Corinne Marchand

Biography

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

Spécial cinéma

La Chance aux chansons

Cadet Rousselle

Un curé de choc

Cléo from 5 to 7

the famous escapes

Gigi

Borsalino

All Movies (32)

• Orchestra Class2017 · as La mère de Simon
• The Beaches of Agnès2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Innocence2005 · as The director
• Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes2005 · as Self
• The Perfume of Yvonne1994 · as Tilleuls Patron
• Bandits1987 · as La Sainte Femme
• Louisiana1984 · as Anne Mac Gregor
• Nestor Burma, détective de choc1982 · as Clara Nox
• Hothead1979 · as Mrs. Sivardière
• Hot Acts of Love1975 · as Agnès
• The Purloined Letter1974 · as The Queen
• Le Cygne1972 · as La reine des neiges
• Travels with My Aunt1972 · as Louise
• Liza1972 · as Giorgio's wife
• The Artless One1972 · as Élisabeth
• Borsalino1970 · as Mrs. Rinaldi
• Rider on the Rain1970 · as Tania
• Loose in the Trigger1967 · as Valérie
• Vacances pour Jessica1967 · as Jessica
• Le canard en fer blanc1967 · as Marie
• Arizona Colt1966 · as Jane
• The Sultans1966 · as Mireille
• The Hour of Truth1965 · as Dahlia
• Nothing Ever Happens1963 · as Jacqueline
• Liberté I1962 · as Anne
• Cléo from 5 to 71962 · as Florence 'Cléo' Victoire
• Lust1962 · as Girl on the Street (uncredited)
• The Seven Deadly Sins1962 · as Girl on the Street (segment "La luxure") (uncredited)
• Lola1961 · as Daisy
• Stop the Massacre1959 · as Wanda
• Gigi1958 · as Young Lady with White Sunshade (uncredited)
• Cadet Rousselle1954 · as Une danseuse

All TV Shows (8)

• La Chance aux chansons1984 · as Self
• Capitaine X1983 · as Mme Leroy-Boucher
• Les Grands Détectives1975 · as La reine
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• Un curé de choc1974 · as Martine
• the famous escapes1972 · as Anne D'autriche
• Cadet Rousselle1971 · as Self
• Samedi soir1971 · as Self