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Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in Moulin Rouge, directed by John Huston. During the height of her dance career she was considered one of the greatest dancers in Europe, known as Les jambes (The Legs), along with Violetta…
Known for
- Christmas Blues — Self1960
- Discorama — Self1959
- Hungarian Rhapsody — Caroline von Say-Wittgenstein1954
- At the Order of the Czar — Princess Caroline1954
- Moulin Rouge — Marie Charlet1952
- Venom and Eternity — (voice)1952
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Marchand
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Fontainebleau
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- film
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- date of birth
- 1925-04-29
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- date of death
- 2015-06-05
- name in native language
- Colette Marchand
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- birth name
- Colette Janine Marchand
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