Jany Holt

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]

Jany Holt
Born	Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt (1909-05-13)13 May 1909 Bucharest, Romania
Died	26 October 2005(2005-10-26) (aged 96) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	actress
Years active	1931–1995
Spouses	Marcel Dalio ​ ​ (m. 1936; div. 1939)​ Jacques Porel ​ ​ (m. 1940)​
Relatives	Gabrielle Réjane (mother-in-law) Paul Porel (father-in-law)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• The Man in Evening Clothes (1931)
• The Green Domino (1935)
• Le Golem (1936)
• The Lower Depths (1936)
• Southern Mail (1937)
• Beethoven's Great Love (1937)
• The Alibi (1937)
• Rasputin (1938)
• The Phantom Baron (1943)
• Angels of Sin (1943)
• La Fiancée des ténèbres (1945)
• Farandole (1945)
• Special Mission (1946)
• Land Without Stars (1946)
• Not Guilty (1947)
• Rumours (1947)
• Counter Investigation (1947)
• Doctor Laennec (1949)
• The Ferret (1950)
• The Green Glove (1952)
• Gervaise (1956)
• A Time for Loving (1971)
• The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
• Toutes griffes dehors (1982)
• Target (1985)