Corinne Calvet

Born: 1925-04-30

Corinne Calvet (April 30, 1925 – June 23, 2001), born Corinne Dibos, was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. Calvet made her debut in French radio, stage plays and cinema in the 1940s before being brought to Hollywood in the 1940s by producer Hal B. Wallis. He cast her in Rope of Sand (1949) opposite Burt Lancaster and Paul Henreid. In the 1950s, Calvet appeared in a string of films, usually playing French characters, opposite such leading men as Danny Kaye (On the Riviera), Joseph Cotten (Peking Express), Dan Dailey (When Willie Comes Marching Home), James Cagney (What Price Glory?), James Stewart (The Far Country), Alan Ladd (Thunder in the East), Tony Curtis (So This Is Paris) and twice with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (My Friend Irma Goes West and Sailor Beware). She made a rare television appearance on the Colgate Comedy Hour with Donald O'Connor on February 3, 1952, televised nationwide by NBC. Upset with her treatment in Hollywood, in 1960 Calvet "decided to return to France to make her headquarters." She continued to act in Italian and French productions as well as making appearances on American television series (Hart to Hart and General Hospital), with occasional roles in films. Her last film was The Sword and the Sorcerer in 1982. In her memoir, entitled Has Corinne Been a Good Girl? (1983), she stated that the roles she played for Hollywood studios never challenged her acting ability. In 1958, referring to being cast as a French temptress, she told an interviewer, "If I had come to Hollywood as a dramatic actress, I never would have been Corinne Calvet, and you never would have been sitting here talking to me." Description above from the Wikipedia article Corinne Calvet licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Sword and the Sorcerer

as uncredited
Released: 1982-04-01

A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to...

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The Far Country

as Renee Vallon
Released: 1954-02-12

In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a...

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Peking Express

as Danielle Grenier
Released: 1951-08-01

A group of refugees fleeing Chinese Communist rule via train are beset by a gang of terrifying...

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Apache Uprising

as Janice MacKenzie
Released: 1965-12-29

Various stage coach passengers and outlaws travelling through Indian country are forced to join...

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Sailor Beware

as Corinne Calvet
Released: 1952-02-08

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to...

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Powder River

as Frenchie Dumont
Released: 1953-06-17

Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino...

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When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Yvonne Le Tete
Released: 1950-02-17

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only...

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Rope of Sand

as Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud
Released: 1949-08-03

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking...

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Sins of Casanova

as Luisa di Chatillon
Released: 1954-12-22

1760 Spain provides the setting for Giacomo Casanova's romantic escapades, every woman he...

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Pétrus

as Liliane
Released: 1946-10-02

Petrus, a Montmartre photographer, is accidentally wounded by Migo, a dancer at the Frou Frou...

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So This Is Paris

as Suzanne Sorel
Released: 1954-12-15

Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds.

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Quebec

as Mme. Stephanie Durossac aka Le Fleur
Released: 1951-03-15

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

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On the Riviera

as Colette
Released: 1951-04-20

In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye...

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My Friend Irma Goes West

as Yvonne Yvonne
Released: 1950-06-25

Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a...

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The Phantom of Hollywood

as Mrs. Wickes
Released: 1974-02-12

The internationally famous Worldwide Studios has hit hard times and is forced to sell its...

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What Price Glory

as Charmaine
Released: 1952-08-22

Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at...

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The Girls of San Frediano

as Bice
Released: 1955-03-11

Andrea, a young and charming florentine mechanic in the 1950s, romances five beautiful women...

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Thunder in the East

as Lizette Damon
Released: 1952-12-04

During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded...

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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

as Contessa
Released: 1962-07-25

Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor...

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Last Chance Castle

as Mme Tritonel
Released: 1947-07-16

Rather than commit suicide, it is better to stay at the clinic of Professor Patureau-Duparc....

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Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

as Pizelle Puree
Released: 1980-10-01

An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome,...

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Too Hot to Handle

as Madame Ruanda
Released: 1977-02-18

Gorgeous blonde assassin Samantha Fox accepts a contract to liquidate a quintet of gangsters in...

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She's Dressed to Kill

as Colette
Released: 1979-12-10

A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts...

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Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

as Odette
Released: 1960-04-02

A murderer enriches his finances by marrying and then killing off a series of wealthy women.

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Plunderers of Painted Flats

as Kathy Martin
Released: 1959-01-23

To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders...

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Operazione notte

as uncredited
Released: 1957-01-18

An unemployed young man has a relationship with the mistress of a rich industrialist. In order...

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Flight to Tangier

as Nicki
Released: 1953-11-20

At the Tangier airport, a group of people await the arrival of a mysterious plane from behind...

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One Step to Eternity

as Véra Volpone
Released: 1954-12-17

Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper invites four women to a...

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Starsky & Hutch

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-10

Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...

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Batman

as Emerald
First aired: 1966-01-12

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...

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Burke's Law

as Francesca Bel Ami
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Felice De Marco
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Ariella Martel
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Hart to Hart

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-22

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...

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Studio One

as Fraulein Vogel
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as La Moneca
First aired: 1957-07-01

Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama which aired on radio from 1949...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Mouche
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Ti Babette
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Your Show of Shows

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-02-25

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...

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The French Atlantic Affair

as Althea Broussard
First aired: 1979-11-15

When the SS Festivale sets sail from New York to France, its 3,000 passengers include Pulitzer...

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Climax!

as Anna
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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