Ileana Jacket

Ileana Jacket (also Ileana Jacquet; born 30 January 1947) is a German-born Venezuelan actress. She made her debut in 1982 in the telenovela Jugando A Vivir playing Briggitte and has since participated in several telenovelas throughout Latin America. Jacket is the mother of actress Sonya Smith.

Early life
Jacket was born on 30 January 1947 in Leverkusen, Germany. Her father was born to his Finnish mother and French father, while her mother is a German born and raised in Argentina, fluent in Spanish. Jacket already spoke Spanish through her mother, she migrated to Venezuela with her parents. Aside from Spanish and native German, she is fluent in Finnish, French and English.

Career
In 1983, Jacket joined the cast of Leonela where she played Miss Raitza. The telenovela was very successful in Venezuela and Latin America. In 1985, she was cast in Cristal is as Bertha Girot.

Jacket has also had roles in Maria Celeste and Corazon Valiente.