Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Benhalassa (22 April 1940 – 10 October 2019), known professionally as Marie-José Nat, was a French actress. Among her notable works in cinema were the sequel films Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc and Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1963), directed by André Cayatte. In 1974, she received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Violins at the Ball. Benhalassa was born in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, to a Kabyle Berber father, Abdelkader Benhalassa, and a Corsican mother, Vincentine (Biancarelli). In 1960, she married the actor Roger Dumas and divorced him in 1962. She then married French director Michel Drach with whom she had three sons, David, Julien and Aurélien. They divorced in 1981. She had a relationship of several years with the actor Victor Lanoux. On 30 September 2005 she married the painter, writer and songwriter Serge Rezvani in her third marriage. She died in Paris of cancer at age 79. After secondary studies at the Ajaccio high school, Benhalassa entered the cours Simon in Paris. Benhalassa began her career as a cover-girl and haute-couture model. In 1955, she won a competition from the magazine Femmes d'aujourd'hui which allowed her to become Jean-Claude Pascal's partner in a photo comics entitled L'amour est un songe. Denys de La Patellière offered her her first major role in 1959 in Rue des prairies alongside Jean Gabin, in which she played his daughter. The following year, she performed in a comedy sketch by René Clair alongside Claude Rich and Yves Robert, and obtained a major role in La Vérité by Henri-Georges Clouzot, playing Brigitte Bardot's rival opposite Sami Frey. In 1965, she married filmmaker Michel Drach; they had three children and divorced in 1981. She starred in several of her husband's films: Amelie or The Time to Love (1961), Elise, or Real Life (1970) and Les violons du bal (1974), inspired by his childhood experiences during World War II. She was also known for Train of Life (1998), Litan (1982) and The Dacians (1966) with Jean Sorel, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Victor Lanoux and Bernadette Lafont as acting partners. In 2001, Nat was a member of the jury at the 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2001, and at the 24th Cabourg Film Festival in 2010. She was the very first person to appear on the front cover of Télé 7 Jours in its current name on March 26, 1960. Nat was awarded Best Actress at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Violins at the Ball, and the film was nominated for the Golden Palm award. She was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 31 December 2004, chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite on 18 November 2002 and promoted to the rank of officer on 14 November 2011, commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres as a member of the conseil de l'ordre of which she was a member from 1 March 2001 until April 2012. Source: Article "Marie-José Nat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1940-04-20
Place of Birth: Bonifacio, Corse, France
Also Known As: Marie-José Benhalassa

Movies List of Marie-José Nat

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The Truth

1960 Movie
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Opium and the Stick

1970 Movie
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Litan

1982 Movie
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Rue de Paris

1959 Movie
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The Seven Deadly Sins

1962 Movie
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La colère

1962 Movie
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Disobedience

1981 Movie
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La Nuit de Tom Brown

1959 Movie
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Replay

1977 Movie
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Sentimental Education

1962 Movie
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A Woman in White

1965 Movie
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Elena's Gift

2004 Movie
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Elise, or Real Life

1970 Movie
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Le nombril du monde

1993 Movie
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Violins at the Ball

1974 Movie
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Train of Life

1998 Movie
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Happy Arenas

1958 Movie
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Black River

1992 Movie
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Embassy

1972 Movie
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Tell Me You Love Me

1974 Movie
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Secret professionnel

1959 Movie
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Long Live the Duke!

1960 Movie
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The Real Bargain

1965 Movie
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The Dacians

1967 Movie
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Diamond Safari

1966 Movie
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The Menace

1961 Movie
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6 Calvary Street

1973 Movie
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Diamond Rush

1969 Movie
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Murder in Batz

2015 Movie
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Give Me My Chance

1957 Movie
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A Mother, a Daughter

1981 Movie
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My Russian Uncle

2006 Movie
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Crime and Punishment

1956 Movie
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Un coup dans l'aile

1963 Movie