Jacqueline Laurent

Jacqueline Laurent
Jacqueline Laurent
	Laurent as she was pictured in Photoplay magazine's August 1938 issue.
Born	6 August 1918; Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France
Died	18 December 2009 (aged 91); Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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 Leve (1939)
The Ways of Sin (1946)
The Bed (1974)

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.