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Jacqueline Maillan

French actress (1923-1992) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 69

Jacqueline Jeanne Paule Maillan was a French actress with a career spanning almost five decades, known primarily for her forty theatre productions, she also appeared in more than fifty films and is remembered as one of the greatest comedic thespians of her generation and even nicknamed "The Louis de Funès in skirt".

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A life in dates

1992Died12 May 19921991Pièce montéeFilm, Françoise Lumière1990Stars 90Series1988PalaceSeries, Docteur Hélène SwiftThe Seasons of PleasureFilm, 1988Jacqueline Garibaldi1987Matin BonheurSeriesSacrée soiréeSeries, 19871983Gramps Is in the ResistanceFilm, Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesCoup de soleilFilm, 1982Valentine1978Le pont japonaisFilm, Sarah Jacoby197630 millions d'amisSeries1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesMidi PremièreSeries, 19751974Folle AmandaFilm, Amanda1972Midi trenteSeries1966Monsieur le Président Directeur GénéralFilm, Thérèse1964Que personne ne sorteFilm, Adelia Plunkett1962How to Succeed in LoveFilm, Edmée Rondeau1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyFilm, Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine1959DiscoramaSeries1958Honey, Scare MeFilm, The spy Natacha Dubrovno1955Les deux font la paireFilm, Olga1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesFilm, Visitor (uncredited)1923Born11 January 1923

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Filmography 40

65 credits on file

Television 12

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour
Officer of Arts and Letters

About this person

After working on the classics of French theatre, she excelled in playing exuberant, strong and powerful women in vaudeville and boulevard on stage or in such films as Jean-Marie Poiré's cult Gramps Is in the Resistance before pioneering stand-up in France. Her husband Michel Emer, who was Édith Piaf's composer, helped her hide her bisexuality from the public as they lived as a 'free couple' when it was then deeply stigmatized during the 1950s and 1960s. She was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1992 · aged 69