Fifi D'Orsay

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 8:45pm

Does anyone know if actress Brooke D'Orsay is Fifi's relative?

Just wondering how common the last name is.

[TheEnchantedHunter]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 9:55pm

I think she's the cousin of Musee D'Orsay.







Amelie Helie
Belleville, Paris

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 10:03pm

If so, Fifi would be her grandmother -- or possibly great-grandmother. But if you compare the photos of her with those of Fifi, it's certainly possible.

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 10:07pm

I supposed it's possible that they are related. It's a common enough name. They're both from Canada (even though Fifi was billed as the "French Bombshell"), but REALLY doubt that's a close enough connection.

I love me some Fifi, though!

She's terrific in "Going Hollywood" with Bing Crosby crooning "Temptation" to her as she glares at him from a bar stool. Steamy stuff!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 10:29pm

If you read the book EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE by Ted Chapin, he paints a funny but annoying picture of Fifi during the rehearsal period of the original FOLLIES.

As one who saw that production about 5 times, I can say that she was very amusing and far more intelligible than others who followed her in the role.