Jany Holt
Encyclopedia
Jany Holt was a Romania
n-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. She was born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt in Bucharest
, and died of natural causes in Neuilly-sur-Seine
, France.
Holt had appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. She was born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, and died of natural causes in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, France.
Holt had appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995.
Selected filmography
- The Green DominoThe Green DominoThe Green Domino is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his wife has been murdered...
(1935) - Le Golem (1936)
- The Lower DepthsThe Lower Depths (1936 film)The Lower Depths is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir, based on a play of the same title by Maxim Gorky. The film is an example of the poetic realism.Akira Kurosawa also directed a Japanese film version of Gorky's play, Donzoko...
(1936) - Beethoven's Great LoveBeethoven's Great LoveBeethoven's Great Love is a 1937 French film directed by Abel Gance. It stars Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt, Jane Marken, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Marcel Dalio....
(1937) - Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943) (segment "The Monster of Stone")
- Angels of the StreetsAngels of the StreetsAngels of the Streets was the first feature film directed by Robert Bresson. Made in 1943, nine years after his comedy short Les affaires publiques, it was Bresson's only film released during the German occupation of France.Unlike the films Bresson is most famous for, Angels of the Streets was...
(1943) - The Green GloveThe Green GloveThe Green Glove is an action adventure film starring Glenn Ford, directed by Rudolph Maté and released by United Artists.Glenn Ford stars as an American paratrooper who travels to France after the end of World War II to try to recover a jewel-encrusted glove that had been stolen from a country...
(1952) - GervaiseGervaiseGervaise is a 1956 French film directed by René Clément based on the novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It depicts a woman in the nineteenth century trying to cope with the pressure of dealing with her alcoholic husband...
(1956) - A Time for LovingA Time for LovingA Time for Loving is a 1971 British comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Britt Ekland, Joanna Shimkus and Mel Ferrer. The film depicts several stories surrounding an apartment in Paris, and the various people who occupy it over the years...
(1971) - The Left-Handed WomanThe Left-Handed WomanThe Left-Handed Woman is a 1978 German drama film directed by Peter Handke. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Edith Clever as Marianne* Markus Mühleisen as Stefan - Sohn* Bruno Ganz as Bruno* Michael Lonsdale as Kellner...
(1978) - TargetTarget (1985 film)Target is a 1985 film directed by Arthur Penn. It stars Matt Dillon and Gene Hackman.-Plot:In Dallas, Walter Lloyd runs a lumber business. After checking out at the office, Walter stops by the local racetrack, where his college-age son Chris works repairing stock cars...
(1985)