Jacqueline Laurent
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Jacqueline Laurent | |
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Born | Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France | 6 August 1918
Died | 18 December 2009 Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France | (aged 91)
Other names | Jacqueline Suzanne Janin |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1935–1965 (film) |
Jacqueline Laurent (6 August 1918 – 18 December 2009) was a French film actress. She starred with Jean Gabin in Marcel Carné's Le Jour se Leve (1939).[1]
Early years
Laurent was the daughter of Jacques Janin, a composer whose compositions included music for films.[2]
Film
After seeing one of Laurent's French films, Louis B. Mayer suggested that she try acting in Hollywood. That suggestion led to her American film debut in Judge Hardy's Children (1938).[2]
Personal life
Laurent was married when she was 16 and divorced soon after.[2]
Selected filmography
- Dawn Over France (1935)
- Sarati the Terrible (1937)
- Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
- Le Jour Se Lève (1939)
- Two Timid Souls (1943)
- L'abito nero da sposa (1945)
- The Ways of Sin (1946)
References
- ^ Conway, Kelley (2004). Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520244078.
- ^ a b c Harrison, Paul (March 10, 1938). "Screen Chats". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. p. 9. Retrieved October 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.