Cathy Rosier Explained

Cathy Rosier (January 2, 1945, in Fort-de-France  - May 17, 2004) was a model and actress born in Martinique, French West Indies. She died in Marrakech, Morocco, from a ruptured aorta.

Rosier was the daughter of the Martiniquais writer and painter Yva (née de Montaigne) and her husband, politician and mathematics instructor Thélus Léro.[1] [2] She is perhaps best known for her role as the pianist Valerie in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï (1967).

She also released her own musical album, entitled Cathy Banana.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vété-Congolo . Hanétha . Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography . Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography . 2016 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-199-93580-2 . Knight . Franklin W. . Oxford, England . Léro, Yva (1912–2007) . Gates, Jr . Henry Louis.
  2. News: Thurenne. François. Décès d'Yva Léro, la lutte féministe en deuil. 5 November 2017. DOMactu. 25 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019202947/http://www.domactu.com/actualite/7925599122341/martinique-deces-d-yva-lero-la-lutte-feministe-en-deuil/. 19 October 2017. Fort de France, Martinique. French. Death of Yva Léro, feminists in mourning.
  3. Web site: Cathy Banana . discogs.com.

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