portraying spinsters, authority figures or eccentric older women.

She made her screen debut in 1925 and went on to work with directors including René Clair and Marcel Pagnol. Notable credits include *À Nous la Liberté* (1931), *The Baker's Wife* (1938) as Melle Angèle, *The Murderer Lives at Number 21* (1942) as Miss Cuq and *Monsieur Vincent* (1947). Later in her career she played the comic foil to Fernand Raynaud.

*Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Baker's Wife* (1938), Fi1m 78, as Melle Angèle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bakers-wife.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Enigma of the Folies-Bergère* (1959), as Mrs. Rosenthal
- *Houla-Houla* (1959), as Mlle Lelongbec
- *Premier mai* (1958), as Nun (uncredited)
- *Fric-frac en dentelles* (1957), as Madame Mouilletu
- *The Congress of Mother-in-Laws* (1954), as Madame Moucaille
- *La Cage aux souris* (1954), as Miss Frador aka 'Cul-de-poule'
- *Drôle de noce* (1952), as Cornil's Widow
- *Dans la vie tout s'arrange* (1952), as Madame Bleubois
- *Trois vieilles filles en folie* (1952), as Pervenche
- *Monsieur Octave* (1951), Actor
- *Musique en tête* (1951), as The personnel manager
- *Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny* (1951), as La soeur du Marquis
- *Pardon My French* (1951), as Madame Bleubois
- *The Treasure of Cantenac* (1950), as Blandine
- *Tête blonde* (1950), as Madame Rabichou
- *No More Vacation for the Good Lord* (1950), as Aunt Faguet
- *Last Hour, Special Edition* (1949), as Mademoiselle Thomasson
- *The Cupboard Was Bare* (1948), as Salvation Army commander
- *Scandals of Clochemerle* (1948), as Justine Putet
- *Monsieur Vincent* (1947), as Une dévote à l'église (uncredited)
- *Rooster Heart* (1946), as Mme Estelle
- *Song of the Clouds* (1946), as Mademoiselle Anaïs
- *The Ménard Collection* (1944), as Young lady Ménard
- *Shop Girls of Paris* (1943), as Madame Cabin
- *Picpus* (1943), as Madame Bertaud (uncredited)
- *Simple-Minded* (1942), as Mademoiselle Aimée, teacher
- *The Murderer Lives at Number 21* (1942), as Miss Cuq
- *Cartacalha, reine des gitans* (1942), as Machanalli
- *Parade in 7 Nights* (1941), as Ardouin's governess
- *Two Women* (1940), Actor
- *Marseille mes amours* (1940), as Aunt Églantine
- *Cavalcade of Love* (1939), as Old comedienne
- *Mon curé chez les riches* (1938), as Patroness
- *The Enchanted Road* (1938), as Mother superior
- *Un de la Canebière* (1938), Actor
- *The Baker's Wife* (1938), as Melle Angèle — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bakers-wife.md)
- *Clodoche* (1938), Actor
- *Un meurtre a été commis* (1938), as Madame Phalempin
- *Prison Without Bars* (1938), as Madame Appel
- *The Secrets of the Red Sea* (1937), Actor
- *À nous deux, madame la vie* (1937), Actor
- *The Man from Nowhere* (1937), as La tante Scholastique
- *My Aunts and I* (1937), as Tante Julie
- *Prête-moi ta femme* (1936), Actor
- *Monsieur est saisi* (1936), Actor
- *Disk 413* (1936), as Princess
- *Coup de vent* (1936), Actor
- *Lovers and Thieves* (1935), as Mrs. Doizeau
- *Gypsy Baron* (1935), Actor
- *Voyage d'agrément* (1935), Actor
- *Maria Chapdelaine* (1934), as Azelma Larouche
- *Mountain Man* (1934), as Mme Malten
- *Tartarin of Tarascon* (1934), as Mme Ladevèze
- *Midnight, Place Pigalle* (1934), as Louise
- *The Daughters of the Concierge* (1934), as Mme Fallempin
- *We Found a Naked Woman* (1934), Actor
- *Liliom* (1934), as Mme. Menoux
- *Incognito* (1934), as Deaf lady
- *Étienne* (1933), as Aunt Valérie
- *Maison hantée* (1933), Actor
- *600,000 francs per month* (1933), as Madame Brochet
- *Les surprises du divorce* (1933), Actor
- *July 14* (1933), as La locataire (uncredited)
- *Buridan's Donkey* (1932), Actor
- *Adhémar Lampiot* (1932), Actor
- *Our Lord's Vineyard* (1932), Actor
- *To the Polls, Citizens* (1932), Actor
- *For One Cent's Worth of Love* (1932), as Mathilde
- *À Nous la Liberté* (1931), as Une invitée au diner
- *Bubble Gum* (1931), Actor

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