Line Renaud (born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist.
Line Renaud (born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist.
In her 80 year career, she has appeared in 86 films and TV films, released 25 albums and 114 singles. She has also appeared in 12 plays and written or co-written approximately 20 books. In 2022, she played the titular character in the film Driving Madeleine.
Line Renaud was born 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 Louis "Loulou" Gasté "Sainte-Madeleine" and "Mon âme au diable", 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.
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. ...
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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
Résistantes
Character:Mère Madeleine en 1970
Release Date:07/05/2025
The Next trip
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:11/10/2023
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2022
Raymond Devos dans tous ses sens
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/2022
In France with Madonna
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/10/2022
Driving Madeleine
Character:Madeleine
Release Date:21/09/2022
They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!
Character:Louis
Release Date:30/03/2022
Le Squat
Character:Colette
Release Date:28/12/2021
Knock, Knock, It's Mom!
Character:Mamoune
Release Date:16/06/2021
I Love You Coiffure
Character:Mme Vinard (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
Release Date:21/12/2020
Les secrets de la belle endormie
Character:Self
Release Date:17/06/2020
Huguette
Character:Huguette
Release Date:06/12/2019
Les 40 ans de Starmania
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2019
Let's Dance
Character:Nicole
Release Date:27/03/2019
Mon Chirac
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2019
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2018
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2018
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2018
Family Is Family
Character:Suzanne Duquesne, Valentin's mother
Release Date:28/02/2018
Mentalistes : dans la tête des stars
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2018
Remembering You
Character:Mado
Release Date:23/03/2017
Pleins feux
Character:Alice Margaux
Release Date:07/02/2017
La Douce Empoisonneuse
Character:Clémence
Release Date:12/12/2014
La voyante
Character:Vera
Release Date:16/09/2014
Belinda and Me
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:15/03/2014
Simple question de temps
Character:Laurence Delcourt
Release Date:05/06/2012
Petits arrangements avec ma mère
Character:Marie-Louise
Release Date:28/02/2012
Harold et Maude
Character:Maude
Release Date:02/02/2012
La Croisière
Character:Simone
Release Date:17/08/2011
The Great Restaurant II
Character:The Lady with the Canary
Release Date:30/04/2011
Très chère Mathilde
Character:Mathilde Giffard
Release Date:19/04/2011
Santa's Apprentice
Character:Solange Folichon (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2010
In Case of Bad Luck
Character:Viviane Guérand
Release Date:13/05/2009
Fallen from the Sky
Character:Louise
Release Date:06/09/2008
Welcome to the Sticks
Character:Mrs. Bailleul
Release Date:20/02/2008
Fugueuses
Character:Claude
Release Date:05/01/2008
Aller-retour dans la journée
Character:Élise Villedieu
Release Date:19/12/2006
A House of Your Dreams
Character:Tata Suzanne Bailleul
Release Date:07/06/2006
The Robin Sisters
Character:Marie Robin
Release Date:21/01/2006
A Cursed Monarchy
Character:Marie de Hongrie
Release Date:10/07/2005
The Courage to Love
Character:Line
Release Date:29/06/2005
Suzie Berton
Character:Suzie Berton
Release Date:01/05/2004
Our Dream Lives
Character:Pussycat
Release Date:06/04/2004
Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
Character:Julie
Release Date:05/02/2003
Live for Love United
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2002
Chaos
Character:Mamie
Release Date:03/10/2001
Doggy Bag
Character:La mère
Release Date:15/09/1999
Belle Maman
Character:Nicou
Release Date:10/03/1999
À nous deux la vie
Character:Fanny
Release Date:15/07/1998
Une femme d'action
Character:Colette Valier
Release Date:01/12/1997
Blood Sisters
Character:Garance
Release Date:24/11/1997
La Voisine
Character:Simone Castres
Release Date:12/03/1997
Sixième classique
Character:Madame Cotelle
Release Date:31/05/1996
Ma femme me quitte
Character:Margot Piquet
Release Date:24/01/1996
Rendez-moi ma fille
Character:Lou
Release Date:11/11/1994
I Can't Sleep
Character:Ninon
Release Date:18/05/1994
Polly West est de retour
Character:Polly West
Release Date:17/04/1993
The Sands of Time
Character:Mme. Angelis
Release Date:23/11/1992
Pleins feux
Character:Adeline Margaux
Release Date:01/01/1992
My New Partner II
Character:Simone
Release Date:07/02/1990
La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro)
Character:Marceline
Release Date:20/09/1989
Folle Amanda
Character:Amanda
Release Date:10/01/1983
Hully Gully
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1964
The Indestructible
Character:Liliane Robustal
Release Date:29/04/1959
Mademoiselle and Her Gang
Character:Agnès Bourdieux
Release Date:11/07/1957
La Madelon
Character:Madeleine Thuilier aka 'La Madelon'
Release Date:28/10/1955
Boom on Paris
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/1954
Double or Quits
Character:The singer
Release Date:31/12/1952
Ils sont dans les vignes...
Character:Rose Filhol
Release Date:31/10/1952
Paris Still Sings!
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1951
Over the waves
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/1951
Une Belle Garce
Character:
Release Date:21/11/1947
Devil and the Angel
Character:Cabaret singer
Release Date:30/10/1946
Television Appearances
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock
Character:Self
Archives secrètes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Call My Agent!
Character:Self
Murders in...
Character:Gabrielle Sandraz
Le Silence de l'épervier
Character:Margot Vivier-Lefort
Infrarouge
Character:Self
The Accursed Kings
Character:Marie de Hongrie
Le Miroir de l'eau
Character:Suzanne Castella
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
Character:Self
La Grande Béké
Character:Fleur de Mase de la Joucquerie
Les Filles du Lido
Character:Henriette
Stars 90
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Nulle part ailleurs
Character:Self
Matin Bonheur
Character:Self
La Chance aux chansons
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Fan School
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self
Système 2
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Midi trente
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self - Co-Host
Samedi soir
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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