Jenny Clève (; 3 April 1930 – 17 February 2023) was a French actress.
Biography
Born in
Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
on 3 April 1930, Clève was the daughter of André Clève and Marie Debode. She left her hometown during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
and stayed with her father's cousins in
Vernou-sur-Brenne
Vernou-sur-Brenne () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France ...
. She returned to Roubaix in 1948 and was admitted to the Conservatoire de Roubaix, where she met , whom she married on 3 April 1951. The couple had four children: Nadine, Éric, Corinne, and Franck. Her granddaughter, , also became an actress. On 28 May 2019, she became the godmother of
processional giant of
Sailly-lez-Lannoy, Jean Gab'Lou.
Clève died in
Tourcoing
Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two ca ...
on 17 February 2023, at the age of 92.
Filmography
*''
La Chair de l'orchidée
''La Chair de l'orchidée'' (The Flesh of the Orchid) is a 1975 film by Patrice Chéreau as his directorial debut, adapted by him and by Jean-Claude Carrière from the 1948 book '' The Flesh of the Orchid'' by British writer James Hadley Chase, " ...
'' (1975)
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Les Ambassadeurs'' (1975)
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F comme Fairbanks
''F comme Fairbanks'' is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Patrick Dewaere – André
* Miou-Miou – Marie
* John Berry (film director), John Berry – ...
'' (1976)
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Docteur Françoise Gailland
''Docteur Françoise Gailland'' is a 1976 French film directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, and starring Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer and Isabelle Huppert. It won the César Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for Bes ...
'' (1976)
*''
Calmos
''Calmos'' is a 1976 French film directed by Bertrand Blier. A comedy that explores the battle of the sexes, often explicitly, it satirises both the rise of feminism in France and traditional attitudes of Frenchmen.
Synopsis
Paul, a married g ...
'' (1976)
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Monsieur Klein
''Monsieur Klein'' () is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in occupied France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer who is seemi ...
'' (1976)
*''
Shadow of the Castles'' (1977)
*' (1977)
*' (1978)
*''
Dossier 51
''Dossier 51'' () is a 1978 French crime drama film directed by Michel Deville and based on a novel by Gilles Perrault. Deville and Perrault won a César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation for their adaptation. The film was screene ...
'' (1978)
*''
Mais ou et donc Ornicar'' (1979)
*' (1980)
*''
One Deadly Summer
''One Deadly Summer'' () is a 1983 French drama film directed by Jean Becker from a screenplay by Sébastien Japrisot, based on Japrisot's 1977 novel of the same name. Isabelle Adjani won a César Award for Best Actress for her performance in ...
'' (1983)
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Winter 1960'' (1983)
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La Garce'' (1984)
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Code Name: Emerald'' (1985)
*' (1988)
*''
Les Enfants du naufrageur'' (1992)
*' (1992)
*''
Germinal'' (1993)
*''
Élisa'' (1995)
*' (1996)
*''
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Samuel (29 June 1912 – 14 March 2007), born Bernard and known as Lucie Aubrac (), was a member of the French Resistance in World War II. A history teacher by occupation, she earned a history ''agrégation'' in 1938, a highly uncommon achi ...
'' (1997)
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XXL'' (1997)
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The Children of the Marshland'' (1999)
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A Crime in Paradise
''A Crime in Paradise'' () is a 2001 French comedy film directed by Jean Becker, adapted by Sebastien Japrisot from the story by Sacha Guitry, and starring Jacques Villeret and Josiane Balasko. The scenario was used on the film '' La Poison'' ( ...
'' (2001)
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Welcome to the Sticks
''Welcome to the Sticks'' (, ) is a 2008 French comedy film directed and co-written by Dany Boon and starring Kad Merad and Boon himself. The film is the highest-grossing French film of all time at the box office in France.
Plot
Philippe Abram ...
'' (2008)
*''
Arrêtez-moi
''Arrêtez-moi'' (Stop Me) is a 2013 French thriller film directed by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld and starring Sophie Marceau, Miou-Miou, and Marc Barbé. Written by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld and Jean Teulé, the film is about a woman who shows up at a polic ...
'' (2013)
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Brèves de comptoir'' (2014)
References
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1930 births
2023 deaths
20th-century French actresses
21st-century French actresses
People from Roubaix
Actresses from Hauts-de-France