Odette Joyeux

French writer and actor (1914–2000)

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Works: 26

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Le chateau du carrefour
Agathe de Nieuil L'Espoir
Agathe di Nieul l'Espoire
Côte jardin
Elle a tort, Jacinthe, de se pencher comme ça

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Paris, France

Odette Joyeux (5 December 1914 – 26 August 2000) was a French actress, playwright and novelist. She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 1931. Her first notable film was Marc Allégret's Entrée des artistes (1938). During the 1940s she established herself as one of France's most popular cinema actresses;…

Known for

Où sont-elles donc ? — Self1983
Champs-Elysées — Self1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
La Bonne Peinture — Narrator (voice)1967
L'Âge heureux — Thérèse Nadal1966
If Paris Were Told to Us — La Passementière1956
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances — Self1954
La Ronde — Anna, la grisette1950
Summer Storm — Marie-Blanche1949

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Instance of: human
Given name: Odette
Gender: female
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: 14th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death: Ollioules
Spouse: Philippe Agostini
Child: Claude Brasseur
Occupation: ballet dancer
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Image: Joyeux Harcourt 1948.jpg

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date of birth: 1914-12-05
date of death: 2000-08-26
cause of death: stroke
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Odette Joyeux
start of work period: 1930-00-00
end of work period: 1994-00-00
Commons category: Odette Joyeux

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