Ileana Jacket (also Ileana Jacquet; born 30 January 1947) is a German-born Venezuelan actress. She made her debut in 1982 in the telenovela ''Jugando A Vivir'' playing Briggitte and has since participated in several

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s throughout Latin America. Jacket is the mother of actress

Sonya Smith Sonya Smith ( born April 23, 1972) is an American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Biography Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Frederick S ...

Early life

Jacket was born on 30 January 1947 in

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, Germany. Her father was born to his Finnish mother and French father, while her mother is a German born and raised in Argentina, fluent in Spanish.Sonya Smith “yo también estoy enojada” (in Spanish)
/ref> Jacket already spoke Spanish through her mother, she migrated to Venezuela with her parents. Aside from Spanish and native German, she is fluent in Finnish, French and English.

Career

In 1983, Jacket joined the cast of ''Leonela'' where she played Miss Raitza. The telenovela was very successful in Venezuela and Latin America. In 1985, she was cast in '' Cristal'' is as Bertha Girot. Jacket has also had roles in ''

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'' and '' Corazon Valiente''.

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1947 births Living people German emigrants to Venezuela German people of Argentine descent German people of Finnish descent German people of French descent German Protestants Naturalized citizens of Venezuela People from Leverkusen Venezuelan people of Argentine descent Venezuelan people of Finnish descent Venezuelan people of French descent Venezuelan people of German descent Venezuelan Protestants Venezuelan telenovela actresses 20th-century Venezuelan actresses 21st-century Venezuelan actresses {{Venezuela-actor-stub