Artist Detailed Info: Jenny Alpha

Jenny Alpha (April 22, 1910 – September 8, 2010) was a Martinique-born French actress and singer, who appeared in more than a hundred theater productions and movies.

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 theater. As well as appearing in theater, 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, and in 2008 recorded a final album, La sérénade du muguet.

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. She died on September 8, 2010.

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