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- Cathy Rosier was born on 2 January 1945 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies. She was an actress, known for The Samurai (1967), Le dernier saut (1970) and Chap'la (1980). She was married to Norbert Lemoine, Gérard Foussier and Georges Rosier. She died on 17 May 2004 in Marrakech, Morocco.
- Actress
- Writer
- Art Director
Sandrine Anterrion was born in Martinique, French West Indies in 1974, into a working class family. She very early on developed skills for designing and drawing fashion. As a teenager, she acted in a few plays, and learned street theatre techniques. Throughout her life, she has carefully observed and analyzed body language: an opportunity which, because of her physical appearance, thousands of strangers would (subconsciously or otherwise) throw at her on a weekly basis. Naturally, she has therefore gathered a considerable amount of material for the following fields of study: acting and directing, dance and choreography, painting and illustration, music and textile psychology analysis. Sandrine has later on developed her own stage concepts, specifically for Opera. Dance was also part of her life story, from age 14: folkloric French West-Indian styles, West African, North African and Arabic, Brazilian, Funk. She created her dance theatre company in 2001, then taught Belly dance and other styles. She has had the opportunity to act as an extra in an opera staging by Ellen Kent company; then later in a Marvel production. She regularly finds the opportunity to create and film her own one-woman video concepts; involving character studies, often via musical scores. She sings Jazz and crossover classical, in Latin, English, Spanish, German, and Italian. She has been trained in Bel Canto, through private classes. She is constantly inspired by the power of music. A keen writer, she pens down poetry, sociology and music psychology essays.- Karine Jean-Pierre was born on 13 August 1974 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. She is an actress, known for Making Money with Charles Payne (2014), CNN Newsroom (1989) and No News Is News (2022).
- Sylver Gregory was born on 14 October 1980 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. She is an actress, known for The Royal Family (1991), Law & Order (1990) and Family Matters (1989).
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Euzhan Palcy was born in Saint-Joseph, Martinique, France. Euzhan is a writer and director, known for Siméon (1992), Sugar Cane Alley (1983) and A Dry White Season (1989).- Darling Légitimus was born on 21 November 1907 in Le Carbet, Martinique. She was an actress, known for Last Tango in Paris (1972), The Wages of Fear (1953) and Sugar Cane Alley (1983). She died on 7 December 1999 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
- Frantz Fanon was born on 20 July 1925 in Martinique, France. He was a writer, known for The Wretched of the Earth (1969), J'ai huit ans (1962) and Concerning Violence (2014). He was married to Josie Dublé. He died on 6 December 1961 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Raymond Aquilon was born on 10 January 1955 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor, known for Diva (1981), Ronde de nuit (1984) and L'africain (1983). He died on 23 November 1991 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
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Monique Angeon was born in Martinique. She is known for Gladiator (2000), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) and Life of Pi (2012).- Thierry Paulin was born on 28 November 1963 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. He died on 16 April 1989 in Paris, France.
- Aimé Césaire was born in Basse-Pointe, Martinique. His father, Fernand Elphège, managed a sugar estate, though he was educated as a teacher. His mother, Eléonore, was a seamstress. In order to gain access to better education, his family moved to Martinique's capital, Fort-de-France, where Aimé attended the Lycée Schoelcher. He excelled as a student and was granted a scholarship at age 18 to study in Paris at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, where he met Léopold Senghor. Along with Léon Damas, Césaire's classmate from the Lycée Schoelcher, Césaire and Senghor founded the student publication L'Etudiant noir, a literary review that focused on black literature from Africa and the West Indies. This publication laid the foundation for the "negritude" movement. Césaire began writing his poem "Cahier d'un retour au pays natal" in 1936, and it was first published in 1939.
In 1937, Césaire married his classmate Suzanne Roussi, with whom he ultimately had four sons and two daughters. The two moved back to Martinique with their first son in 1939, and both took jobs teaching at the Lycée Schoelcher. During this time, Césaire was sent to Haiti as a cultural ambassador, and there he lectured on French poetry. He and his wife founded the literary review Tropiques in 1941, which dealt with Martinican identity. Around this time he also became close friends with French surrealist André Breton, who encouraged Césaire to incorporate surrealism into his writing and political spheres. A member of the communist party, Césaire was elected mayor of Fort-de-France and deputy in the French National Assembly in 1945. He helped to draft the 1946 law that began departmentalization of former French colonies. Césaire maintained his position in the communist party until 1956, when the Soviet Union's suppression of the Hungarian revolution led to his leaving the party. In 1958 he founded the Parti Progressiste Matriniquais, or Martinican Progressive Party. He ultimately retired from French politics in 1993, though he remained mayor of Fort-de-France until 2001 (he had held the position since 1945, minus a short period from 1983-1984). Césaire died on April 18, 2008 at the age of 94.
In trying to conceptualize the impact Césaire had on the country and people of Martinique, perhaps it is easiest simply to look at the number of attendees of his funeral procession in Martinique, united in both mourning Aimé's passing and in celebrating his achievements. A short video of a section of the procession can be found by clicking the link below. - Actress
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Lisette Malidor was born on 14 May 1944 in Martinique, French West Indies. She is an actress, known for Ronde de nuit (1984), Zoo zéro (1979) and Christmas Carol (1984).- Sigrid Agren (born 24 April 1991) is a French model from Martinique, who rose to prominence during the Elite Model Look in 2006. Agren has a Swedish father, and a French mother, and grew up in Martinique. She entered the Elite Model Look in France as a teenager, and went on to the finals in Paris. She was the winner and therefore among the contestants chosen to move on to the finals in Shanghai. She lost to one of the other French finalists, Charlotte Di Calypso. After the Elite Model Look ended, Agren signed with Elite Model Management in Paris. She performed small jobs before deciding to put off modeling in order to finish her education in 2007. Agren returned to the modeling world in 2008, signing with New York Model Management. She also re-signed with Elite Models in all the major fashion capitals. She debuted on the runway by closing the Prada Resort show.
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- Writer
Cécile Vernant was born in 1973 in Martinique, France. She is a director and actress, known for Le dîner (2006), Il était une fois... Sasha et Désiré (2006) and Wu (2009).- Ernest Léardée was born on 9 November 1896 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor and composer, known for La vieille quimboiseuse et le majordome (1987), La ferme en folie (1961) and Médecins de nuit (1978). He died on 12 April 1988 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France.
- Actor
- Producer
Ronny Turiaf was born on 13 January 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique, France. He is an actor and producer, known for N.O.L.A Circus (2015), #ModernMillennial (2015) and The Playboy Morning Show (2010).- Doudou Babet was born on 23 April 1920 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor, known for Greed in the Sun (1964), If All the Guys in the World... (1956) and An Eye for an Eye (1957). He died on 14 October 2000 in Villejuif, Paris, France.
- Philippe Lavil was born on 26 September 1947 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He is an actor, known for Laura, le compte à rebours a commencé (2006), Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1987) and Burger Quiz (2001).
- Jenny Alpha was born on 22 April 1910 in Fort de France, Martinique. She was an actress, known for Une femme, une époque (1978), La vieille quimboiseuse et le majordome (1987) and Noir comme le souvenir (1995). She died on 8 September 2010 in Paris, France.
- Patrick Gibson was born on 20 February 1957 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. He died on 4 April 2020 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Writer
Joseph Zobel was born on 29 April 1915 in Rivière-Salée, Martinique, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Sugar Cane Alley (1983) and Aimé Césaire, une voix pour l'histoire (1995). He died on 17 June 2006 in Alès, Gard, France.- Audrey Pulvar was born on 21 February 1972 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. She is an actress, known for Suite noire (2009), Baron noir (2016) and Champions De France (2015).
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Géraldine Asselin was born on 18 October 1970 in Martinique, French West Indies. She is an actress, known for Une vie en l'air (2004), Ares (2016) and L'art du crime (2017).- Soundtrack
David Martial was born on 26 June 1935 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique.- Actor
- Composer
Francisco Charles was born on 9 November 1932 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor and composer, known for Concorde Affaire '79 (1979), Brigade mondaine: Vaudou aux Caraïbes (1980) and Mamito (1980). He died on 18 April 2013 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.