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Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Benhalassa (22 April 1940 – 10 October 2019), known professionally as Marie-José Nat, was a French actress. Among her notable works in cinema were the sequel films Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc and Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1963), directed by André Cayatte. In 1974, she received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Violins at the Ball. Benhalassa was born in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, to a Kabyle Berber father, Abdelkader Benhalassa, and a Corsican mother, Vincentine (Biancarelli). In 1960, she married the actor Roger Dumas and divorced him in 1962. She then married French director Michel Drach with whom she had three sons, David, Julien and Aurélien. They divorced in 1981. She had a relationship of several years with the actor Victor Lanoux. On 30 September 2005 she married the painter, writer and songwriter Serge Rezvani in her third marriage. She died in Paris of cancer at age 79. After secondary studies at the Ajaccio high school, Benhalassa entered the cours Simon in Paris. Benhalassa began her career as a cover-girl and haute-couture model. In 1955, she won a competition from the magazine Femmes d'aujourd'hui which allowed her to become Jean-Claude Pascal's partner in a photo comics entitled L'amour est un songe. Denys de La Patellière offered her her first major role in 1959 in Rue des prairies alongside Jean Gabin, in which she played his daughter. The following year, she performed in a comedy sketch by René Clair alongside Claude Rich and Yves Robert, and obtained a major role in La Vérité by Henri-Georges Clouzot, playing Brigitte Bardot's rival opposite Sami Frey. In 1965, she married filmmaker Michel Drach; they had three children and divorced in 1981. She starred in several of her husband's films: Amelie or The Time to Love (1961), Elise, or Real Life (1970) and Les violons du bal (1974), inspired by his childhood experiences during World War II. She was also known for Train of Life (1998), Litan (1982) and The Dacians (1966) with Jean Sorel, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Victor Lanoux and Bernadette Lafont as acting partners. In 2001, Nat was a member of the jury at the 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2001, and at the 24th Cabourg Film Festival in 2010. She was the very first person to appear on the front cover of Télé 7 Jours in its current name on March 26, 1960. Nat was awarded Best Actress at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Violins at the Ball, and the film was nominated for the Golden Palm award. She was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 31 December 2004, chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite on 18 November 2002 and promoted to the rank of officer on 14 November 2011, commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres as a member of the conseil de l'ordre of which she was a member from 1 March 2001 until April 2012. Source: Article "Marie-José Nat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1940-04-20

Birth Place

Bonifacio, Corse, France

Movies and TV shows :

6 Calvary Street

6 Calvary Street

1973

8.0

Movie
A Mother, a Daughter

A Mother, a Daughter

1981

6.0

Movie
A Woman in White

A Woman in White

1965

5.0

Movie
Amelie or The Time to Love

Amelie or The Time to Love

1961

4.8

Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage

Anatomy of a Marriage

Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

1964

5.4

Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

1964

5.4

Movie
Black River

Black River

1992

5.7

Movie
poster

Cadet Rousselle

1971

0.0

TV
Ceux qui aiment ne meurent jamais

Ceux qui aiment ne meurent jamais

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1956

7.0

Movie
Deux mamans pour Noël

Deux mamans pour Noël

1998

9.0

Movie
Diamond Rush

Diamond Rush

1969

3.7

Movie
Diamond Safari

Diamond Safari

1966

1.0

Movie
poster

Dim Dam Dom

1965

6.0

TV
Disobedience

Disobedience

1981

3.9

Movie
Elena's Gift

Elena's Gift

2004

0.0

Movie
Elise, or Real Life

Elise, or Real Life

1970

6.0

Movie
Embassy

Embassy

1972

5.0

Movie
Give Me My Chance

Give Me My Chance

1957

6.1

Movie
Happy Arenas

Happy Arenas

1958

0.0

Movie
La colère

La colère

1962

0.0

Movie
La Nuit de Tom Brown

La Nuit de Tom Brown

1959

0.0

Movie
Le nombril du monde

Le nombril du monde

1993

2.0

Movie
poster

Les Gens de Mogador

1972

0.0

TV
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

1975

0.0

Movie
Litan

Litan

1982

6.1

Movie
Long Live the Duke!

Long Live the Duke!

1960

0.0

Movie
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

4.9

Movie
poster

Midi trente

1972

6.0

TV
Murder in Batz

Murder in Batz

2015

5.6

Movie
My Russian Uncle

My Russian Uncle

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
Opium and the Stick

Opium and the Stick

1970

7.5

Movie
Replay

Replay

1977

6.2

Movie
Rue de Paris

Rue de Paris

1959

6.7

Movie
Secret professionnel

Secret professionnel

1959

0.0

Movie
Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education

1962

5.4

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Tell Me You Love Me

Tell Me You Love Me

1974

4.8

Movie
poster

Terre indigo

1996

0.0

TV
The Dacians

The Dacians

1967

7.5

Movie
The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

1961

5.6

Movie
The Menace

The Menace

1961

5.5

Movie
The Real Bargain

The Real Bargain

1965

1.0

Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

5.6

Movie
The Truth

The Truth

1960

7.6

Movie
The Year when I Was Seven

The Year when I Was Seven

2003

0.0

Movie
Train of Life

Train of Life

1998

7.4

Movie
Un coup dans l'aile

Un coup dans l'aile

1963

1.0

Movie
Violins at the Ball

Violins at the Ball

1974

6.0

Movie
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
Winnetou darf nicht sterben

Winnetou darf nicht sterben

2007

0.0

Movie
You Have Nothing to Declare?

You Have Nothing to Declare?

1959

5.8

Movie