Germaine Fontanes was born on March 10, 1897 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Germaine Hélène Saillofest. She was an actress, known for Le costaud des Épinettes (1923), Le crime des hommes (1923) and La proie (1921). She died on September 2, 1983 in La Souterraine, Creuse, France.