Janine Reynaud (13 August 1930 – 13 May 2018) 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. ...

best known for her appearances in several films by director

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, in particularly the 1968 film ''

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''.

Biography

Reynaud was born in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France in 1930. She appeared in the films '' Six Days a Week'' and '' Mission to Caracas'' (both 1965) before starring in several films directed by

, including '' Kiss Me Monster'' (1967) and ''

'' (1968). Reynaud was married to her ''Succubus'' co-star

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for a time, though they eventually separated. Reynaud retired to the United States, settling in

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. She died on 13 May 2018 in

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, a suburb of

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Filmography

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* 1930 births 2018 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses French expatriate actresses in the United States {{France-film-actor-1930s-stub