Sylvie Joly (18 October 1934 – 4 September 2015) was a French actress and comedian. She was best known for her roles in the films '' Going Places'' (1974) and ''

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'' (1978).

Personal life

Joly was born in

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. She had a daughter, Mathilde Vitry, and a son Gregoire Vitry. In October 2010, she revealed she had

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. Joly died from a heart attack on 4 September 2015 in Paris, aged 80.

Filmography

Theater

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* 1934 births 2015 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French women comedians 20th-century French comedians 21st-century French comedians French stage actresses French television actresses Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-actor-stub