Odette Joyeux 5 December 1914 26 August 2000 was a French actress playwright and novelist She was born in Paris where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage Joyeux started her film career in 1931 Her first notable film was Marc Allégrets Entrée des artistes 1938 During the 1940s she established herself as one of Frances most popular cinema actresses however she made few film appearances after the 1950s Joyeux is the author of some plays and essays on dance as well as a book on the life of inventor Nicéphore Niépce She also wrote two novels aimed to inspire dance LÂge heureux which was adapted to a television series and Côté jardin Additionally Joyeux wrote The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful 1956 adapted to film She married actor Pierre Brasseur from 1935 until their divorce in 1945 by whom she had one child Claude Brasseur who is the father of Alexandre Brasseur In 1958 she married director Philippe Agostini They remained married until her death in Grimaud Var ProvenceAlpesCôte dAzur France from stroke at age 85 Source Article Odette Joyeux from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30
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