Jany Holt

Jany Holt
Born	Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt (1909-05-13)13 May 1909 Bucharest, Romania
Died	26 October 2005(2005-10-26) (aged 96) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	actress
Years active	1931–1995
Spouse(s)	Marcel Dalio ​ ​ (m. 1936; div. 1939)​ Jacques Porel ​ ​ (m. 1940)​
Relatives	Gabrielle Réjane (mother-in-law) Paul Porel (father-in-law)

Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.

Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early silent film actress Gabrielle Réjane and director Paul Porel; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the Nazi occupation. During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the French Resistance, later receiving the Croix de Guerre from General de Gaulle.

Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.

Selected filmography

• The Man in Evening Clothes (1931)
• The Green Domino (1935)
• Le Golem (1936)
• The Lower Depths (1936)
• Southern Mail (1937)
• Beethoven's Great Love (1937)
• The Alibi (1937)
• Rasputin (1938)
• The Phantom Baron (1943)
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943) (segment "The Monster of Stone")
• Angels of Sin (1943)
• Special Mission (1946)
• Land Without Stars (1946)
• Not Guilty (1947)
• Doctor Laennec (1949)
• The Ferret (1950)
• The Green Glove (1952)
• Gervaise (1956)
• A Time for Loving (1971)
• The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
• Toutes griffes dehors (1982)
• Target (1985)

External links

• Jany Holt at IMDb 
• Jany Holt at AllMovie
• Jany Holt at the TCM Movie Database
• Template:BFI
• Jany Holt - Cinémathèque française (in French)