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Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I.
She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I.
With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931).
She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
Concierge (uncredited)
Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
Cashier (uncredited)
Madame Albani (uncredited)
Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
French Landlady (uncredited)
Nun (uncredited)
French Cook (uncredited)
Masseuse
Cafe Proprietress (uncredited)
Fifi 'Fanny'
Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited)
The Dutchess (uncredited)
French Instructor (uncredited)
French Woman (uncredited)
Undetermined Role
Nurse
Madame Anais (uncredited)
Croupier's Assistant (uncredited)
Wife (uncredited)
Marie (uncredited)
French Girl
Hotel Proprietress
French Teacher
French Mother (uncredited)
Flint's French Maid
Mme. Marchand
Therese
Miss Porter
Madame Brissard
Marie (Uncredited)
Madame Odette Dessolles
Margot
Maid
Miss Apricots (uncredited)
Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited)
Marie
Madame Pompier
Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited)
Marie Ducrot
Jeanne
Concierge
Paulette
Julie
Madame Maxime
Jo
Ma Tapman
Maria
Madame Ramquet
Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper
The chambermaid
Countess's Maid (uncredited)
The Owl
The deaf old lady
Madame Cantinière