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Jenny Clève

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Jenny Clève

Born April 3, 1930 in Roubaix, Nord, FranceDied February 17, 202338 films

Jenny Clève (3 April 1930 – 17 February 2023) was a French actress.

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Born in Roubaix on 3 April 1930, Clève was the daughter of André Clève and Marie Debode. She left her hometown during World War II and stayed with her father's cousins in Vernou-sur-Brenne. She returned to Roubaix in 1948 and was admitted to the Conservatoire de Roubaix, where she met Claude Talpaert, whom she married on 3 April 1951. The couple had four children: Nadine, Éric, Corinne, and Franck. Her granddaughter, Charlotte Talpaert, also became an actress. On 28 May 2019, she became the godmother of processional giant of Sailly-lez-Lannoy, Jean Gab'Lou.

Clève died in Tourcoing on 17 February 2023, at the age of 92.

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Filmography

38 films as actor
  1. TBAVincendonHéloïse
  2. 2015A MotherLe grand-mère
  3. 2014Brèves de comptoirLa vielle dame
  4. 2013Arrest MeMémé Gardie
  5. 2012Les pieds dans le platSuzanne Lagadec
  6. 2008Welcome to the SticksOld Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'
  7. 2005ItinérairesLa grand-mère
  8. 1999The Children of the MarshlandBerthe
  9. 1997XXLRenée Bourdalou
  10. 1997Lucie Aubrac
  11. 1995ÉlisaMarie's Landlord
  12. 1993GerminalRose
  13. 1993Loonies at LargeLa mère supérieure
  14. 1992Far from BrazilHonorine
  15. 1992IP5: The Island of Pachydermsla sœur de Léon
  16. 1992Shipwrecked ChildrenMartha
  17. 1989Dark WoodsAnna Bourderias
  18. 1988The Murdered House'La Grenadière', Dupin's housekeeper
  19. 1985A Better LifeAdrien's mother
  20. 1984PartenairesMarie-Lou's mother
  21. 1984The BitchMadame Beffroit
  22. 1983Hiver 60Nelly, la mère d'André
  23. 1983One Deadly SummerMrs. Montecciari, Pin-Pon's Mother
  24. 1980Cocktail MolotovFrederic's mother
  25. 1980Les Aventures d'Yvon DikkebuschLa mère d'Yvon
  26. 1980Hurricane RosieMother Superior
  27. 1979PluriellesThe lady
  28. 1979Mais où et donc Ornicarla mère d'Anne
  29. 1978Like a Turtle on Its BackGermaine
  30. 1978Dossier 51Agent 747, cleaning lady of 51
  31. 1977The Night of Saint-Germain-des-PrésMireille
  32. 1977Solemn CommunionLucie Fourcignie-Ternolain
  33. 1977Shadow of the CastlesUne foraine
  34. 1976Mr. Klein(uncredited)
  35. 1976F as in FairbanksLa grand-mère
  36. 1976Femmes FatalesThe Guardian Who Calls the Women
  37. 1976Doctor Francoise GaillandDenise Fourcade
  38. 1973Love Brides of the Blood MummyThe Farmer