The château in Grasse later became the hotel "Parc Palace", where the famous French actor Gérard Philipe was raised.
She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film Le rouge et le noir in 1954, opposite Gérard Philipe.
When he was 19 years old, he made his stage debut at a theater in Nice; and the following year his strong performance in the Albert Camus play, Caligula, brought an invitation to work with the Théâtre national populaire (T.N.P.) in Paris and Avignon, whose festival, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, is France's oldest and most famous.
In 1991, he won the " Prix Anne-Marie Philipe", widow of the French famous actor, Gérard Philipe, an award for the most talented young theatrical writer.
Gérard Depardieu | Gerard Butler | Gerard Manley Hopkins | Gerard K. O'Neill | Gérard Philipe | Gerard Malanga | Gérard Caussé | Jean-Claude Gérard | Gérard Souzay | Gérard de Nerval | Gus Gerard | Gerard Schwarz | Gérard Jugnot | Gerard Henderson | Gerard Byrne | Gerard Neesham | Gerard McManus | Gerard McCarthy | Gerard Leachman | Gérard Lauzier | Gerard Kuiper | Gerard Hoffnung | Adam Gerard Mappa | Gerard Way | Gerard van Honthorst | Gérard Prunier | Gérard Presgurvic | Gerard of Florennes | Gérard Leman | Gerard Langbaine |
The theatre has also seen many international artists including Franz Liszt, Sarah Bernhardt, Franz Lehár, Richard Strauss, Gerard Philipe, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Jean-Louis Barrault, Peter Brook, Mario del Monaco, José Carreras.
In 2002 and 2003, Schneider exhibited his large scale paintings at the Gérard Philipe Theatre of St Denis.
During her career, she appeared with all the great stars of French cinema, including Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Raimu, Jeanne Moreau, Danielle Darrieux, Micheline Presle, Paul Meurisse, Gérard Philipe, Louis Jouvet, Michel Simon, Simone Signoret, Fernandel, Jean-Louis Barrault.
Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France.