Jenny Alpha Martinique-born French actress and singer died she was ,100,

Jenny Alpha was a Martinique-born French actress and singer, who appeared in more than a hundred theatre productions and movies.

(22 April 1910 – 8 September 2010) 



Born in Fort-de-France, Martinique in 1910, Alpha moved to Paris in 1929 to pursue a career in teaching but became sidetracked due to her passion for theatre.^[1]

As well as appearing in theatre, she displayed a variety of talent and became a successful singer, appearing alongside the likes of Duke Ellington and Joséphine Baker.

During the war she played an active role in the French Resistance before meeting her husband Noël Villard, a prominent French poet. Late in life, in 2005, she appeared in the film Monsieur Étienne,^[2] and in 2008 recorded a final album, La sérénade du muguet.^[1]
On 1 January 2009 she was granted the title of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur by the French government, and in 2010 Alpha celebrated her 100th birthday.^[3] She died on 8 September 2010.^[1]
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