Line Renaud
Line Renaud (born 2 July 1928) is a popular French singer, actress and AIDS activist. Line Renaud was born Jacqueline Ente in Pont-de-Nieppe on 2 July 1928. Her mother Simone was a shorthand typist; her father was a truck driver during the week, but he played the trumpet on weekends, in a local brass band. Line showed the first signs of her talent in primary school, when at the age of seven she won an amateur competition. During the Second World War, Jacqueline's father was mobilised, spending five years away from the family. During this time, Jacqueline was brought up by her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her grandmother had a café in Armentières, where she used to sing for passing soldiers. She auditioned at Conservatoire de Lille, singing songs written by Loulou Gasté "Sainte-Madeleine" and "Mon âme au diable". Louis Gasté was at that time a well-known French composer. At the end of the audition, she was approached by the director of Radio Lille who was looking for a singer. She took the pseudonym of Jacqueline Ray and joined the station singing a repertoire based on the songs by Loulou Gasté. In 1945, she moved to Paris and got her first gig in Folies Belleville, where she was introduced to Gasté. She was 16, and Gasté was 37. He became her mentor, changing her image and her name. Line Renaud made her national debut on Radio Luxembourg, singing on a Sunday morning program. After signing a contract with Pathe Marconi, she recorded "Ma Cabane au Canada", written by Loulou Gasté, which won le Grand Prix du Disque. She also sang with Yves Montand in the Théâtre de l'Etoile. She toured Europe and Africa extensively, came back to Paris to star at the ABC, and recorded numerous adaptations of American songs such as "Ma petite folie", "Étoile des neiges" and "Le Chien dans la vitrine". In 1954, while performing at Moulin Rouge, she met Bob Hope and subsequently appeared in five episodes of The Bob Hope Show in the US. During this trip, she also sang in the Waldorf Astoria (New York) and the Cocoanut Grove (Los Angeles), appeared on Johnny Carson, Dinah Shore and Ed Sullivan shows and recorded with Dean Martin the songs "Relax-Ay-Voo" and "Two Sleepy People". In 1959, she started a four-year run of Plaisir de Paris for Henri Varna and then went on to perform in a Las Vegas show at Dunes from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 she returned to Paris and the Casino de Paris starring in a new show, Desir de Paris. In 1968, she returned to Las Vegas for a number of performances. In France, in 1973 she created an American show which she toured for two years around the country. She then helped Casino de Paris, threatened by closing, by putting on a show called ‘Paris – Line’ with Loulou Gasté, which ran for four years. In the 1980s, she starred in a TV show Telle est Line for Antenne 2 and recorded songs in English and French. At Casino de Paris, she put on a one-off show which retraced her forty-year career. Also, in 1981, she served as an unofficial on-air "guide" for Merv Griffin when he taped "The Merv Griffin Show" in Paris, and in 1982 she was a guest on Perry Como's Christmas special in Paris. In 1989, she toured around Japan as part of a festival which marked the bicentennial of the French Revolution. ... Source: Article "Line Renaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2023 ·Le Prochain voyageas Jacqueline
- 2022 ·Sheila, toutes ces vies-làas Self (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Il était une fois Champs-Élyséesas Self (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Raymond Devos dans tous ses sensas
- 2022 ·In France with Madonnaas Self (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Driving Madeleineas Madeleine
- 2022 ·They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!as Louis
- 2022 ·Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rockas Self
- 2021 ·Le Squatas Colette
- 2021 ·Archives secrètesas Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·Knock, Knock, It's Mom!as Mamoune
- 2020 ·I Love You Coiffureas Mme Vinard (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
- 2020 ·Les secrets de la belle endormieas Self
- 2019 ·Huguetteas Huguette
- 2019 ·Let's Danceas Nicole
- 2019 ·Mon Chiracas Self
- 2018 ·Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chicas Self
- 2018 ·Muriel Robin, oser être soi...as Self
- 2018 ·Jean Paul Gaultier fait son showas Self
- 2018 ·Family Is Familyas Suzanne Duquesne, Valentin's mother
- 2018 ·Mentalistes : dans la tête des starsas Self
- 2017 ·Remembering Youas Mado
- 2017 ·Pleins feuxas Alice Margaux
- 2015 ·Call My Agent!as Self
- 2014 ·La Douce Empoisonneuseas Clémence
- 2014 ·La voyanteas Vera
- 2014 ·Belinda and Meas Jacqueline
- 2013 ·Murders in...as Gabrielle Sandraz
- 2012 ·Simple question de tempsas Laurence Delcourt
- 2012 ·Petits arrangements avec ma mèreas Marie-Louise
- 2012 ·Harold et Maudeas Maude
- 2011 ·La Croisièreas Simone
- 2011 ·The Great Restaurant IIas The lady with the canary
- 2011 ·Très chère Mathildeas Mathilde Giffard
- 2010 ·Santa's Apprenticeas Solange Folichon (voice)
- 2009 ·In case of Bad Luckas Viviane Guérand
- 2008 ·Fallen from the Skyas Louise
- 2008 ·Le Silence de l'épervieras Margot Vivier-Lefort
- 2008 ·Welcome to the Sticksas Mrs. Bailleul
- 2008 ·Fugueusesas Claude
- 2007 ·Aller retour dans la journéeas Élise Villedieu
- 2006 ·A House of Your Dreamsas Tata Suzanne Bailleul
- 2006 ·Infrarougeas Self
- 2006 ·The Robin Sistersas Marie Robin
- 2005 ·The Accursed Kingsas Marie de Hongrie
- 2005 ·A Cursed Monarchyas Marie de Hongrie
- 2005 ·The Courage to Loveas Line
- 2004 ·Le Miroir de l'eauas Suzanne Castella
- 2004 ·Suzie Bertonas Suzie Berton
- 2004 ·Our Dream Livesas Pussycat
- 2003 ·Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Lateras Julie
- 2002 ·A Day in the Life of French Cinemaas Self
- 2001 ·Chaosas Mamie
- 1999 ·Doggy Bagas La mère
- 1999 ·Belle Mamanas Nicou
- 1998 ·Vivement dimancheas Self
- 1998 ·Vivement dimanche prochainas Self
- 1998 ·À nous deux la vieas Fanny
- 1998 ·La Grande Békéas Fleur de Mase de la Joucquerie
- 1997 ·Une femme d'actionas
- 1997 ·Blood Sistersas Garance
- 1997 ·La Voisineas
- 1996 ·Sixième classiqueas Madame Cotelle
- 1996 ·Ma femme me quitteas Margot Piquet
- 1995 ·Les Filles du Lidoas Henriette
- 1994 ·Rendez-moi ma filleas Lou
- 1994 ·I Can't Sleepas Ninon
- 1993 ·Polly West est de retouras Polly West
- 1992 ·The Sands of Timeas Mme. Angelis
- 1992 ·Pleins feuxas Adeline Margaux
- 1990 ·Stars 90as self
- 1990 ·My New Partner IIas Simone
- 1989 ·La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro)as Marceline
- 1987 ·Le monde est à vousas Self
- 1987 ·Sacrée soiréeas self
- 1987 ·Nulle part ailleursas Self
- 1987 ·Matin Bonheuras Self
- 1984 ·La Chance aux chansonsas Self
- 1983 ·Folle Amandaas
- 1982 ·Champs-Elyséesas Self
- 1977 ·Fan Schoolas Self
- 1976 ·30 millions d'amisas Self
- 1975 ·Système 2as Self
- 1975 ·Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self
- 1975 ·Midi Premièreas Self
- 1972 ·Midi trenteas Self
- 1972 ·Le Grand Échiquieras Self
- 1971 ·Cadet Rousselleas Self
- 1971 ·Cadet Rousselleas Self - Co-Host
- 1971 ·Samedi soiras Self
- 1968 ·À bout portantas Self
- 1964 ·Hully Gullyas Self
- 1959 ·The Indestructibleas
- 1959 ·Discoramaas Self
- 1957 ·Mademoiselle and Her Gangas Agnès Bourdieux
- 1955 ·La Madelonas Madeleine Thuilier dite La Madelon
- 1954 ·Boom on Parisas Self
- 1953 ·Double or Quitsas The singer
- 1952 ·Ils sont dans les vignes...as Rose Filhol
- 1951 ·Paris Still Sings!as Self
- 1951 ·Over the wavesas Self
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1947 ·Une Belle Garceas
- 1946 ·Devil and the Angelas Cabaret singer
- Future ·Résistantesas Mère Madeleine en 1970
- Future ·Le Palmieras