Josette Audin wurde am 15 Februar 1931 in Algerien geboren. Sie war mit Maurice Audin verheiratet. Sie starb am 2 Februar 2019 in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis , France.
Widow of Maurice Audin who died in June 1957 in Alger, she fought for 60 years to discover how he died. Maurice and Josette are the parents of mathematician and author Michèle Audin.