Line Renaud

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-07-02 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Nieppe, Hauts-de-France, France

Line Renaud

Biography

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. ... Source: Article "Line Renaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Fan School

    Fan School

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Murders in...

    Murders in...

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Infrarouge

    Infrarouge

  • La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Vivement dimanche prochain

    Vivement dimanche prochain

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Call My Agent!

    Call My Agent!

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • Stars 90

    Stars 90

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • À bout portant

    À bout portant

  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

  • I Can't Sleep

    I Can't Sleep

  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

  • Santa's Apprentice

    Santa's Apprentice

  • Over the waves

    Over the waves

  • Family Is Family

    Family Is Family

  • The Sands of Time

    The Sands of Time

  • Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

  • Les secrets de la belle endormie

    Les secrets de la belle endormie

  • Blood Sisters

    Blood Sisters

  • Cadet Rousselle

    Cadet Rousselle

  • Cadet Rousselle

    Cadet Rousselle

  • Mon Chirac

    Mon Chirac

  • Driving Madeleine

    Driving Madeleine

  • Ils sont dans les vignes...

    Ils sont dans les vignes...

  • Welcome to the Sticks

    Welcome to the Sticks

  • Harold et Maude

    Harold et Maude

  • Belinda and Me

    Belinda and Me

  • Belle Maman

    Belle Maman

  • Raymond Devos dans tous ses sens

    Raymond Devos dans tous ses sens

  • Très chère Mathilde

    Très chère Mathilde

  • La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro)

    La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro)

  • A Cursed Monarchy

    A Cursed Monarchy

  • Le Palmier

    Le Palmier

  • Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later

    Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later

  • The Accursed Kings

    The Accursed Kings

  • Fallen from the Sky

    Fallen from the Sky

  • Double or Quits

    Double or Quits

  • Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

  • Suzie Berton

    Suzie Berton

  • My New Partner II

    My New Partner II

  • Archives secrètes

    Archives secrètes

  • The Courage to Love

    The Courage to Love

  • The Next trip

    The Next trip

  • Les Filles du Lido

    Les Filles du Lido

  • Le Miroir de l'eau

    Le Miroir de l'eau

  • Pleins feux

    Pleins feux

  • Le Silence de l'épervier

    Le Silence de l'épervier

  • Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

    Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

  • La Douce Empoisonneuse

    La Douce Empoisonneuse

  • Une Belle Garce

    Une Belle Garce

  • Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock

    Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock

  • The Great Restaurant II

    The Great Restaurant II

  • La Madelon

    La Madelon

  • They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

    They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!

  • La Grande Béké

    La Grande Béké

  • Paris Still Sings!

    Paris Still Sings!

  • A House of Your Dreams

    A House of Your Dreams

  • In Case of Bad Luck

    In Case of Bad Luck

  • Mentalistes : dans la tête des stars

    Mentalistes : dans la tête des stars

  • Résistantes

    Résistantes

  • The Robin Sisters

    The Robin Sisters

  • I Love You Coiffure

    I Love You Coiffure

  • Devil and the Angel

    Devil and the Angel

  • Ma femme me quitte

    Ma femme me quitte

  • Knock, Knock, It's Mom!

    Knock, Knock, It's Mom!

  • Une femme d'action

    Une femme d'action

  • Les 40 ans de Starmania

    Les 40 ans de Starmania

  • Fugueuses

    Fugueuses

  • In France with Madonna

    In France with Madonna

  • La voyante

    La voyante

  • Polly West est de retour

    Polly West est de retour

  • Chaos

    Chaos

  • Petits arrangements avec ma mère

    Petits arrangements avec ma mère

  • Folle Amanda

    Folle Amanda

  • The Indestructible

    The Indestructible

  • Aller-retour dans la journée

    Aller-retour dans la journée

  • À nous deux la vie

    À nous deux la vie

  • Rendez-moi ma fille

    Rendez-moi ma fille

  • Mademoiselle and Her Gang

    Mademoiselle and Her Gang

  • La Croisière

    La Croisière

  • Pleins feux

    Pleins feux

  • Our Dream Lives

    Our Dream Lives

  • Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

    Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

  • Boom on Paris

    Boom on Paris

  • Le Squat

    Le Squat

  • Doggy Bag

    Doggy Bag

  • Remembering You

    Remembering You

  • La Voisine

    La Voisine

  • Muriel Robin, oser être soi...

    Muriel Robin, oser être soi...

  • Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

    Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show

  • Live for Love United

    Live for Love United

  • Huguette

    Huguette

  • Simple question de temps

    Simple question de temps

  • Hully Gully

    Hully Gully

  • Sixième classique

    Sixième classique