Junie Astor was born on 21 December 1911 in Marseille, France. Her birth name was Rolande Jeanne Risterucci. Information regarding her family background and early education is not widely documented. She adopted the stage name Junie Astor when beginning her acting career.
Astor began appearing in films in the early 1930s, taking roles that quickly established her as a recognizable personality in French cinema. During the 1930s and 1940s, she appeared in a range of dramatic and romantic productions.
She achieved notable prominence with her role in L'Assassin habite au 21 (The Murderer Lives at Number 21, 1942), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, where her performance was praised for its distinctive style and screen presence. Throughout her career, she worked across both film and theatre, remaining active in the French performing arts scene for several decades. In later years, her film appearances became less frequent, though she continued to work on stage and in selected productions through the 1960s.
