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. ...
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Filmography
all 92
Movies 61
self 36
TV Shows 31
Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie (2023)
La tournée triomphale des idoles (2022)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là (2022)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
Samedi Sébastien (2021)
Annie Cordy, une vie d’artiste (2020)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort (2020)
Illiterate (2018)
A New Girl In Paris! (2018)
The Damsels (2018)
Les Belges ça ose tout (2017)
The Dunce (2016)
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015 (2015)
Chefs (2015)
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Les Souvenirs (2014)
The Last Diamond (2014)
Wild Grass (2009)
Age Tendre - La tournée des Idoles - Saison 3 (2008)
Disco (2008)
A City Is Beautiful at Night (2006)
Demented (2006)
Madame Edouard (2004)
Le passage du bac (2002)
Fabien Cosma (2001)
Chanter la vie (2001)
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 (2000)
Annie Cordy - 50 ans de succès - Olympia 1998 (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Sans cérémonie (1997)
Une mère comme on n'en fait plus (1997)
Le diable en sabots (1997)
Vroum-vroum (1995)
Revenge of a Blonde (1994)
Combien ça coûte? (1991)
Un été après l'autre (1990)
Stars 90 (1990)
Orages d'été, avis de tempête (1990)
Collaricocoshow (1987)
Sacrée soirée (1987)
Le monde est à vous (1987)
La Chance aux chansons (1984)
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)
Madame S.O.S. (1982)
L'Académie des 9 (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
L'Avare (1978)
Le Bel Indifférent (1978)
Drôles de zèbres (1977)
Fan School (1977)
30 millions d'amis (1976)
High Street (1976)
Souvenir of Gibraltar (1975)
Isabelle and Lust (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Midi Première (1975)
Night Police Station (1974)
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris (1973)
Le Mataf (1973)
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
Gates of Fire (1972)
Les galets d'Etretat (1972)
Midi trente (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Cadet Rousselle (1971)
The Cat (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
The Breach (1970)
Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970)
Rider on the Rain (1970)
Le Bourgeois gentil mec (1969)
À bout portant (1968)
The Men in the Family (1967)
L'Or du Duc (1965)
Ces dames s'en mêlent (1965)
Tête folle (1960)
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women (1959)
Discorama (1959)
Tabarin (1958)
Viktor und Viktoria (1957)
The Singer from Mexico (1957)
Hello Smile! (1956)
April Fools' Day (1954)
Boom on Paris (1954)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Moi, Belgique
Questions pour un champion
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1928-06-16
Deathday2020-09-04 (92 years old)
Birth NameLéonia Juliana Cooreman
Birth PlaceLaeken - Laken, Belgium
Height1.61-meter
RelativesUdo Mechels
CitizenshipsFrance, Belgium
Also Known AsAnna Cordy, Léonie Cooreman, Léonie Juliana baronne Cooreman
Awardshonorary citizen of Brussels, Commander of the Order of the Crown, Officer of the Order of Leopold, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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