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Colette Marchand
French actress and dancer
Colette Marchand | |
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| Born | Colette Janine Marchand (1925-04-29)29 April 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 June 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 90) Bois-le-Roi, France |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress |
| Spouse | Jacques Bazire |
Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Colette marchand biography
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 great dancers in Europe, known as Les jambes (The Legs), along with Violetta Elvin, Zizi Jeanmaire, Yvette Chauviré, Janine Charrat, and Margot Fonteyn.
Marchand traveled around the world as a dancer and danced with many of the great ballet dancers of the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
Personal life
Marchand was born in Paris, the daughter of Alice (née Lioret) and Roger Marchand.