Monique Joyce (1912–1994) was a French model, singer and actress.[1][2] She began her career appearing in Opéra comique. After winning the Mademoiselle Paris contest in March 1933 she received greater public attention and made her first film appearance that year.
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Born | 22 December 1912 Paris, France |
Died | 26 September 1994 (aged 81) Vaucresson, France |
Other names | Thérèse Mathilde Bénard |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1933–1943 (film) |
During the Occupation of France she appeared in several productions by the German-backed Continental Films that later led to charges of collaboration. Her final role was a supporting part in the 1943 film Late Love directed by Gustav Ucicky and made in Vienna. Following the Liberation of Paris in 1944 she headed to the Sigmaringen enclave where the Vichy government in exile was headquartered for the final months of the war.
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