Jacqueline Voltaire

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Jacqueline Voltaire
Born
Jacqueline Anne Walter Clisson

6 November 1948
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died8 April 2008(2008-04-08) (aged 59)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesJackie
Occupation(s)Actor, model, dancer

Jacqueline Voltaire (6 November 1948 – 8 April 2008) was a British-born Mexican actress, model and singer, known for her successful career in telenovelas, especially on Televisa. Voltaire also appeared in Mexican and international films, including Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain in 1973, John Sayles' Men with Guns and Dune, which was directed by David Lynch.[1]

Voltaire was born as Jacqueline Anne Walter Clisson in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, on 6 November 1948.[2] She lived in several countries and continents during her early life, including France, Germany, the United States and parts of Africa, before settling in Mexico, where she lived for over thirty years.[2] She first worked as a dancer and performer. She danced in some of the world's most famous nightclubs, including the Moulin Rouge, the Casino de Paris and Le Lido.[2] She became fluent in Spanish, Italian and French through her career and travels.[2]

Voltaire made her big screen debut after settling in Mexico in the 1971 film

MTV Latinoamérica award in the category "Most bizarre sex scene" in 2005 for a scene in the film Matando Cabos with actor Silverio Palacios.[2] She also worked as an image consultant during the later years of her career.[2]

Voltaire's last role in television was on the Mexican telenovela

Palabra de Mujer, in which she played the character of Flora Navarro.[3] Her last stage role was in the Mexican staging of the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, renamed Una Eva y dos patanes, opposite actors Alessandra Rosaldo and Eugenio Derbez.[2]

Jacqueline Voltaire died at a hospital in Mexico City on 8 April 2008 of melanoma (a most dangerous type of skin cancer) at the age of 59. Her remains were cremated on 10 April 2008.[1][2]

Telenovelas

La Verdad Oculta (2006)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "RIP: Reel Important People -- April 14, 2008". Cinematical. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Falleció actriz y modelo Jacqueline Voltaire". Diario de Quintana Roo. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Muere la actriz Jacqueline Voltaire a causa de cáncer". El Universal. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.

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