Jany Holt
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. Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. 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.
Jany Holt
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- Name
- Jany Holt
- Birth Name
- Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt
- Born
- 13 May 1909
- Birthplace
- Bucharest, Romania
- Died
- 26 October 2005
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Occupation
- actress
- Full name
- Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladesco-Olt.
- Nationality
- France and Romania.
- Honours
- Croix de Guerre.
- Languages
- French.
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Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.
Sujet: L'alibi (film; 1937)
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• Name — Jany Holt • Birth Name — Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt • Born — 13 May 1909 • Birthplace — Bucharest, Romania • Died — 26 October 2005 • Place of death — Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France • Occupation — actress • Years Active — 1931–1995 • Relatives — Gabrielle Réjane (mother-in-law) Paul Porel (father-in-law)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Man in Evening Clothes (1931) • The Green Domino (1935) • Le Golem (1936) • The Lower Depths (1936) • Southern Mail (1937) • Beethoven's Great Love (1937) • The Alibi (1937) • Sirocco (1938) • Rasputin (1938) • The Phantom Baron (1943) • Angels of Sin (1943) • La Fiancée des ténèbres (1945) • Farandole (1945) • Special Mission (1946) • Land Without Stars (1946) • Not Guilty (1947) • Rumours (1947) • Counter Investigation (1947) • Doctor Laennec (1949) • The Ferret (1950) • The Green Glove (1952) • Gervaise (1956) • A Time for Loving (1971) • The Left-Handed Woman (1978) • Toutes griffes dehors (1982) • Target (1985)
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Jany Holt is recorded at birth as Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladesco-Olt. Recorded as having received Croix de Guerre. Identity and origins. Her recorded language was French. She married Marcel Dalio.
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1909
Jany Holt born at Bucharest.
2005
Jany Holt died at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Those registers additionally record the forms Jany Holt, 1912-2005, Jany Holt, 1909-2005, Jany Holt 1911-2005, Jany Holt, actriz francesa, Jany Holt, actores a aned yn 1909, Jany Holt, actrice française, Jany Holt, actriță franceză, Jany Holt, actriu francesa and Jany Holt, aktor franses.
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