Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a

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n-born actress, who worked principally in the

French cinema French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influ ...

. Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

actress

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and director

Paul Porel Paul Porel, ''né'' Désiré Paul Parfouru (25 October 1843 – 4 August 1917), was a French actor, director and theatre manager. He was for many years closely associated with the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris, where he was first an actor, and th ...

; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the

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. During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the

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, later receiving the '' Croix de Guerre'' from

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. Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.

Selected filmography

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The Man in Evening Clothes ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (French:''Un homme en habit'') is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Fernand Gravey, Diana and Suzy Vernon.Goble p.800 It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount ...

'' (1931) *''

The Green Domino ''The Green Domino'' (french: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his w ...

'' (1935) *''

Le Golem ''Le Golem'' ( cs, Golem) is a 1936 Czechoslovakian monster movie directed by Julien Duvivier in French language. Plot In a Prague ghetto, poor Jews find themselves oppressed by Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (Harry Baur) which leads to talk am ...

'' (1936) *''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902 under the direction of Konstantin ...

'' (1936) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) *'' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''

The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decembe ...

'' (1937) * ''

Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Phantom Baron ''The Phantom Baron'' (French: ''Le Baron fantôme'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Odette Joyeux, Jany Holt, and Alain Cuny.

'' (1943) *''

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors ''Dr Terror's House of Horrors'' is a 1965 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by veteran horror director Freddie Francis, written by Milton Subotsky, and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. It was the fi ...

'' (1943) (segment "The Monster of Stone") *''

Angels of Sin ''Angels of Sin'' (original French title: ''Les anges du péché'') was the first feature film directed by Robert Bresson. Made in 1943, nine years after his comedy short '' Public Affairs'', it was Bresson's only film released during the German ...

'' (1943) *'' La Fiancée des ténèbres'' (1945) *''

Farandole The Farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. The Farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative. Traditional dance The farandole is consi ...

'' (1945) *'' Special Mission'' (1946) *''

Land Without Stars ''Land Without Stars'' (French: ''Le pays sans étoiles'') is a 1946 French romantic drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jany Holt, Pierre Brasseur and Gérard Philipe.Rège p. 584 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1946) *'' Not Guilty'' (1947) *'' Rumours'' (1947) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) *'' Doctor Laennec'' (1949) *'' The Ferret'' (1950) *''

The Green Glove ''The Green Glove'' (aka ''The White Road'') is a 1952 French/American international co-production film noir directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and George Macready. Plot Church bells be ...

'' (1952) *'' Gervaise'' (1956) * ''

A Time for Loving ''A Time for Loving'' is from an original screenplay by the French playwright Jean Anouilh, commissioned by the producer Anatole de Grunwald before he died in 1967, which was finally produced by his younger brother Dimitri de Grunwald with Ch ...

'' (1971) *''

The Left-Handed Woman ''The Left-Handed Woman'' (german: Die linkshändige Frau) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Peter Handke. It was based on Handke's own novel. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Edith Clever as Marianne * Bruno ...

'' (1978) *''

Toutes griffes dehors ''Toutes griffes dehors'' is a 1982 French miniseries. Cast * Sophie Desmarets as Fanny * Serge Avedikian as Gilbert Dautun * Jany Holt as Mlle Monelle * Jacques François as Alain * Pierre Tornade as Barbazan * Claudia Demarmels as Bénédic ...

'' (1982) *''

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'' (1985)

References

External links

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Jany Holt - Cinémathèque française
French film actresses Romanian emigrants to France Actresses from Bucharest 1909 births 2005 deaths 20th-century French actresses Romanian participants in the French Resistance {{france-film-actor-stub