Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.[1]
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Born | Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt (1909-05-13)13 May 1909 Bucharest, Romania |
Died | 26 October 2005(2005-10-26) (aged 96) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1931–1995 |
Spouse(s) | Jacques Porel
(m. 1940) |
Relatives | Gabrielle Réjane (mother-in-law) Paul Porel (father-in-law) |
Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939.[1] In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early silent film actress Gabrielle Réjane and director Paul Porel; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the Nazi occupation.[2] During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the French Resistance, later receiving the Croix de Guerre from General de Gaulle.[2]
Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.
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