Marlene Jaubert (full name Marlene Jeanne Jaubert) is a French theater and film actress. Her creative career began in 1963 on the theater stage. A few years later, Jaubert made his debut in big cinema. She played one of the main roles in the film "Male-Female" by the famous director Jean-Luc Godard.
Modern viewers practically do not remember the star of French cinema Marlene Jaubert, who shone on screens in the 1960s-1980s of the last century. But her daughter, the popular actress Eva Green, who played in such sensational films as Miss Peregrine's House for Peculiar Children, Casino Royale, and Scary Tales, is known to many lovers of modern cinema.
In the creative biography of Jaubert, there are many roles on the theater stage and more than forty in television and film projects. She became a real sex symbol and a screen star in the late 1960s of the last century. World recognition came to Jaubert in the early 1970s.
For her achievements in the field of cinematography, Jaubert was awarded the honorary Cesar Prize in 2007. In 2014, the actress became the Commander of the Order of Arts and Literature of France.
Biography facts
The future theater and film star was born in the fall of 1940 in Algeria. Then Algeria was not yet an independent state and belonged to France.
The Jaubert family had nothing to do with art, but Marlene showed acting skills from childhood and was interested in creativity. During her school years, the girl began to dream of becoming an actress. She attended a theater studio and took part in various competitions, performances and concerts.
After receiving her primary education, the girl entered the art school, and then continued to study theatrical and acting skills in the drama studio. After moving to Paris, Jaubert entered the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
The young actress began to be noticed by filmmakers as early as their student years, but they were in no hurry to invite to the shooting. After all, the girl had absolutely no experience of working on stage and in front of the camera.
In the early 1960s, Jaubert entered the service of the Paris Drama Theater and performed on its stage for several years, gaining experience and improving her acting skills.
At first, she rarely got roles in performances, the money for life was sorely lacking. Therefore, the girl decided to try herself as a model. Soon she found a job in one of the modeling agencies in Paris.
Thanks to her external data, Marlene was quickly able to build a career in the modeling business. Her photographs have constantly appeared on the covers of famous magazines. The girl worked with famous designers and participated in fashion shows.
Film career
In the 1960s, Jaubert met the famous director J.-L. Godard. Literally a month later, he invited the young actress to play a role in his new film "Male-Female". The debut was successful, making Marlene not just a girl on the cover of fashion magazines, but a recognizable actress.
She received the following roles in the films: "Soldier Martin", "Thief", "Lucky Alexander", "Knights of the Sky", "Passenger of the Rain", "Last Known Residence".
In the 1970s, Jaubert's career began to skyrocket. It was during these years that Marlene became known not only in her homeland, but also far beyond its borders. The films in which she starred were shown on the screens of many countries, including America and the USSR.
She is best known for her roles in the films: "Remarriage", "We will not grow old together", "Juliette and Juliette", "Secret", "Good and Evil", "Police War".
Since the beginning of the 1980s, invitations to shoot have become much smaller, and soon they stopped altogether. Then Jaubert began writing books about the life of famous composers. Her works later became teaching aids for music schools.
The actress also started working on the radio, reading tales of famous writers.
Personal life
In her youth, Marlene had a huge number of admirers and boyfriends, but she met her future husband only in the 1970s. It turned out to be dentist Walter Green. In the late 1970s, they got married, and in the summer of 1980, the couple had two lovely twin girls: Joy and Eve.