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person_profile-Annie Cordy

Annie Cordy Died at age: 92

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Annie Cordy

Date of Birth:

Jun 16, 1928

Country of birth:

Belgique

Died:

Sep 04, 2020

Biography of

Annie Cordy

    Léonie, Baroness Cooreman, known by the stage name Annie Cordy (born 16 June 1928), is a Belgian actress and singer. She has appeared in 50 films since 1954. She has staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of "La Ballade de Davy Crockett" was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements.

    Cordy was born in Laeken, Belgium, the daughter of Maria de Leeuw and Cornelius January Cooreman. She had a brother, Louis, and a sister, Jeanne.

    At the age of eight, her mother enrolled her in a dance class. She learnt piano and music theory, while pursuing her studies, and participated in charity galas. Between the dance numbers, she sang the hits of the day. Artistic director of Le Lido encouraged her to leave Brussels, her hometown, and Annie Cordy arrived in Paris on 1 May 1950, to be hired as a lead dancer.

    Cordy recorded her first songs in 1952 ("Les Trois Bandits de Napoli", "Quand c'est aux autos de passer", "La bourrée d'Auvergne montagnarde") and made her debut in the musical, "La Route fleurie", alongside Georges Guétary and Bourvil. This lasted until 1955.

    Then she made her film debut in 1953 when she appeared as herself in Boum sur Paris, next to Jacques Pills and Armand Bernard. That same year, she had her first hit record with "Bonbons, caramels, esquimaux, chocolats" or "Léon".

    In 1954 she starred in April Fools' Day as Charlotte Dupuy, alongside her friend Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Denise Grey, and Maurice Biraud. The film was a big success with almost three million ticket sales. She also played Madame Langlois in Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles, with Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Gino Cervi, Claudette Colbert, Nicole Courcel, Daniel Gélin, Jean Marais, Gisèle Pascal, Édith Piaf, Gérard Philipe, Micheline Presle, Tino Rossi, Orson Welles, and Nicole Maurey. The film was the #1 movie in France in 1954. It is still one of the 100 most successful films at the French box office of all time, the 89th highest grossing title.

    In 1955 her song "Fleur de Papillon" became a hit. She also starred in two motion pictures. First, Hello Smile ! directed by Claude Sautet, with Henri Salvador, Louis de Funès, Darry Cowl and Jean Carmet and an Italian comedy, Beautiful but Dangerous, in which she just made a short appearance.

    In 1956 she starred as Cri-Cri in Le Chanteur de Mexico, directed by Richard Pottier, with Luis Mariano, Bourvil, and Fernando Rey. The film was again a big success, with almost 5,000,000 tickets sold, and it was #5 at the box office for 1956 and #247 of all time in France.

    At the same time she had a hit on the song charts with the French version of The Ballad of Davy Crockett, which stayed at number 1 for 5 weeks in France in August 1956.

    In 1957 she played Titine in a West German remake of Victor and Victoria, directed by Karl Anton. That same year, she starred in her second musical, "Tête de linotte" with Jean Richard which lasted until 1960. ...

    Source: Article "Annie Cordy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Annie Cordy

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Filmography of

Annie Cordy

Found 46 Movies in total

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

... 2022

Illiterate

Adélaide Perez ( Actor )

... 2018

A New Girl in Paris!

Rose ( Actor )

... 2018

The Dunce

Christiane ( Actor )

... 2016

Les Souvenirs

La grand-mère de Romain ( Actor )

... 2014

The Last Diamond

Inès de Boissière ( Actor )

... 2014

I'm Going Home To Mum

Alice ( Actor )

... 2012

Wild Grass

la dame de l'immeuble de Marguerite ( Actor )

... 2009

Crime Is Our Business

Babette Boutiti ( Actor )

... 2008

Disco

Madame Graindorge ( Actor )

... 2008

A City Is Beautiful at Night

The HLM granny ( Actor )

... 2006

Demented

Rose ( Actor )

... 2006

Madame Edouard

Ginette ( Actor )

... 2004

Le passage du bac

Émilie ( Actor )

... 2002

Sans cérémonie

Solange Serpette ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

Pocahontas

Additional Voices (voice) ( Actor )

... 1995

Revenge of a Blonde

Jany ( Actor )

... 1994

Le Braconnier de Dieu

Jofrette ( Actor )

... 1983

Drôles de zèbres

Real Baroness de la Tronchembiais ( Actor )

... 1977

High Street

Mimi ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1975

Isabelle and Lust

la mère d'Isabelle ( Actor )

... 1975

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

Ginette Lalatte ( Actor )

... 1974

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

La psychanalyste ( Actor )

... 1973

Le Mataf

Nina ( Actor )

... 1973

The Suburbs Are Everywhere

L'agent immobilier ( Actor )

... 1973

Gates of Fire

Andrée ( Actor )

... 1972

The Pebbles of Etratat

Brigitte ( Actor )

... 1972

The Cat

Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel ( Actor )

... 1971

The Breach

Mme Pinelli ( Actor )

... 1970

Rider on the Rain

Juliette ( Actor )

... 1970

Le bourgeois gentil mec

Mme Marthe ( Actor )

... 1969

The Men in the Family

Maryse ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1965

... 1960

Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women

Martine, professeur de gymnastique ( Actor )

... 1959

Tabarin

Mimi ( Actor )

... 1958

Viktor und Viktoria

Titine ( Actor )

... 1957

The Singer from Mexico

Cri-Cri ( Actor )

... 1957

Hello Smile!

elle-même ( Actor )

... 1956

April Fools' Day

Charlotte Dupuy ( Actor )

... 1954

Boom on Paris

Self ( Actor )

... 1954

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Mme Langlois ( Actor )

... 1954