Hermine Karagheuz
Hermine Karagheuz | |
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Հերմինե Ղարագյոզ | |
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| Born | Hermine Marie Karagheozian 2 December 1938 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 April 2021 (aged 82) Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1966-2016 |
Hermine Marie Karagheuz (Armenian: Հերմինե Ղարագյոզ; 2 December 1938 – 30 April 2021) was a French-Armenian actress, writer and photographer.
Early life
Karagheuz was born on 2 December 1938[1] in Paris, France. Her parents were originally from Armenia and were living in exile as a result of the Armenian genocide, which had made them both orphans.[2] The Karagheuzes were an artistic family.[3] Hermine Karagheuz grew up in Issy-les-Moulineaux and moved to Saint-Germain-des-Prés when she turned 18.[2]
Career
Karagheuz's acting career spanned across films, television, and stage. Her film debut was in Jacques Baratier's Le Désordre à vingt ans (1966).[2] She appeared in many films by director Jacques Rivette, notably the thirteen-hour long Out 1 (1971), Duelle (1976), and Merry-Go-Round (1981), all of which concluded with a shot of Karagheuz.[4] Among her notable TV roles was Éponine in the 1972 mini series adaptation of Les Misérables by Marcel Bluwal.[2] On stage, she acted in some 30 productions between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s.[1]
As a photographer, she had her works exhibited by agnès b. at the Galerie du Jour in Paris in 1996–1997.[5] She contributed to the exhibition Mémoires arméniennes (English: Armenian Memories) at Parc de la Villette in 2006.[6] In 2017, she provided narration for Georgina Starr's exhibition Moment Memory Monument at FRAC Franche-Comté.[7]
Personal life
Karagheuz's partner was the actor and director Roger Blin (1907–1984).[1] She was the author of his biography, Roger Blin – Une dette d’amour (English: A debt of love), first published in 2002 and reprinted in 2021.[3][8]
Karagheuz died in Paris on 30 April 2021, aged 82.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Tavukciyan, Cassandra (2022-01-27). "Armenian Women Artists". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hermine Karagheuz". Ypsilon Éditeur (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- 1 2 "Sabzian Selects (Again): Week 28". SABZIAN.BE. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Valente, Donatella; Stevens, Brad (2016). "Jacques Rivette's Out 1: From First to Last". Senses of Cinema (79). ISSN 1443-4059. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Billingham, Richard (1996), New Work Exhibited in 'Photos Leurres, Mois de la Photo', Galerie de Jour Agnès B, Paris (10 November 1996 - 4 January 1997), University of Gloucestershire
- ↑ "ADIC - X - Mémoires arméniennes Année de l'Arménie 2006-2007 La Villette Mémoire". www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Moment Memory Monument (2017)". georginastarr.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Roger Blin – Une dette d'amour – Hermine Karagheuz, Valère Novarina". Ypsilon Éditeur (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-15.