Francoise Rosay (April 19, 1891 - Paris, France - March 28, 1974) was a singer and actress who enjoyed a film career over sixty years long. Her stage debut was in 1908 and she originally planned to become an opera singer. Her first recorded film was Falstaff in 1913, and she began to work in Hollywood from 1929 onwards. In 1917, she married the director Jacques Feyder, whom she remained with until his death in 1948, having three sons. Rosay spent the duration of World War II in Switzerland, where she taught acting classes at the Conservatoire Geneve, although she still appeared in films during this time.
Her final appearance on film was "Der Fußgänger" in 1973.
