Jacqueline Laurent (6 August 1918 – 18 December 2009) was a French

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She starred with

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including '' Pépé le ...

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include ''Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), ''Les Visiteurs du Soi ...

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Le jour se lève ''Le jour se lève'' (, "The day rises"; also known as ''Daybreak'') is a 1939 French film directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, based on a story by Jacques Viot. It is considered one of the principal examples of the French ...

'' (1939).

Early years

Laurent was the daughter of Jacques Janin, a composer whose compositions included music for films.

Film

After seeing one of Laurent's French films,

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884Mayer maintained that he was born in Minsk on July 4, 1885. According to Scott Eyman, the reasons may have been: * Mayer's father gave different dates for his birthplace at different times, so ...

suggested that she try acting in Hollywood. That suggestion led to her American film debut in '' Judge Hardy's Children'' (1938).

Personal life

Laurent was married when she was 16 and divorced soon after.

Selected filmography

* '' Gaspard de Besse'' (1935) * '' Sarati the Terrible'' (1937) * '' Judge Hardy's Children'' (1938) * ''

Le Jour Se Lève ''Le jour se lève'' (, "The day rises"; also known as ''Daybreak'') is a 1939 French film directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, based on a story by Jacques Viot. It is considered one of the principal examples of the French ...

'' (1939) * '' The Italian Straw Hat'' (1941) * ''

The Man Who Played with Fire ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (French: ''L'homme qui joue avec le feu'') is a 1942 French romantic drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Ginette Leclerc, Jacqueline Laurent and Aimé Clariond. Rège p.643 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1942) * '' Farewell Love!'' (1943) * ''

Two Timid Souls Two Timid Souls may refer to: * Two Timid Souls (1928 film) * Two Timid Souls (1943 film) {{dab ...

'' (1943) * '' L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) * ''

The Ways of Sin ''The Ways of Sin'' () is a 1946 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Jacqueline Laurent, Leonardo Cortese and Carlo Ninchi. The film is a melodrama set in Sardinia at the beginning of the twentieth century. ...

'' (1946)

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* 1918 births 2009 deaths French film actresses People from Aube Actresses from Grand Est 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub