Corinne Cléry
Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo (born 23 March 1950), better known as Corinne Cléry, is a French actress. Her breakthrough role was as the title character in Story of O (1975), based on the novel of the same name. She subsequently had significant career in Italian cinema, and also played Corinne Dufour in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979).
Also recorded as Corinne Clery · Corinne Picolo · Corinne Marie Picolo · Corinne Piccoli
Corinne Cléry

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- Name
- Corinne Cléry
- Birth Name
- Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo
- Born
- 23 March 1950
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- film acting.
- Known for
- Story of O.
- Languages
- French, Italian and English.
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Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo (born 23 March 1950), better known as Corinne Cléry, is a French actress. Her breakthrough role was as the title character in Story of O (1975), based on the novel of the same name. She subsequently had significant career in Italian cinema, and also played Corinne Dufour in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979).
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Corinne Cléry (born 1950) is an actor, actress and erotic photography model, among other activities, of French nationality. The actor was born Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo in Paris. Corinne Cléry is also known as Corinne Piccoli. Activity centred on film acting.
Among the works is Story of O. Languages used include English, French and Italian.
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• Name — Corinne Cléry • Birth Name — Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo • Born — 23 March 1950 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1967–present • Other Names — Corinne Piccoli
Life and career
Life and career
Cléry was born Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo on 23 March 1950 near Paris, and raised in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She began her acting career in the late 1960s under the name Corinne Piccoli. Her first important film was Joël Le Moigne's Les Poneyttes with Johnny Hallyday and DJ Hubert Wayaffe, whom she married at the end of the filming, aged 17. From 1974 to 1976, she was a spokesperson for René Briand brandy. Cléry first came to prominence in the movie Story of O (1975) (Histoire d'O). She also modelled for the cover of French magazine Lui in which she is holding a huge copy of the novel upon which the film is based. Cléry is also known for playing Bond girl Corinne Dufour, antagonist Hugo Drax's assistant, in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. She also starred with Bond girl Barbara Bach (who played Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me) and Richard Kiel (who played Bond villain Jaws) in the film The Humanoid (1979). Following Moonraker, she appeared in several Italian language films. She also starred in the films Covert Action, Hitch Hike with actor David Hess, Sergio Corbucci's The Con Artists with Adriano Celentano and Anthony Quinn, and the science fiction film Yor, the Hunter from the Future. Cléry became a housemate in the second season of Grande Fratello VIP, the Italian adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother. In 2023, she participated in the 17th season of the reality show L'isola dei famosi, and was eliminated after 7 weeks.
Personal life
Personal life
Cléry married radio personality Hubert Wayaffe in 1967, when she was 17-years-old. The two had a son, Alexandre. The couple later divorced. In 2004, Cléry married Italian businessman Giuseppe Ercole, who had previously been married to Serena Grandi. They remained together until Ercole's death in 2010. From 2017 to 2018, she was in a relationship with actor Angelo Costabile. She considers herself an atheist.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1967 — Les Poneyttes — Poneytte aka Corinne • 1975 — Story of O — O • 1976 — The Con Artists — Charlotte • 1976 — Il sergente Rompiglioni — Figlia del colonnello • 1976 — Sturmtruppen — La donna • 1976 — Natale in casa d'appuntamento — Senine • 1976 — Plot of Fear — Jeanne • 1977 — Three Tigers Against Three Tigers — The Nanny • 1977 — Hitch Hike — Eve Mancini • 1977 — Kleinhoff Hotel — Pascale Rota • 1978 — Covert Action — Anne Florio • 1979 — The Humanoid — Barbara Gibson • 1979 — Moonraker — Corinne Dufour • 1979 — I viaggiatori della sera — Ortensia • 1980 — Eroina (Tunnel) — Pina • 1980 — I Hate Blondes — Angelica • 1981 — Last Harem — Sara • 1983 — Yor, the Hunter from the Future — Ka-Laa • 1984 — Summer Games — Lisa Donelli • 1986 — Yuppies — Francesca • 1986 — The Devil's Honey — Carol Simpson • 1986 — Via Montenapoleone — Chiara • 1988 — The Gamble — Jacqueline • 1988 — Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo — Carla Formigoni • 1990 — Occhio alla perestrojka — Angela Bonetti • 1990 — Vacanze di Natale '90 — Alessandra • 1991 — L'avvoltoio può attendere — Alexandra • 1991 — Forever — Julia • 1991 — 28° minuto — Paola • 1992 — Non chiamarmi Omar — Luisa Tavoni • 1994 — Donna di cuori — Vania • 1995 — Le Roi de Paris — Betty Favart • 1995 — A Dio piacendo — Valeria • 2000 — Alex l'ariete — Ernestina • 2001 — Prigionieri di un incubo • 2002 — Il diario di Matilde Manzoni • 2007 — Il peso dell'aria — Anna • 2016 — Attesa e cambiamenti • 2018 — Beyond the Mist — Rosa Carlini • 2019 — W Gli Sposi — Suor Clementina • 2020 — Free - Liberi — Erica • 2021 — Ritorno al Crimino — Contessa Roccapadula • 2021 — Io e Angela — Madre Arturo
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Corinne Cléry was recorded at birth as Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo. She also worked under the names Corinne Cléry and Corinne Piccoli. The authorities additionally record the headings Corinne Clery, Corinne Picolo, Corinne Marie Picolo and Corinne Piccoli. Her recorded languages were French, Italian and English. Her recorded confession was atheism. She married Hubert Wayaffe.
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- 1.CLÉRY Corinne (Actrice Française) Bd-cine.com. www.bd-cine.com.
- 2.Jouffa, François. L'âge d'or du cinéma érotique et pornographique: 1973-1976. Ramsay. 134. 2003. 2-84114-677-4.
- 3.Corinne Clery Biographie. nanarland.com.
- 4.Nanarland. Corinne Clery - la biographie par Nanarland. www.nanarland.com.
- 5.Corinne Clery, chi è la nuova concorrente del Grande Fratello VIP? Biografia e vita privata. Tv per tutti.
- 6.Giordano, Lucio. Mi hanno considerato una peccatrice, ma non conosco il peccato perché io non credo. Dipiù. 37. 86–89. 15 September 2023.
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