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 lève (1939).[1]
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Jacqueline Laurent | |
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![]() Laurent as she was pictured in Photoplay magazine's August 1938 issue. | |
Born | (1918-08-06)6 August 1918 Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France |
Died | 18 December 2009(2009-12-18) (aged 91) Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
Other names | Jacqueline Suzanne Janin |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1935–1965 (film) |
Laurent was the daughter of Jacques Janin, a composer whose compositions included music for films.[2]
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]
Laurent was married when she was 16 and divorced soon after.[2]
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