Annie Cordy

Annie Cordy

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: June 16, 1928

Deathday: September 04, 2020

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The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974-02-06

The Breach
The Breach

1970-08-26

Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie

2023-01-01

Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria

1957-04-16

The Cat
The Cat

1971-04-24

Rider on the Rain
Rider on the Rain

1970-01-21

Age Tendre - La tournée des Idoles - Saison 3
Age Tendre - La tournée des Idoles - Saison 3

2008-10-27

Wild Grass
Wild Grass

2009-05-20

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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014-12-13

The Singer from Mexico
The Singer from Mexico

1957-01-24

Revenge of a Blonde
Revenge of a Blonde

1994-01-26

April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day

1954-07-28

Hello Smile!
Hello Smile!

1956-02-29

L'Avare
L'Avare

1978-11-01

Le Mataf
Le Mataf

1973-06-14

Isabelle and Lust
Isabelle and Lust

1975-04-16

Demented
Demented

2006-10-07

The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere

1973-02-22

The Pebbles of Etratat
The Pebbles of Etratat

1972-03-10

Boom on Paris
Boom on Paris

1954-02-19

Madame Edouard
Madame Edouard

2004-06-02

The Last Diamond
The Last Diamond

2014-04-30

La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris

1973-10-31

Le Bel Indifférent
Le Bel Indifférent

1978-01-14

Les Souvenirs
Les Souvenirs

2014-08-23

Souvenir of Gibraltar
Souvenir of Gibraltar

1975-04-24

Un été après l'autre
Un été après l'autre

1990-12-19

Tête folle
Tête folle

1960-03-30

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022-01-07

La tournée triomphale des idoles
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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

2022-12-24

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles

1954-02-10

Crime Is Our Business
Crime Is Our Business

2008-10-02

The Dunce
The Dunce

2016-10-05

The Men in the Family
The Men in the Family

1967-01-01

High Street
High Street

1976-01-01

Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Ces messieurs de la gâchette

1970-04-08

L'or du duc
L'or du duc

1965-09-23

Ces dames s'en mêlent
Ces dames s'en mêlent

1965-01-06

Le Braconnier de Dieu
Le Braconnier de Dieu

1983-01-05

Le bourgeois gentil mec
Le bourgeois gentil mec

1969-05-21

A New Girl in Paris!
A New Girl in Paris!

2018-07-04

Night Police Station
Night Police Station

1974-08-01

Annie Cordy : 50 ans de succès @ Olympia 1998
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2010-10-20

Illiterate
Illiterate

2018-09-18

A City Is Beautiful at Night
A City Is Beautiful at Night

2006-11-08

Vroum-vroum
Vroum-vroum

1995-01-01

Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women

1959-02-10

Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015

2015-10-31

Le passage du bac
Le passage du bac

2002-06-05

Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire

1972-03-15

The Damsels
The Damsels

2018-06-01

Tabarin
Tabarin

1958-05-21

Drôles de zèbres
Drôles de zèbres

1977-03-22

Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000

2000-02-26

Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
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2020-03-13

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Sans cérémonie
Sans cérémonie

1997-10-29

Le diable en sabots
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1997-05-03

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Une mère comme on n'en fait plus

1997-05-21

I'm Going Home To Mum
I'm Going Home To Mum

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Disco

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