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Jeanne Valérie

Breakthrough Years
1959
Her career truly launched with her debut role in Claude Chabrol's acclaimed French New Wave film, Les Cousins. This critical success immediately established her as a promising new talent in French cinema.
1961
She achieved international recognition with a leading role in Sergio Leone's epic Il colosso di Rodi (The Colossus of Rhodes). This marked her foray into major Italian co-productions and broadened her appeal beyond France.