Corinne Cléry (born 23 March 1950), also known as Corinne Piccolo, is a French actress. She is known for the films ''Moonraker'' (1979), '' The Story of O'' (1975), '' Hitch-Hike'' (1977) and '' Yor, the Hunter from the Future'' (1983).

Early life and career

Cléry was born on 23 March 1950 near

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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. 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

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Corinne Dufour, antagonist

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's assistant, in the 1979 James Bond film '' Moonraker''. She also starred with Bond girl

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(who played Anya Amasova in '' The Spy Who Loved Me'') and

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(who played Bond villain Jaws) in the film '' The Humanoid'' (1979). Following ''Moonraker'', she appeared in several

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films. She also starred in the films '' Covert Action'', ''

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'' with actor David Hess, Sergio Corbucci's '' The Con Artists'' with Adriano Celentano and

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, 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 ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Cléry's profile for ''Moonraker''
at jamesbondmm.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Clery, Corinne 1950 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French people of Italian descent French television actresses People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye