Josette Banzet

American actress (1938–2020)

Warren Cowan (divorced)
Tommy Roe

Josette Banzet, Marquise de Bruyenne (April 6, 1938 – December 4, 2020)^[1] was an American-based actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in Rich Man, Poor Man.^[2]

Biography

The daughter of a French politician, Banzet was raised in Paris, Indochina, and Morocco.^[3] She attended college in Miami, where she met her first husband; they divorced soon after.^[3] She then pursued acting, where she appeared in a play on Broadway, and then moved to Hollywood, where she began her acting career.^[3] In 1973, she married Hollywood public relations mogul, Warren Cowan.^[3] Her third marriage was to American pop music star, Tommy Roe.^[4] On March 22, 2019, Roe announced that Banzet was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Blind Ambition (1979)
Hollywood Knight (1979)

References

^ "SAG-AFTRA In Memoriam Spring 2021". Digital.copcomm.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "Josette Banzet". Goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ocala Star-Banner: "Actress Takes Her Work Home" by Dick Kleiner, News.google.com, February 29, 1976
^ Rebeat Magazine: "Then and Now, 'Everybody' Really Loves Tommy Roe – Part Two" by Rick Simmons, Rebeatmag.com, April 29, 2015