Popular French actress, Juliette Mayniel has been reported dead. According to sources, she died after suffering from a sudden illness at age 87. Her death occurred on July 21, 2023.
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Born on January 22, 1936, Juliette Mayniel grew up in an isolated village. Her parents’ country house became the Allied headquarters during World War II.
Her feature film debut was Les Cousins. The film’s director and producer, Claude Chabrol shared in his autobiography that he discovered her in an advertisement film for soap.
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Mayniel was an active actress in the industry from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. She was known for several movies and TV shows. Some of them include The Fair (1960), Eyes Without a Face (1960), The Trojan Horse (1961), Landru (1963), Ophelia (1963), Because, Because of a Woman (1963), Amori pericolosi (1964), Assassination in Rome (1965), L’Odissea (1968), Listen, Let’s Make Love (1969), Flatfoot (1973), The Bloodstained Shadow (1978), and more.
The late veteran actress was survived by her son Alessandro Gassman and grandson Leo Grassman.
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