Corinne Marchand

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Corrine Marchand began her career as a vocalist, singing in nightclubs, operettas and revues. In addition, she was a successful photographic model who eventually made her motion picture debut as an oriental dancer in Cadet Rousselle (1954). After several years playing minor parts, she hit the big time as the sad, pensive titular protagonist of Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962). In the role of the beautiful, vain and superstitious Parisian pop singer Cléo Victoire who confronts her mortality, Marchand was spot-on casting and gave a performance which is still regarded as iconic in the French New Wave cinema of the sixties. 'Cleo' was further enhanced by Marchand's charming rendition of Michel Legrand's "Sans Toi", "La Joyeuse" and "La Menteuse". The actress never had another role to match this, despite significant leads in several international and French productions like Nunca pasa nada (1963), The Hour of Truth (1965), Les Sultans (1966), the Italo western Man from Nowhere (1966), the dour Charles Bronson thriller Rider on the Rain (1970) and the rollicking gangland crime drama Borsalino (1970). Aside from her work as an actress, Marchand developed a lucrative side project as an apiarist, following her graduation from the Charenton School of Beekeeping

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2017
Orchestra Class
Movie La mère de Simon
2008
The Beaches of Agnès
Movie Self (archive footage)
2005
Innocence
Movie The director
2005
Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes
Movie Self
1994
The Perfume of Yvonne
Movie Tilleuls Patron
1987
Bandits
Movie La Sainte Femme
1984
La Chance aux chansons
TV show Self
1984
Louisiana
Movie Anne Mac Gregor
1983
Capitaine X
TV show Mme Leroy-Boucher
1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
Movie Clara Nox
1979
Hothead
Movie Mrs. Sivardière
1975
Les Grands Détectives
TV show La reine
1975
Hot Acts of Love
Movie Agnès
1974
Spécial cinéma
TV show Self
1974
Un curé de choc
TV show Martine
1974
The Purloined Letter
Movie The Queen

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1972
Le Cygne
Movie La reine des neiges
1972
Travels with My Aunt
Movie Louise
1972
Liza
Movie Giorgio's wife
1972
the famous escapes
TV show Anne D'autriche
1972
The Artless One
Movie Élisabeth
1971
Cadet Rousselle
TV show Self
1971
Samedi soir
TV show Self
1970
Borsalino
Movie Mrs. Rinaldi
1970
Rider on the Rain
Movie Tania
1967
Loose in the Trigger
Movie Valérie
1967
Vacances pour Jessica
Movie Jessica
1967
Le canard en fer blanc
Movie Marie
1966
Arizona Colt
Movie Jane
1966
The Sultans
Movie Mireille
1965
The Hour of Truth
Movie Dahlia
1963
Nothing Ever Happens
Movie Jacqueline
1962
Liberté I
Movie Anne
1962
Cléo from 5 to 7
Movie Florence 'Cléo' Victoire
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie Girl on the Street (segment "La luxure") (uncredited)
1962
Lust
Movie Girl on the Street (uncredited)
1961
Lola
Movie Daisy
1959
Stop the Massacre
Movie Wanda
1958
Gigi
Movie Young Lady with White Sunshade (uncredited)
1954
Cadet Rousselle
Movie Une danseuse