- Born on January 28, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, at maison de Colette
- Deceased on August 3, 1954 in Paris, at the age of 81 years
Parents
- Joseph Colette (1829 - 1905), capitaine d'infanterie, percepteur
- Sidonie Landoy (1835 - 1912)
Family
- Married on May 15, 1893 in Châtillon-Coligny, with Henry Gauthier-Villars (1859 - 1931), journaliste, écrivain, issuing
Jacques Henry (1899 - )
- Married on December 19, 1912 in Paris, with Henry de Jouvenel des Ursins (1876 - 1935), ministre de l'Instruction publique et des Beaux-Arts, divorced, issuing
- Colette (1913 - 1981)
- Married on April 3, 1935 in Paris, at 8e, with Maurice Goudeket (1889 - 1977), homme de lettres
Occupations
- romancière
- comédienne
- présidente de l'Académie Goncourt