1887 - 1963

But she soon became aware that she did not want to work as a teacher but preferred to launch a career on stage. Therefore she began to sing in Parisian cabarets.

Already in 1912 she appeare in a silent movie for the first time called "Antar" (12), but this remained a unique appearence in front of the camera for the time being.

She became famous as a comedian during the 20s and also appeared in plays at French theaters, among other in the play "Le caducée" with the famous Harry Baur. It followed oterh plays and musicals like "J'te veux" (23), "La fleur d'oranger" (24), "Où allons-nous?" (25), "Divin mensonge" (26), "Le trou dans le mur" (29) and "Françoise" (30).

Marguerite Pierry returned to the big screen in 1931 and she became a demanded movie actress. To her first talkies belong "On purge bébé" (31), "Le bal" (31), "Paris Camargue" (35), "Le nouveau testament" (36), "La citadelle du silence" (37), "Conflit" (38) and "Tourbillon de Paris" (39).

She appeared in numerous movies of the 40s and 50s as well, often directed by well-known directors and at the side of many French movie stars.
To these movies belong "Paris New-York" (40), "L'empreinte du Dieu" (40), "Mam'zelle Bonaparte" (42), "La Rabouilleuse" (44), "Le comédien" (48), "Aux deux colombes" (49), "Monsieur Octave" (51), "La vie d'un honnête homme" (53), "Madame du Barry" (54), "Napoléon" (55), "Nana" (55), "Si Paris nous était conté" (56) and "La marquise d'O" (59).

Marguerite Pierry remained active as an actress till to her death. To her last movies belong "Les frangines" (60), "Candide" (62) and "Seul...à corps perdu" (63).

Marguerite Pierry lived together with the actor Marcel Simon many years. During the occupation by the German Wehrmacht she protected him because he was a Jew. 
 

Other movies with Marguerite Pierry: 
Le rosier de Madame Husson (32) Le coucher de la mariée (33) La sonnette d'alarme (35) Adémaï au moyen âge (35) J'arrose mes galons (36) Les deux gosses (36) Courrier Sud (37) Titin des Martigues (38) Prison sans barreaux (38) Trois artilleurs au pensionnat (38) Monsieur Breloque a disparu (38) Trois artilleurs en vadrouille (38) ça...c'est du sport (38) La goualeuse (38) Les otage (39) Monsieur Bortonneau (39) Ils étaient neuf célibataires (39) Miquette (40) Face au destin (40) Parade en 7 nuits (41) Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (41) Chèque au porteur (41) La loi du 21 juin 1907 (42) La femme perdue (42) Des jeunes filles dans la nuit (43) Madame et le mort (43) Le baron fantôme (43) Donne-moi tes yeux (43) Fausse alerte (45) La boîte aux rêves (45) Faut ce qu'il faut (46) Contre-enquête (47) Les maris de Léontine (47) Le château de la dernière chance (47) Les condamnés (48) Toute la famille était là (48) Ces dames aux chapeaux verts (49) Dernière heure, édition spéciale (49) Un trou dans le mur (50) Le gang des tractions-arrière (50) Le don d'Adèle (51) Knock (51) Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité (51) J'y suis...j'y reste (54) La villa Sans-Souci (55) Ces sacrées vacances (56) Assassins et voleurs (57) Les oeufs de l'autruche (57) Tant d'amour perdu (58) Les femmes de bonne hurneur (61)