Jany Holt | |
Birth Name: | Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1909 |
Death Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
Occupation: | actress |
Yearsactive: | 1931–1995 |
Spouse: | |
Relatives: | Gabrielle Réjane (mother-in-law) Paul Porel (father-in-law) |
Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.[1]
Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939.[1] In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early silent film actress Gabrielle Réjane and director Paul Porel; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the Nazi occupation.[2] During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the French Resistance, later receiving the Croix de Guerre from General de Gaulle.[2]
Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.