Juliette Mayniel | |
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Mayniel in 1960 | |
| Born | (1936-01-22)22 January 1936 |
| Died | 21 July 2023(2023-07-21) (aged 87) San Miguel de Allende,Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1978 |
| Partner(s) | Vittorio Gassman (1964–1968) |
| Children | Alessandro Gassmann |
| Relatives | Leo Gassmann (grandson) |
Juliette Mayniel (22 January 1936 – 21 July 2023) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1958 and 1978. At the10th Berlin International Film Festival, she won theSilver Bear for Best Actress for her role in the filmThe Fair.[1]
The daughter of French peasants, Mayniel grew up in an isolated village. Her parents' country house became the Allied headquarters duringWorld War II.[2]
Her feature film debut wasLes Cousins. The film's director and producer,Claude Chabrol, writes in his autobiography that he discovered her in an advertisement film for soap.[3]
From 1964 to 1968 she was the partner of the Italian actorVittorio Gassman with whom she had a son,Alessandro, an actor too. She lived in Mexico.[2] Mayniel died on 21 July 2023, at the age of 87.[4]
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