Jenny Clève

Born: 1930-04-03

Birthplace: Roubaix, Nord, France

Biography

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

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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Known For

Femmes Fatales
One Deadly Summer
Mr. Klein
Élisa
Welcome to the Sticks
Hiver 60
A Mother
Partenaires
The Murdered House
The Children of the Marshland

Top Movie Credits

Femmes Fatales The Guardian Who Calls the Women
One Deadly Summer Mrs. Montecciari, Pin-Pon's Mother
Mr. Klein (uncredited)
Élisa Marie's Landlord
Welcome to the Sticks Old Lady singing the 'P'tit Quinquin'
Hiver 60 Nelly, la mère d'André
A Mother Le grand-mère
Partenaires Marie-Lou's mother
The Murdered House 'La Grenadière', Dupin's housekeeper