Genevieve (actress)

Ginette Marguerite Auger (17 April 1920 – 14 March 2004) was an American comedian, actress, and singer, best remembered for her regular appearances on Tonight Starring Jack Paar and The Jack Paar Show in the 1950s/60s.

Born and raised in Paris, France, Genevieve was discovered by an American talent agent in 1954, and brought to New York as a cabaret and supper club singer.

She got her break in 1957, where her mangled use of the English language pivoted her into a more comic persona.

She married writer, director, and producer Ted Mills in 1960; and following the end of Paar's program in 1965, her career receded.

She died at age 83 in 2004, in Los Angeles, California from complications following a stroke.