Line Renaud

Line Renaud is a French singer, actress, and AIDS activist born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928 in Nieppe, France.

Line Renaud (born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress, and AIDS activist. Her career has spanned more than eight decades across recording, stage, film, television, and philanthropy.

Early life

Line Renaud was born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928 in Nieppe, Nord, France. She began her career in the 1940s and has remained active for over eight decades.

Music and screen career

Renaud built a career as a singer and later appeared widely in film and television. According to sources, she has appeared in 86 films and television films, released 25 albums, and issued 114 singles. She has also written or co-written about 20 books and appeared in 12 plays.

AIDS activism

Renaud is also known for her long-term AIDS activism in France. She has been a public supporter of AIDS-related fundraising and advocacy efforts and is described as a major figure in that cause in France.

Recognition and later work

Renaud remained active into advanced age and continued taking on notable screen roles, including the lead in Driving Madeleine in 2022. In Canada, she is known through French-language entertainment and as a francophone cultural figure; her album Ma cabane au Canada directly references Canada. Biographical sources describe her as a well-known and highly regarded public figure in France.