Marie-Pierre Casey is a French

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, born on 24 January 1937 in Creusot,

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Early life and education

Marie-Pierre Casey was born on 24 January 1937 in Le Creusot. From the age of nine, she was educated at a boarding school in Charolais with her sister. It was there that she discovered her passion for

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. Her first role was Doc, the leader of the seven dwarfs in the Grimm brothers' fairy tale

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, performed for the end of year celebration organised by the nuns. She studied at the and at Cours Simon in Paris, before starting at the cabarets of the

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Career

In the early

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, Marie-Pierre Casey had a small role in the film '' Forbidden Games'' directed by

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(1952), where she appeared as a shadow. In 1960, she appeared briefly as a nurse in the film '' Certains l'aiment froide'' by Jean Bastia. In 1967, she played a cashier at the Royal Garden in ''

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'' by

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. In 1970, she appeared in three movies: '' The Things of Life'' by

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, '' Children of Mata Hari'' by

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, and ''Le Cinéma de papa'' by

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. In 1980,. she became known across France for her role in the TV advert for the

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cleaning product Pledge (named Pliz in France). In the advert, Casey, dressed as a cleaning lady, sprays the product on a large board table, puts on an apron and proceeds to slide down the table on her stomach. She says "It's better that way, because I wouldn't do that every day", which made the advert a real success amongst television viewers. The role also brought her to the attention of Jean Becker, who noticed her during an advertising awards ceremony and subsequently offered her a role.

Filmography

Films

Discography

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: ''Je suis un sex symbol'' *

: ''Sexy Varoum'' *

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

: ''God Save The Cheese''

References

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