Annie Cordy

Baroness Annie Cordy
Annie Cordy in 2001.
Born	Léonie Cooreman (1928-06-16)16 June 1928 Laeken,Belgium
Died	4 September 2020(2020-09-04)(aged 92) Vallauris,France
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, singer, dancer
Years active	1948–2020

Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman(16 June 1928 – 4 September 2020), also known by herstage nameAnnie Cordy,was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances atBruno Coquatrix' famousParis 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 inLaeken,Belgium, where in 2004,King Albert II of Belgiumbestowed upon her the title ofBaronessin recognition for her life's achievements.

Early life

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 andmusic theory,while pursuing her studies, and participated in charity galas. Between the dance numbers, she sang the hits of the day. Artistic director ofLe Lidoencouraged her to leaveBrussels,her hometown, and Annie Cordy arrived in Paris on 1 May 1950, to be hired as a lead dancer.

1952–1960

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 ", alongsideGeorges GuétaryandBourvil.This lasted until 1955.

Then she made her film debut in 1953 when she appeared as herself inBoum sur Paris,next toJacques PillsandArmand Bernard.That same year, she had her first hit record with "Bonbons, caramels, esquimaux, chocolats" or "Léon".

In 1954 she starred inApril Fools' Dayas Charlotte Dupuy, alongside her friendBourvil,Louis de Funès,Denise Grey,andMaurice Biraud.The film was a big success with almost three million ticket sales.She also played Madame Langlois inSacha Guitry'sRoyal Affairs in Versailles,withMichel Auclair,Jean-Pierre Aumont,Jean-Louis Barrault,Bourvil,Gino Cervi,Claudette Colbert,Nicole Courcel,Daniel Gélin,Jean Marais,Gi sắc le Pascal,Édith Piaf,Gérard Philipe,Micheline Presle,Tino Rossi,Orson Welles,andNicole 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 byClaude Sautet,withHenri Salvador,Louis de Funès,Darry CowlandJean Carmetand an Italian comedy,Beautiful but Dangerous,in which she just made a short appearance.

In 1956 she starred as Cri-Cri inLe Chanteur de Mexico,directed byRichard Pottier,withLuis Mariano,Bourvil,andFernando Rey.The film was again a big success, with almost 5,000,000 tickets sold, and it was #5 at the box office for 1956and #247 of all time in France.
At the same time she had a hit on the song charts with the French version ofThe Ballad of Davy Crockett,which stayed at number 1 for 5 weeks inFrancein August 1956.

In 1957 she played Titine in aWest German remakeofVictor and Victoria,directed byKarl Anton.That same year, she starred in her secondmusical,"Tête de linotte" withJean Richardwhich lasted until 1960.

In 1958 she had othermusicalhits, such as "Hello le soleil brille" from the movieThe Bridge on the River Kwaior "Docteur miracle". She returned toTabarin,where she played Mimi under the direction ofRichard Pottierfor the second time. This was the leading role, and she starred alongsideMichel Piccoli,Sylvia Lopez,Mischa Auer,Germaine Damar,Jean Lefebvre,andIsabelle Corey.

In 1959 she had several musical successes, including her version of "Petite Fleur","Salade de fruits"or" Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées "from the movie with the same name. She starred in this movie, withPierre Mondy,Nadine de Rothschild,Jean Carmet,Jean Richard,andFranco Interlenghi.

In 1960 she played inRobert Vernay's "Tête folle, alongsideJean Richard.

1961–1970

Annie Cordy in 1961

From 1961 to 1964 Cordy starred in her third musical, oppositeLuis Mariano,named "Visa pour l'amour" featuring the hit "Visa pour l'amour".

In 1964 she sang the hit song "Six Roses".

From 1965 to 1967, she had the leading female part in "Ouah! Ouah!", another musical withBourvil.Thismusicalfeatured the hit "Le p'tit coup de chance".
At the same time, back in cinema, she played Lily inCes dames s'en mêlent,directed byRaoul André,withEddie ConstantineandNino Ferrer.She also made a cameo in "L'or du duc" directed byJacques Baratier,withClaude Rich,Danielle Darrieux,Elsa Martinelli,Pierre Brasseur,Jean Richard,andCharles Trenet.

In 1967, she played Maryse in "Ces messieurs de la famille", directed byRaoul André,withFrancis Blanche,Michel Serrault,Darry Cowl,Jean Poiret,Jean Yanne,Michel Galabru,andEddie Constantine.

In 1968 she starred in "Pic et Pioche", a musical with her friendDarry Cowl.

In 1969 she played Mme Marthe in "Le bourgeois gentil mec". It was the third time that she was directed byRaoul André,and the movie also stars;Jean Lefebvre,Darry Cowl,Francis Blanche,andBella Darvi.

The 1970 year was very successful for Cordy, she worked for the fourth time withRaoul Andréin the movie "Ces messieurs de la gâchette", a sequel of "Ces messieurs de la famille". She signed on for her role as Maryse, and the movie also featured,Francis Blanche,Jean Poiret,Michel Serrault,Darry Cowl,Micheline Dax,andPatrice Laffont.
She also played forRené Clément,the role of Juliette inRider on the Rain,alongsideMarlène Jobert,Charles Bronson,Jill Ireland,andGabriele Tinti.The movie was a big success, it was the #3 movie at the box-office in 1970, in France.
Also that year, she was also directed byClaude Chabrolas Mme. Pinelli inThe Breach.She starred alongsideStéphane Audran,Jean-Pierre Cassel,Michel BouquetandJean Carmet.
On top of all of her success in cinema, she also had a musical hit in the same anum, "Le Chouchou de mon Coeur"

1971–1980

In 1971, she played Nelly inLe Chatdirected byPierre Granier-Deferre.The film starred alsoJean GabinandSimone Signoret.The film was very well received with more than one million tickets sold.She also started, this same year a new musical, "Indien vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras", where she starred withPierre Doris.

In 1972, she starred in the titular role of the French version ofHello, Dolly!.She also played Brigitte in "Les galets d'Étretat". The movie is directed bySergio Gobbiand starredVirna Lisi.Then, she played Andrée in "Les portes de feu", alongsideEmmanuelle RivaandJacques Balutin.

In 1973, she played Nina inTre per una grande rapina,withMichel ConstantinandAdolfo Celi.She also played in "La dernière bourrée à Paris", in which she worked for the fifth time with the directorRaoul Andréand starred alongsideFrancis Blanche,Roger Coggio,Micheline Dax,Michel Galabru,Marion Game,andTony Kendall.She played in "Elle court, elle court la banlieue" directed byGérard Pirèsand starringMarthe Keller,Jacques Higelin,Robert Castel,Ginette Leclerc,Claude Piéplu,Alice Sapritch,Victor Lanoux,Daniel Prévost,Coluche,Diane Kurys,andMiou-Miou.The film was a success with more than a million and a half tickets sold.

In 1974, she releasedLa bonne du curé.This song became a classic and is one of her greatest successes with more than two million worldwide.At the same time, she continued to make movies like "Les gaspards", directed byPierre Tcherniaand starringMichel Serrault,Philippe Noiret,Michel Galabru,Charles Denner,Gérard Depardieu,Chantal Goya,Roger Carel,Daniel Ivernel,Jean Carmet,andGérard Hernandez.She also played Pupa in the Italian movieCommissariato di notturna,directed byGuido Leoniand starringRosanna Schiaffino,Gastone Moschin,George Ardisson,Emma Danieli,Giacomo Furia,Gisela Hahn,Leopoldo Trieste,Maurice Ronet,Luciano Salce,Carlo Giuffré,Aldo Bufi Landi,Jean Lefebvre,Michele Gammino,Roger Coggio,Nerina Montagnani,Lorenzo Piani,Luciano Rossi,Bruno Scipioni,andAlfredo Varelli.

In 1975, she starred in the leading role ofSouvenir of Gibraltar,directed byHenri Xhonneux,also starringEddie Constantine.In addition she played Isabelle's mother in "Isabelle devant le désir", starringJean Rochefort,Anicée Alvina,andMathieu Carrière.This same year, she also had several musical hits: "Ya kasiti", "Jane la tarzane", and one of her most famous hits, "Frida Oum Papa".

In 1976, she returned to a musicals in a production named "Nini la chance". In this undertaking she had the lead part and in what turned out to be a huge success. This musical produced a hit for Cordy with song with the musical's title for its name,Nini la Chance.Outside of Nini, Cordy, had other hits this same year with "La Bébête", "Dis pourquoi tu me bats Léon", and "Ca ira mieux demain", which became a cult favourite. She starred inHigh Street,a movie directed byAndré Ernottein which she had the leading part. In this film she played alongsideMort ShumanandElliot Tiber.

In 1977, she played the Baronne Jacinthe de la Tronchembiais, in the first and only movie directed byGuy Lux,Drôles de zèbres.The movie also starredSim,Alice Sapritch,Patrick Préjean,Raymond Bussières,Katia Tchenko,Léon Zitrone,Petula Clark,Coluche,andClaude François.The director and writerMichel Audiardsaid about Cordy that he was sorry she had to sing crappy songs, because she did an impressive duet withBourvil,he thought her a wonderful blues singer and a great actress and she deserved to sing a way better song.

In 1978, she released another musical hit which became a classic, "Qui qu'en veut". This same year, she made her first television movie. First, she played in "Le bel indifférent" fromJean Cocteau's play, starring alongsideAlain Delon.Then, she played ina television adaptation ofMolière'sThe Miser.In this staging she played Frosine, alongsideHenri VirlojeuxandPaul Préboist.

In 1980, she had several musical successes, including; "Senorita Raspa", "La Coupe à Ratcha", "L'Artiste", and "Ma plus jolie chanson", but, her most successful title was "Tata Yoyo" which became another of her songs to develop a cult following.

1981–1990

In 1981, she played Mme Hortense in the TV Movie written byDidier Decoin,"Les fiançailles de feu", alongsidePierre MaletandPaul Le Person.She also played the leading role in the TV Movie "Madame Sans-Gêne", an adaptation ofVictorien Sardou's play, in which she appeared withRaoul Billerey.This same year she made her stage drama debut with the same play, "Madame Sans-Gêne".

In 1982, she's apoeared in the final musical in which she had the leading part, "Envoyez la musique". This same year on Television, she had her own TV Series, "Madame S.O.S.", it lasted one season. She played alongsideJean-Pierre DarrasandJeanne Herviale.The series's soundtrack, "Si j'étais le soleil", was sung by Cordy. She had also another musical success with "Nini Pompon".

In 1983, after six years of absence from the cinema, she returned with "Le braconnier de Dieu", directed byJean-Pierre Darras,in which she played the leading female part. The movie also starredPierre Mondy,Jean Lefebvre,Michel Galabru,Daniel Ceccaldi,Catherine Allégret,Rosy Varte,Odette Laure,Marthe Mercadier,Paul Préboist,andRoger Pierre.Meanwhile, Cordy experienced yet another musical success with the song "Le rock à Médor".

In 1985, she had another musical hit which became a cult favorite,Cho Ka Ka O.

In 1986, she appeared principally in Theater, with three plays in one year. First asMadame de Sévigné,in the play of the same name, in which she played the center role. Then, she played in "La Mienne s'appelait Régine" at theThéâtre de l'Œuvre.And finally, she played in "Merci Apolline", an original play.

In 1987, she resumed her role in the classic play "Madame Sans-Gene", that she had already played in 1981, on stage and in a TV Movie.

In 1989, she appeared in one episode of the French television Series, "Le bonheur d'en face", in which she played Irène Lecoin, in an episode directed by Teff Erhat. She also starred in the play "Mademoiselle Plume", in the leading role.

In 1990, she returned to cinema after a seven year break with the movie "Impasse de la vignette".In this film she played alongside;Paul Crauchet,Jean-Paul Comart,andJean-Yves Berteloot.Her performance was praised by the critics and she won the Best Actress Award at the "Festivals de Digne". This same year, she had the leading role in the television Series "Orages d'été", in which she appeared during nine episodes, next toGérard Klein,Claire Nebout,Jacques Dufilho,Pierre Vaneck,andPatachou.She also appeared on stage with the play "Sacrée Gladys", in which she had the leading role, next toJacques Balutin.

1991–2000

While Cordy continued to give concerts and musical compilations were released with her past albums, she was more present on television as an actress.

After a two-year break, she was back in 1993, when she appeared in the TV Series "Inspecteur Médeuze", next toFrancis Perrin,Christophe Bourseiller,Jacques Seiler,andMouss Diouf.

1994, was a big year for her. First, she starred in the movieLa Vengeance d'une blonde,directed byJeannot Szwarc,and withChristian Clavier,Marie-Anne Chazel,Clémentine Célarié,Thierry Lhermitte,Marc de Jonge,Philippe Khorsand,Angelo Infanti,andUrbain Cancelier.It was a big success with more than two million tickets sales at the box office. It was the fourth most successful French film of the year 1994 in France, behindAn indian in the city,Léon: The Professional,andLa Cité de la peur.She played Bertoune, the central character, in the TV Movie "La fille du roi", which also starsRaoul Billerey.This same year, she appeared in two plays. First, "Six heures au plus tard" with Xavier Percy and then "La Célestine" with Gérard Chambre. In both plays, she played the lead character.

In 1995, she played in her first Short film, "Vroum-vroum", written byEduardo Manet,in which she starred next toMichael Lonsdale,Claire Nebout,andJean-Paul Comart.She played in one episode of the TV Series "Baldi", next to her friendCharles Aznavour.She also had the leading role in the TV Movie "Fanny se fait un sang d'encre". She also sang for the French soundtrack ofPocahontas,named "Ecoute ton coeur".

In 1996, she played in a Short called "Moi j'aime Albert", alongsideAndré Pousse.She also played Hélène in an episode of "Le refuge", starringMaxime Lerouxand direct by Alain Schwartzstein.

In 1997, she played in three TV Movies. First, "Le diable en sabots" from a novel byClaude Seignolle,in which she played Marie Fer, alongsidePatrick Préjean.Then, she played the leading role in "Une mère comme on n'en fait plus", withNathalie BoutefeuandCécile Vassort.Finally, she played Solange Serpette in "Sans cérémonie", directed byMichel Lang,written byClaude d'Anna,and also starringCharles AznavourandCaroline Vasicek.

In 1998, to mark her 50-year career, she gave a concert at theOlympia.Her friendsGeorges Moustaki,Guy Béart,Nicoletta,Benjamin Castaldi,Sim,Claude Piéplu,Michel Leeb, Laurent Gerra, Didier Gustin, and many others were present at the event.

In 1999, she played in the Short "Un Noël de chien", written and directed byNadine Monfils,and also starringJean-Claude Dreyfus.

In 2000, she appeared in a second episode of the TV Series "Baldi", in which she'd already played in 1995, still next to her friendCharles Aznavour.She was also back on stage with a play written byWilliam Shakespeare:"Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor" (The Merry Wives of Windsor). She acted in this play withPatrick Préjean.She has also participated in the series of concerts organized byLes Enfoirés,where shared the song "Une belle histoire" withAlain SouchonandFrancis Cabrel.

2001–2020

Annie Cordy in 2009

In 2001, she starred in the TV Movie "La tortue", withPascale Arbillot.

In 2002, she starred in two TV Movies. First, "Les rebelles de Moissac", withFrançoise BertinandMaurice Chevit,and then, "Passage du bac", withCharles Aznavour,Alexis Tomassian,Bernard Blancan,andUrbain Cancelier.

In 2003, Annie played Lucette, the central character in an episode of "Fabien Cosma", withLouis-Karim NébatiandGérard Hernandez.

In 2004, she played in the Short film "Zartmo". She was also back in the motion picture "Madame Édouard", after ten years of having not appeared in any film. "Madame Édouard" also starredMichel Blanc,Didier Bourdon,Dominique Lavanant,Josiane Balasko,Rufus,Andréa Ferréol,andBouli Lanners.For her role in "Les Femmes de Cristal", she received the Woman Crystal Award in the category "Cinema and Theatre".

In 2005, she appeared in an episode of "Le tuteur", withTony D'Amario.

In 2006, Cordy played Rose, the leading female character in the movie "Le Dernier des fous".The movie is based on the novel" The Last of The Crazy People "written byTimothy Findley.She was in the movie withDominique Reymond.She also starred in "C'est beau une ville la nuit", directed byRichard Bohringer,and also featuring;Romane Bohringer,Robinson Stévenin,Luc Thuillier,Jacques Spiesser,Farid Chopel,Daniel Duval,Annie Girardot,Sonia Rolland,Christian Morin,andPaul Personne.She's also appeared on stage in "Lily & Lily", a play in which she had the leading part, withChristian MorinandFirmine Richard.She was also the narrator for the documentary, "Moi, Belgique" onRTBF,in which she related the history of her country,Belgium.

In 2008, she played Mme Graindorge inDisco,Fabien Onteniente's movie starringEmmanuelle Béart,Gérard Depardieu,Samuel Le Bihan,Isabelle Nanty,Chloé Lambert,Marie-Christine Adam,Pauline Delpech,Xavier Beauvois,andDanièle Lebrun.The film was a big success with more than two million ticket sold in France. It was the third most successful French movie in France in 2008, just behindWelcome to the SticksandAsterix at the Olympic Games.This same year, she played inLe crime est notre affaire,directed byPascal Thomasand based on the novel4.50 from Paddington,written byAgatha Christie.The movie also starredCatherine Frot,André Dussollier,Claude Rich,Chiara Mastroianni,Melvil Poupaud,Christian Vadim,Hippolyte Girardot,andYves Afonso.This was also a success with more than a million tickets sold in France.Also in 2008, the channelRTBForganised a special night for Annie, named "Quelque chose en nous d'Annie Cordy", in which a number of artists appeared to pay a tribute to her.

In 2009, she played inWild Grass,a movie directed byAlain Resnaisand starringSabine Azéma,André Dussollier,Anne Consigny,Emmanuelle Devos,Mathieu Amalric,Michel Vuillermoz,Edouard Baer,Sara Forestier,Nicolas Duvauchelle,Paul Crauchet,andJean-Michel Ribes.This same year, she started a new play, "Laissez-moi sortir", in which she was alone on the stage, playing the part of a great star who is locked out on her balcony and so talks and reminisces about her entire career. After the huge success of the play in 2009 she started a tour in the whole ofFrancein 2010.

In 2011, she played in the low-budget movie "Crimes en sourdine" withAnnick Alane,Ginette Garcin,andPatrick Préjean.The same year she was back in a studio with an original album: "Ca me plaît pourvu que ça vous plaise..." in which she sang songs written for her by artists such asCharles AznavourorAlice Dona.

In 2012, she had the leading role in the TV Movie "Je retourne chez ma mère", starring alsoRufusandKatia Tchenko.She also appeared in an episode ofScènes de ménage.

In 2013, she appeared in an episode of the TV Series "Y'a pas d'âge", broadcast onFrance 2,alongsideJérôme Commandeur,Marthe Villalonga,Claude Brasseur,Carmen Maura,andArielle Dombasle.

In 2014, she played inLe Dernier Diamant,alongsideYvan Attal,Bérénice Bejo,Jean-François Stévenin,andJacques Spiesser.She also appeared in an episode of "H-Man", a TV Series broadcast onArte,alongsideArthur H.She also released a Christmas album for December with 30 jazz musicians named "Annie Cordy chante Noël".

In 2015, she was given the leading role inLes souvenirs,directed byJean-Paul Rouve,and also starringChantal LaubyandMichel Blanc.The movie was a great success with over a million tickets sold.
She also played inFrance 2's TV Series "Chefs",with a recurrent character, next toHugo Becker,Anne Charrier,Clovis Cornillac,Juliette,Nicolas Gob,Robin Renucci,andZinedine Soualem.She was involved in the album "Joyeux anniversaire M'sieur Dutronc" which paid tribute toJacques Dutronc.This year, she also walked up the stairs to the2015 Cannes Film Festival.She was also invited to theFestival du film francophone d'Angoulêmefor a tribute to Belgian Cinema whereImpasse de la vignetteandHigh Streetwere presented.

In 2016, she walked up the stairs to the2016 Cannes Film Festivalto see the movieThe Unknown Girlbefore the movieLe Cancrewas presented with the cast.

In July 2018, for her 90th birthday, she was the guest of honour of theOmmegang of Brussels.A couple of days after this event on August 8, the park next to the train station inLaeken,city where she was born was named for her.

Death

On 4 September 2020, Cordy suffered cardiac arrest at her home inVallauris,France,where she lived with her niece. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead. She was 92 years old.

In popular culture

Albert Uderzogave Annie Cordy a cameo as the wife of the Belgian chieftain in theAsterixcomic book storyAsterix in Belgium.

Honours

• 2005: Baroness of Belgium.
• 24 October 2013: Commander of theOrder of the Crown.
• 2022: Léopold II Tunnel in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean renamed "Annie Cordy Tunnel"

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1953	Boum sur Paris	Herself	Maurice de Canonge
1954	April Fools' Day	Charlotte Dupuy	Gilles Grangier
	Royal Affairs in Versailles	Madame Langlois	Sacha Guitry
1955	Hello Smile!	Herself	Claude Sautet
	Beautiful But Dangerous		Robert Z. Leonard
	Café Continental	Mistress of ceremonies	Henry Caldwell	TV series (1 episode)
1956	The Singer from Mexico	Cri-Cri	Richard Pottier
1957	Victor and Victoria	Titine	Karl Anton
1958	Tabarin	Mimi	Richard Pottier
1959	Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women	Martine	Maurice Régamey
1960	Tête folle	Annie	Robert Vernay
1963	Je connais une blonde	Singer with cow	Georges Folgoas	TV movie
1965	L'or du duc	The caretaker	Jacques Baratier
	Ces dames s'en mêlent	Lily	Raoul André
1968	Ces messieurs de la famille	Maryse	Raoul André
1969	Le bourgeois gentil mec	Mme Marthe	Raoul André
1970	The Breach	Mme. Pinelli	Claude Chabrol
	Rider on the Rain	Juliette	René Clément
	Ces messieurs de la gâchette	Maryse	Raoul André
1971	Le Chat	Nelly	Pierre Granier-Deferre
1972	Les portes de feu	Andrée	Claude Bernard-Aubert
	Les galets d'Étretat	Brigitte	Sergio Gobbi
1973	Le mataf	Nina	Serge Leroy
	La dernière bourrée à Paris	The psychanalist	Raoul André
	Elle court, elle court la banlieue	The real estate agent	Gérard Pirès
1974	The Holes	Ginette Lalatte	Pierre Tchernia
	Commissariato di notturna	Pupa	Guido Leoni
1975	Souvenir of Gibraltar	Tina	Henri Xhonneux
	Isabelle devant le désir	Isabelle's mother	Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1976	High Street	Mimi	André Ernotte	International Emmy Award for Best Actress
1977	Drôles de zèbres	Baronne Jacinthe de la Tronchembiais	Guy Lux
1978	The Miser	Frosine	Jean Pignol	TV movie
	Le bel indifférent		Marion Sarraut	TV movie
1981	Les fiançailles de feu	Mme Hortense	Pierre Bureau	TV movie
	Madame Sans-Gêne	Madame Sans-Gêne	Abder Isker	TV movie
1982	Madame S.O.S.	Madame S.O.S.	André Dhénaut	TV series (6 episodes)
1983	Le braconnier de Dieu	Jofrette	Jean-Pierre Darras
1989	Le bonheur d'en face	Irène Lecoin	Teff Erhat	TV series (1 episode)
1990	Impasse de la vignette	Mother Fine	Anne-Marie Étienne	Festivals de Digne- Best Actress
	Orages d'été	Céline	Jean Sagols	TV series
1993	Inspecteur Médeuze	Lucie	Philippe Triboit	TV series (1 episode)
1994	La Vengeance d'une blonde	Jany	Jeannot Szwarc
	La fille du roi	Bertoune	Philippe Triboit	TV movie
1995	Vroum-vroum		Frédéric Sojcher	Short
	Fanny se fait un sang d'encre	Fanny Faber	Alain de Halleux	TV movie
	Baldi	Colette	Michel Lang	TV series (1 episode)
1996	Moi j'aime Albert		Frédéric Chaudier	Short
	Le refuge	Hélène	Alain Schwartzstein	TV series (1 episode)
1997	Sans cérémonie	Solange Serpette	Michel Lang	TV movie
	Le diable en sabots	Marie Fer	Nicole Berckmans	TV movie
	Une mère comme on n'en fait plus	Simone Lapierre	Jacques Renard	TV movie
1999	Un Noël de chien		Nadine Monfils	Short
2000	Baldi	Colette	Michel Lang	TV series (1 episode)
2001	La tortue	Anne Gautier	Dominique Baron	TV movie
2002	Passage du bac	Émilie	Olivier Langlois	TV movie
	Les rebelles de Moissac	Charlotte	Jean-Jacques Kahn	TV movie
2003	Fabien Cosma	Lucette	Jean-Pierre Vergne	TV series (1 episode)
2004	Madame Édouard	Ginette	Nadine Monfils
	Zartmo	The woman	Marc Dalmans	Short
2005	Le tuteur	Antoinette Loiseau	Pierre Grimblat	TV series (1 episode)
2006	A City Is Beautiful at Night	The HLM Grandma	Richard Bohringer
2007	The Last of the Crazy People	Rose	Laurent Achard
2008	Disco	Mme Graindorge	Fabien Onteniente
	Crime Is Our Business	Babette Boutiti	Pascal Thomas
2009	Wild Grass	Marguerite's neighbor	Alain Resnais
2011	Crimes en sourdine	Mme Garcia	Joël Chalude & Stéphane Onfroy
2012	Je retourne chez ma mère	Alice	Williams Crépin	TV movie
	Scènes de ménage	Maion's grandmother	Francis Duquet	TV series (1 episode)
2013	Y'a pas d'âge	Yvonne P.	Stéphane Marelli	TV series (1 episode)
2014	The Last Diamond	Inès de Boissière	Éric Barbier
	H-Man	Girl Telekinesis	Joseph Cahill	TV series (1 episode)
2015	Memories	Madelaine Esnard	Jean-Paul Rouve	Nominated -Magritte Award for Best Actress
	Chefs	Léonie	Arnaud Malherbe	TV series (6 episodes)
2016	Le Cancre	Christiane	Paul Vecchiali
2018	Tamara Vol. 2	Rose	Alexandre Castagnetti
	Les Jouvencelles	Laurenne	Delphine Corrard	Short Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival - Best Actress
	Illetré	Adélaide Perez	Jean-Pierre Améris	TV movie

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role
1993	Once Upon a Forest	Bosworth
1995	Pocahontas	Grandmother Willow
2003	Brother Bear	Nanaka

Box-office

Movies starring Annie Cordy with more than a million entries in France.

	Films	Director	Year	France (entries)
1	Royal Affairs in Versailles	Sacha Guitry	1954	6,987,167
2	The Singer from Mexico	Richard Pottier	1956	4,781,633
3	Rider on the Rain	René Clément	1970	4,763,822
4	Beautiful but Dangerous	Robert Z. Leonard	1956	4,074,941
5	April Fools' Day	Gilles Grangier	1954	2,888,000
6	Disco	Fabien Onteniente	2008	2,435,015
7	La Vengeance d'une blonde	Jeannot Szwarc	1994	2,039,370
8	Boum sur Paris	Maurice de Canonge	1953	1,663,858
9	Ces messieurs de la famille	Raoul André	1968	1,626,941
10	Elle court, elle court la banlieue	Gérard Pirès	1973	1,549,617
11	Hello Smile!	Claude Sautet	1956	1,256,883
12	Crime Is Our Business	Pascal Thomas	2008	1,219,181
13	Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women	Maurice Régamey	1959	1,078,295
14	Les Souvenirs	Jean-Paul Rouve	2015	1,069,244
15	Le Chat	Pierre Granier-Deferre	1971	1,035,709
16	Ces dames s'en mêlent	Raoul André	1965	1,021,325

Stage

Theater

Year	Title	Author	Director	Notes
1958	Madame Sans-Gêne	Victorien SardouandÉmile Moreau	with Jean-Marc Thibault
1986	Madame de Sévigné
	La Mienne s'appelait Régine	Pierre Rey	Armand Delcampe	Théâtre de l'Œuvre
	Merci Apolline	Geneviève Martin	Michel Wyn	with Guy Tréjan
1987	Madame Sans-Gêne	Victorien SardouandÉmile Moreau
1989	Mademoiselle Plume		Jean-Luc Moreau	with Charlotte Kady
1990	Sacrée Gladys			withJacques Balutin
1994	Six heures au plus tard	Marc Perrier	Martine Willequet	with Xavier Percy
	La Célestine			with Gérard Chambre
2000	The Merry Wives of Windsor	William Shakespeare		withPatrick Préjean
2006	Lily & Lily	Pierre BarilletandJean-Pierre Gredy	Gérard Moulevrier	with Jacques Ciron,Christian MorinandFirmine Richard
2009-2010	Laissez-moi sortir	Jean-Marie Chevret	Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé	Théâtre Daunou

Musicals

Year	Title	Playwright	Notes
1952-1954	La Route fleurie	Raymond Vincy	Song:Moi, J'aime les Hommes/Da ga da Tsoin Tsoin La belle de l'Ohio
1957-1960	Tête de linotte	Raymond Vincy	Song:Tête de linotte/Un p'tit coup de folie Je suis subitiste/A pied dans la pampa/Rosita Le rythme des tropiques/La samba d'Ali Baba Ah! les brésiliennes/Jojo la fleur bleue C'est "estraordinaire"/Le petit cabri
1961-1964	Visa pour l'amour	Raymond Vincy	withLuis Mariano
1965-1967	Ouah! Ouah!	Michel André	withBourvil
1968	Pic et Pioche	Raymond Vincy,Jacques MareuilandDarry Cowl	withDarry Cowl
1970	Indien vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras		withPierre Doris
1972	Hello, Dolly!	Jacques Mareuil	AtThéâtre Mogador International Emmy Award for Best European Performer
1976	Nini la chance	Jacques Mareuil
1982	Envoyez la musique	Jacques MareuilandGérard Gustin	withPatrick PréjeanandGérard Chambre

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
1948	Aye ma mamy, aye ma mama
	Il jouait de la contrebasse
	Il aurait bien voulu
	La guitare à chiquita
	Papa, mama, samba
	Cuanto le gusta
	Les pompiers du mexique
	Une fille du rodéo
	C'est magic
1950	Marie Madeleine
	Les trois p'tites pommes
	Bon papa Noë
	A Compostelle
	Le bal des voyous
1952	Les Trois Bandits de Napoli
	Quand c'est aux autos de passer
	La bourrée d'Auvergne montagnarde
1953	Bonbons, caramels, esquimaux, chocolats
	Je n'peux pas
	La petite Marie
	La biaiseuse
	La petite sonnette
	La fille du Cov-bois
	Et bailler et dormir
	Y'en a, y'en a pas
	Léon
	Fleur du Tyrol
	Pour les jolis yeux de Suzie
1954	Viens à Nogent
	Un gars comme ça
	Le cirque Gorgonzola
	Les douaniers du clair de Lune
	C'est toi que je préfère
	Paris chéri
	La bagarre
1955	Fleur de Papillon
	La femme du Pêcheur
	Oh! Bessie
	Quand le bâtiment va
	Miss Pommarole
	Le petit pélican
	Les grenadiers du roi
	Du Soleil
	Tout au bout de la semaine
	Bill, te fais pas de bile
	Pinson Sérénade
	A pied, à cheval
	Mon p'tit pote
	Café de chez nous
	La clarinette
	La petite Martiniquaise
	J'ai le palpitant
	Non, non merci	FromHello Smile!
1956	La Ballade de Davy Crockett	#1 in France
	Tantina de Burgos
	Freddy
	Oranges, tabac, café
	Le dimanche matin	FromThe Singer from Mexico
	Ca m'fait quelqu'chose	FromThe Singer from Mexico
1957	Hop digui di
	Oh! la, la
	La petite rouquine du vieux Brooklyn
	Coquelicots polka
	Tout ce que veut Lola
	La Vie de famille
	Viens à la gare
	Je t'aime
1958	Docteur miracle
	Frenchie
	La frotteuse de parquet
	Danse
	Ton cheveu
	Comme en 1925
	Patricia
	J'avais rêvé d'un ange
	Toréro
	Attends, je viens
	Loterie nationale
	Hula Hoop
	Mon homme à moi
	Au zoo de Vincennes
	Hello le soleil brille	FromThe Bridge on the River Kwai #1 in France
	Paris paname	FromTabarin
1959	La marche des gosses	#1 in France
	Petite Fleur
	Salade de fruits
	Bim-bom-bey
	La fête à Loulou
	Le tango ruminant
	Histoire de pétrole
	Le millionnaire
	Tango militaire
	Pantaléon
	Oh! quelle nuit
	Personnalités
	Ivanhoé
	Rock-a-longa tango
	Le ballon bleu
	Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées	FromCigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
	Tête folle	From Tête folle
1960	À Bahia
	Les papous
	Dis-le, dis-le moi
	Accidente
	Le vieux pianola
	Ole, tango
	Allez, Hop
	Paname
	Rosalie
1964	Six Roses
1965	Le p'tit coup de chance	withBourvil
1968	Petite Fleur
1970	Le chouchou de mon coeur	40 000 singles sold / #19 in France
1972	Hello, Dolly
1974	La bonne du curé	3 000 000 singles sold / #1 in France / Platinum
1975	Frida Oum Papa	303 000 singles sold / #4 in France
	À la rentrée	80 000 singles sold / #20 in France
	Ya Kasiti
1976	La Bébête	181 000 singles sold / #11 in France
	Ça ira mieux demain	95 000 singles sold / #16 in France
	Nini la Chance	75 000 singles sold / #20 in France
	Dis, pourquoi tu me bats Léon?
1977	L'huluberlu	80 000 singles sold / #19 in France
1978	Qui qu'en veut	109 000 singles sold / #18 in France
	La Madam'	90 000 singles sold / #19 in France
1979	Le Kazou	153 000 singles sold / #12 in France
1981	Tata Yoyo	800 000
	Papa banjo,Maman violon
1982	Si j'étais le Soleil	Credits ofMadame S.O.S.
	Nini Pompon
1985	Cho Ka Ka O	2 500 000

External links

• Annie CordyatIMDb
• Annie CordyatAllMovie