Jacqueline Beer (born Jacqueline Vangramberg; 14 October 1932 in

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in the 1954 Miss Universe Pageant. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Thor Heyerdahl Institute, located in Larvik, Norway. Her second husband was scientist

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. She was sometimes credited as Jacqueline Baer.

Early years

Beer's father was "a well-known writer and owner of a large horse farm." Her formal education came at a convent near Paris.

Film and TV

Soon after winning the Miss France contest, Beer signed a contract with Paramount Pictures. Her American film debut came in 1956 when she had an uncredited role as a model in

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comedy '' That Certain Feeling''. She also played Marianne in war drama '' Screaming Eagles'' (1956) and Monique Souvir in the mystery/thriller '' The Prize'' (1963). She guest starred in the first season of ''

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'' in a 1958 episode titled "Diamond in the Rough" starring Jack Kelly loosely based on the true story of the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872. She is best remembered today for her five-year role as Suzanne Fabray, nicknamed "Frenchy," the charming and efficient switchboard operator (and occasional operative) on the classic private eye TV series ''

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'' starring

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Personal life

Beer married Jean Antoine Garcia Roady, an accountant, on November 26, 1955. They had two sons, Serge and Laurent, and a daughter, Sabine. In 1991, Beer married

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and

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, whom she met in

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, on the Spanish island of

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. She became part of his work, using her skills as an amateur photographer. Since his death in 2002, she has remained active in the Thor Heyerdahl Research Centre in Aylesbury, UK, and is Chair of the Board of Directors.

Television appearances

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* * 1932 births 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses French emigrants to the United States Living people Miss France winners Miss Universe 1954 contestants Actresses from Paris 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub