Annie Cordy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 16, 1928
- Died
- September 4, 2020 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Biography
Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman (16 June 1928 – 4 September 2020), also known by her stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and 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 the Brussels suburb of Laken, 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 learned 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.
Known For
Filmography
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
La tournée triomphale des idoles
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Samedi Sébastien
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Annie Cordy, une vie d’artiste
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Annie Cordy dans Laissez-moi sortir
Movie · as Joce de Guérande
A New Girl in Paris!
Movie · as Rose
Illiterate
Movie · as Adélaide Perez
The Damsels
Movie · as Laurenne
The Dunce
Movie · as Christiane
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
Movie · as Self
Chefs
TV · as Léonie · 6 eps
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
The Last Diamond
Movie · as Inès de Boissière
Les Souvenirs
Movie · as La grand-mère de Romain
I'm Going Home To Mum
Movie · as Alice
Annie Cordy : 50 ans de succès @ Olympia 1998
Movie · as Self
Wild Grass
Movie · as la dame de l'immeuble de Marguerite
Age Tendre - La tournée des Idoles - Saison 3
Movie · as Self
Crime Is Our Business
Movie · as Babette Boutiti
Disco
Movie · as Mme Graindorge
Demented
Movie · as Rose
A City Is Beautiful at Night
Movie · as La mamie HLM
Moi, Belgique
TV · as Narratrice · 7 eps
Madame Edouard
Movie · as Ginette
Le passage du bac
Movie · as Émilie
Chanter la vie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Movie
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sans cérémonie
Movie · as Solange Serpette
Le Diable en sabots
Movie · as Marie Fer
Une mère comme on n'en fait plus
Movie · as Simone
Vroum-vroum
Movie
Revenge of a Blonde
Movie · as Jany
Un été après l'autre
Movie · as 'Mère Fine'
Orages d'été, avis de tempête
TV · as Céline · 9 eps
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Collaricocoshow
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Téléthon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Matin Bonheur
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 7 eps
La Chance aux chansons
TV · as Self · 39 eps
Le Braconnier de Dieu
Movie · as Jofrette
L'Académie des 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 19 eps
Madame S.O.S.
TV · as Mitsi · 6 eps
L'Avare
Movie · as Frosine
Le Bel Indifférent
Movie · as La femme
Drôles de zèbres
Movie · as Real Baroness de la Tronchembiais
Fan School
TV · as Self · 15 eps
High Street
Movie · as Mimi
30 millions d'amis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Isabelle and Lust
Movie · as La mère d'Isabelle
Souvenir of Gibraltar
Movie · as Tina, mother
Numéro un
TV · as Self, Self - Host, Self (archive footage) · 12 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Système 2
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 48 eps
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Movie · as Ginette Lalatte
Night Police Station
Movie · as Pupa
The Seaman
Movie · as Nina
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
Movie · as L'agent immobilier
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
Movie · as Psychoanalyst
The Pebbles of Etratat
Movie · as Brigitte
Gates of Fire
Movie · as Andrée
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 26 eps
The Cat
Movie · as Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Breach
Movie · as Mme Pinelli
Rider on the Rain
Movie · as Juliette
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Movie · as Maryse
Le bourgeois gentil mec
Movie · as Mrs. Marthe
The Men in the Family
Movie · as Maryse
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 2 eps
L'Or du duc
Movie · as Concierge
Ces dames s'en mêlent
Movie · as Lily
Tête folle
Movie · as Annie
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
Movie · as Martine, gymnastics teacher
Discorama
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tabarin
Movie · as Mimi
Viktor und Viktoria
Movie · as Titine
The Singer from Mexico
Movie · as Cri-Cri
Hello Smile!
Movie · as Annie Cordy
April Fools' Day
Movie · as Charlotte Dupuy
Boom on Paris
Movie · as lui-même
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Movie · as Mrs. Langlois
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep