What is Claude Jade?
'''Claude Marcelle Jorré''', better known as '''Claude Jade''' ({{IPA-fr|klod ʒad|lang}}; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006) was a French actress. She was known for starring as Christine in [[François Truffaut]]'s three movie ''[[Stolen Kisses]]'' (1968), ''[[Bed and Board (1970 movie)|Bed and Board]]'' (1970) and ''[[Love on the Run (1979 movie)|Love on the Run]]'' (1979). Jade was born in [[Dijon]], France. Jade died on 1 December 2006 in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]], France of [[uveal melanoma]] and [[liver disease]] at the age of 58. == Career == Claude Jade studied acting at the State Conservatory in Dijon. She was already acting in television series in Paris when she was discovered at the theatre by François Truffaut: She played the leading role in his film ''Stolen kisses'' (1968). A year later, she played [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s American film ''[[Topaz (1969 movie)|Topaz]]''. One of her most successful roles was in 1969 as Manette alongside [[Jacques Brel]] in ''Mon oncle Benjamin'' by [[Édouard Molinaro]]. Claude Jade continued to act in films by François Truffaut (''Bed and Board'', ''Love on the Run'') and achieved great popularity as the heroine of the series ''The Island of 30 Coffins'' (1979). Claude Jade has worked internationally in the US, Japan, the Soviet Union, Italy, Belgium and Germany. She has appeared in 80 cinema and television productions. She also continued to act in the theatre. Her last role was Célimène in the play ''Célimène et le cardinal'' in 2006. ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|415283|Claude Jade}} *{{Amg name|34969}} *[http://www.filmsdefrance.com/FDF_cjade.html Claude Jade] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130122234507/http://www.filmsdefrance.com/FDF_cjade.html |date=2013-01-22 }} at Films de France *[http://www.dvdtoile.com/Filmographie?artiste=Claude+Jade Claude Jade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920014709/http://dvdtoile.com/Filmographie?artiste=Claude+Jade |date=2020-09-20 }} at DvdToile {{in lang|fr}} *[https://variety.com/2006/film/news/frenc