Martine Simonet

Born: 1954-05-09

Birthplace: Bayonne, France

Biography

Martine Simonet was born on January 26, 1943, in Bayonne, to an old Bayonne family on her father's side and from the Landes region (Mugron) on her mother's. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Rouen. After her film career, she moved to Jamaica in the mid-1980s, where she spent the rest of her life, running a small hotel on Negril Beach. She died in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on July 2, 2024.

Known For

The Last Metro
Holy Beasts
The Theatre of the Matters
Scopitone
Short Memory
Simone Barbès or Virtue
Fine Manners
Melodrama

Top Movie Credits

The Last Metro Martine, the thief
Holy Beasts Nora Legri (archive footage)
Short Memory L'assistante aux Ballets Roses
Fine Manners Dominique Maillard
Melodrama Nora Legri