Marine Jahan (; born January 1, 1959, in
Versailles, France
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) is a French actress and dancer.
Career
In the United States, she is known for dancing as one of the body-doubles for
Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in ''Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image A ...
in the
1983
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film ''
Flashdance
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''.
At the time of the film's release, Jahan's role raised controversy for several reasons. Beals was a relatively unknown actress before ''Flashdance'', and throughout the film, close-ups purported to be Beals' body were actually of Jahan.
However, Jahan's contribution was not listed in the film's opening or ending credits, and because the film was a hit by the time the truth of her participation became known, viewers felt deceived to learn they were watching Jahan's dancing and bicycle riding, not Beals'. Simpson and Bruckheimer, producers of the film, first claimed they weren't attempting to conceal the use of the pair of doubles, then claimed Jahan was not credited because
Paramount Pictures "...shortened the closing credits...".
In 1984, Jahan appeared as a dancer in "Torchie's" bar in ''
Streets of Fire''.
In 1985, she worked for Italian broadcast
RAI
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at the show ''Il tastomatto''.
In 1987, Jahan was the featured half-time dancer at
Super Bowl XXI during the ''
Flashdance... What a Feeling'' number.
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Jahan was also the model used for Snoopy
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in the ''Peanuts
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'' special '' It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown''; Snoopy was animated as Jahan's dance moves via rotoscoping.
In 1997, Jahan also played the role of Madame St. Cyr in the Broadway
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production of ''The Scarlet Pimpernel
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''.
In 1986, she was a guest on the television programming ''The Wizard
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'' portraying a paralyzed dancer.
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
French film actresses
French female dancers
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