Nadine de Rothschild

Nadine de Rothschild, née Lhopitalier, was born to a working-class family in Saint-Quentin, in Alsace, France. She left school to go to work and moved to Paris. At age 16, she became a model for the painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue, who introduced her to the worlds of theater and film. In 1952, she began an acting career under the pseudonym Nadine Tallier, and played various roles from 1952 to 1964. In 1962, she married Baron Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild, then chairman and principal owner of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, a private banking group. She was raised Roman Catholic, but converted to Judaism. The couple had one son. As the wife of a baron, Nadine used her title baronne, and became famous for her guide to good manners, Le Bonheur de séduire, l'art de réussir (1991). She has also published memoirs and an autobiography, La baronne rentre à cinq heures (1984), as well as numerous novels and essays.