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.
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. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
Les Rois de la comédie
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2023
La tournée triomphale des idoles
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/12/2022
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Annie Cordy, une vie d’artiste
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/09/2020
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/2020
Illiterate
Character:Adélaide Perez
Release Date:18/09/2018
A New Girl in Paris!
Character:Rose
Release Date:04/07/2018
The Damsels
Character:Laurenne
Release Date:01/06/2018
The Dunce
Character:Christiane
Release Date:05/10/2016
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2015
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
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Release Date:13/12/2014
Les Souvenirs
Character:La grand-mère de Romain
Release Date:23/08/2014
The Last Diamond
Character:Inès de Boissière
Release Date:30/04/2014
I'm Going Home To Mum
Character:Alice
Release Date:21/01/2012
Annie Cordy : 50 ans de succès @ Olympia 1998
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2010
Wild Grass
Character:la dame de l'immeuble de Marguerite
Release Date:20/05/2009
Age Tendre - La tournée des Idoles - Saison 3
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2008
Crime Is Our Business
Character:Babette Boutiti
Release Date:02/10/2008
Disco
Character:Mme Graindorge
Release Date:02/04/2008
A City Is Beautiful at Night
Character:La mamie HLM
Release Date:08/11/2006
Demented
Character:Rose
Release Date:07/10/2006
Madame Edouard
Character:Ginette
Release Date:02/06/2004
Le passage du bac
Character:Émilie
Release Date:05/06/2002
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Character:
Release Date:26/02/2000
Sans cérémonie
Character:Solange Serpette
Release Date:29/10/1997
Une mère comme on n'en fait plus
Character:Simone
Release Date:21/05/1997
Le diable en sabots
Character:Marie Fer
Release Date:03/05/1997
Vroum-vroum
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1995
Revenge of a Blonde
Character:Jany
Release Date:26/01/1994
Un été après l'autre
Character:'Mère Fine'
Release Date:19/12/1990
Le Braconnier de Dieu
Character:Jofrette
Release Date:05/01/1983
L'Avare
Character:Frosine
Release Date:01/11/1978
Le Bel Indifférent
Character:La femme
Release Date:14/01/1978
Drôles de zèbres
Character:Real Baroness de la Tronchembiais
Release Date:22/03/1977
High Street
Character:Mimi
Release Date:06/04/1976
Souvenir of Gibraltar
Character:Tina, mother
Release Date:24/04/1975
Isabelle and Lust
Character:La mère d'Isabelle
Release Date:16/04/1975
Night Police Station
Character:Pupa
Release Date:01/08/1974
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Character:Ginette Lalatte
Release Date:06/02/1974
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
Character:Psychoanalyst
Release Date:31/10/1973
Le Mataf
Character:Nina
Release Date:14/06/1973
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
Character:L'agent immobilier
Release Date:22/02/1973
Gates of Fire
Character:Andrée
Release Date:15/03/1972
The Pebbles of Etratat
Character:Brigitte
Release Date:10/03/1972
The Cat
Character:Nelly, boss of the Floride hotel
Release Date:24/04/1971
The Breach
Character:Mme Pinelli
Release Date:26/08/1970
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Character:Maryse
Release Date:08/04/1970
Rider on the Rain
Character:Juliette
Release Date:21/01/1970
Le bourgeois gentil mec
Character:Mrs. Marthe
Release Date:21/05/1969
The Men in the Family
Character:Maryse
Release Date:08/05/1968
L'or du duc
Character:Concierge
Release Date:23/09/1965
Ces dames s'en mêlent
Character:Lily
Release Date:06/01/1965
Tête folle
Character:Annie
Release Date:30/03/1960
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
Character:Martine, gymnastics teacher
Release Date:10/02/1959
Tabarin
Character:Mimi
Release Date:21/05/1958
Viktor und Viktoria
Character:Titine
Release Date:16/04/1957
The Singer from Mexico
Character:Cri-Cri
Release Date:24/01/1957
Hello Smile!
Character:Annie Cordy
Release Date:29/02/1956
April Fools' Day
Character:Charlotte Dupuy
Release Date:28/07/1954
Boom on Paris
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Character:Mrs. Langlois
Release Date:10/02/1954
Television Appearances
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character:Self (archive footage)
Samedi Sébastien
Character:Self - Guest (archive footage)
Chefs
Character:Léonie
Moi, Belgique
Character:Narratrice
Chanter la vie
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Stars 90
Character:Self
Orages d'été, avis de tempête
Character:Céline
Téléthon
Character:Self
Collaricocoshow
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Matin Bonheur
Character:Self
La Chance aux chansons
Character:Self
Madame S.O.S.
Character:Mitsi
L'Académie des 9
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Fan School
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self - Host
Numéro un
Character:Self (archive footage)
Système 2
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Midi trente
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Cadet Rousselle
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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