
Corinne Marchand
Blonde 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
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Orchestra Class as La mère de Simon
- 2008 · The Beaches of Agnès as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Innocence as The director
- 2005 · Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes as Self
- 1994 · The Perfume of Yvonne as Tilleuls Patron
- 1987 · Bandits as La Sainte Femme
- 1984 · La Chance aux chansons as Self
- 1984 · Louisiana as Anne Mac Gregor
- 1983 · Capitaine X as Mme Leroy-Boucher
- 1982 · Nestor Burma, détective de choc as Clara Nox
- 1979 · Hothead as Mrs. Sivardière
- 1975 · Les Grands Détectives as La reine
- 1975 · Hot Acts of Love as Agnès
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · Un curé de choc as Martine
- 1974 · The Purloined Letter as The Queen
- 1972 · Le Cygne as La reine des neiges
- 1972 · Travels with My Aunt as Louise
- 1972 · Liza as Giorgio's wife
- 1972 · the famous escapes as Anne D'autriche
- 1972 · The Artless One as Élisabeth
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1970 · Borsalino as Mrs. Rinaldi
- 1970 · Rider on the Rain as Tania
- 1967 · Du mou dans la gâchette as Valérie
- 1967 · Vacances pour Jessica as Jessica
- 1967 · Le canard en fer blanc as Marie
- 1966 · Arizona Colt as Jane
- 1966 · The Sultans as Mireille
- 1965 · The Hour of Truth as Dahlia
- 1963 · Nothing Ever Happens as Jacqueline
- 1962 · Liberté I as Anne
- 1962 · Cléo from 5 to 7 as Florence 'Cléo' Victoire
- 1962 · The Seven Deadly Sins as Girl on the Street (segment "La luxure") (uncredited)
- 1962 · Lust as Girl on the Street (uncredited)
- 1961 · Lola as Daisy
- 1959 · Stop the Massacre as Wanda
- 1958 · Gigi as Young Lady with White Sunshade
- 1954 · Cadet Rousselle as Une danseuse