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▪ 2007Claude Marcelle JorréFrench actress (b. Oct. 8, 1948, Dijon, France—d. Dec. 1, 2006, Boulogne-Billancourt, France), starred as the winsome Christine Darbon Doinel in director François Truffaut's compelling take on love and marriage—Baisers volés (1968; Stolen Kisses), Domicile conjugal (1970; Bed & Board), and L'Amour en fuite (1979; Love on the Run). Jade trained as a classical actress at the Dijon Conservatory of Dramatic Art and was performing in a stage production of Luigi Pirandello's Enrico IV when Truffaut spotted her. After her film debut in Baisers volés, Jade appeared in scores of stage, screen, and television roles, even after losing an eye to cancer in 2005. She was named to the French Legion of Honour in 1998. She later published an autobiography, Baisers envolés (2004).
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