Hélène Chanel (born Hélène Stoliaroff; 12 June 1941 in

Deauville Deauville () is a communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados department, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its port, harbour, Race track, race course, marinas, con ...

, Calvados, France) is a French actress of Russian heritage. She was active in the 1960s in a variety of European

international co-production A co-production is a joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint vent ...

s of

Sword and sandal Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum (: pepla), is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical, mythological, or biblical epics mostly set in the Greco-Roman antiquity or the Middle Ages. These films attempted to emulate the big-budget Holly ...

Eurospy Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film (when referring to Cinema of Italy, Italian-produced films in the genre), is a genre of spy films produced in Europe, especially in Italy, France, and Spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the ...

and

Spaghetti Westerns The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

. She was credited with a variety of names such as Hélène Chancel, Helen Chanel, Sheryll Morgan, Helen Stoliaroff and Hélène Stoliaroff.

Biography

A former model, Helene entered films in 1959 in the film ''

Les dragueurs ''Les Dragueurs'' is a 1959 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky. British actor Belinda Lee plays a role. It is also known as ''The Chasers'' (US title), ''The Girl Hunters'', or ''The Young Have No Morals''. Premise Two young men, Fr ...

'' opposite

Ugo Tognazzi Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...

. Her surname was to have been changed to "Chancel", but an Italian publicity agent misspelled it to "Chanel".

Partial filmography

* ''

Les Dragueurs ''Les Dragueurs'' is a 1959 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky. British actor Belinda Lee plays a role. It is also known as ''The Chasers'' (US title), ''The Girl Hunters'', or ''The Young Have No Morals''. Premise Two young men, Fr ...

'' (1959) - Une invitée à la surboum * ''Détournement de mineures'' (1959) - Christine * ''Genitori in blue-jeans'' (1960) - Nuri * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) - Rossana * ''

Le olimpiadi dei mariti ''Le olimpiadi dei mariti'' (''Husbands' Olympics'') is a 1960 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi (director), Giorgio Bianchi. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi: Ugo *Raimondo Vianello: Raimondo *Delia Scala: Delia *Sandra Mondaini: Sand ...

'' (1960) - Elke * ''Un dollaro di fifa'' (1960) - Alice Perkins * ''Tu che ne dici?'' (1960) - Stella * ''La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo'' (1961) - Dolly * ''

5 marines per 100 ragazze ''5 marines per 100 ragazze'' is a 1961 Italian '' musicarello'' comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Virna Lisi. Cast * Virna Lisi as Grazia * Mario Carotenuto as Admiral Michigan * Hélène Chanel as Elena * Little Tony as ...

'' (1961) - Elena, la maestra * '' Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World'' (1961) - Liu Tai * ''Gerarchi si muore'' (1961) - Italia * '' The Witch's Curse'' (1962) - Fania * ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962) - French Blond Tourist * '' La monaca di Monza'' (1962) - Caterina * ''Passport for a Corpse'' (1962) - Hélène * ''I tre nemici'' (1962) - Jacqueline * ''Avventura al motel'' (1963) - Madame de Sèvres * ''La donna degli altri è sempre più bella'' (1963) - Donna Rossana (segment "La luna di miele") * '' The Invincible Masked Rider'' (1963) - Carmencita * '' Slave Girls of Sheba'' (1963) - Rosalana * '' Two Mafiamen in the Far West'' (1964) - Betty Blanc * '' Desert Raiders'' (1964) - Zaira * ''

Hercules of the Desert ''Hercules of the Desert'' (/ ''Valley of the Thundering Echo''), aka ''Maciste and the Women of the Valley'', is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Kirk Morris.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, ...

'' (1964) - Farida * '' Samson and the Mighty Challenge'' (1964) * '' Conqueror of Atlantis'' (1965) - Queen Ming * '' Night of Violence'' (1965) - Carla Pratesi * ''

Operation Counterspy ''Operation Counterspy'' (, , ) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film written and directed by Nick Nostro and starring George Ardisson. It was shot in Istanbul.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . A sequel film was ...

'' (1965) - Pat * ''Ischia operazione amore'' (1966) - Beatrice Dinelli * ''Agente segreto 777 - Invito ad uccidere'' (1966) - Jeanne Cartier * ''

Pleasant Nights ''Pleasant Nights'' () is a 1966 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Armando Crispino and Luciano Lucignani and starring Vittorio Gassman and Gina Lollobrigida. Premise The film comprises three comedic tales set in the Middle Ages. Cas ...

'' (1966) - Violante (uncredited) * '' Ring Around the World'' (1966) - Mary Brightford * '' The Devil in Love'' (1966) - Clarice * '' Killer Caliber .32'' (1967) - Dolly * ''El hombre de Caracas'' (1967) * '' Cjamango'' (1967) - Pearl Hernandez * ''2 RRRingos no Texas'' (1967) - Sentenza Jane * '' Death Rides Along'' (1967) - Dolores Talbot * '' Nel sole'' (1967) - Ivana Vannucci * '' Criminal Affair'' (1968) - Georgette * '' Un posto all'inferno'' (1969) - Betsy * '' Gangster's Law'' (1969) - contessa Elena Villani * ''

Death Knocks Twice ''Death Knocks Twice'' (), ), is a 1969 Italian-West German detective film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Dean Reed, Fabio Testi and Adolfo Celi. It also starred Anita Ekberg, Helene Chanel and Femi Benussi. It was also released as ''B ...

'' (1969) - Angela * '' La ragazza del prete'' (1970) * ''Edipeon'' (1970) * ''

Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio ( , ; ; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was s ...

'' (1972) - Principessa di Civigni * ''Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo'' (1973) * '' Lips of Lurid Blue'' (1975) - Elli's Mother * ''Lo sgarbo'' (1975) * ''Stangata in famiglia'' (1976) * ''Il bocconcino (1976) - Michela * ''

Rudeness Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette expected within a relationship, social group, or culture. Social norms are established as the essential guideli ...

'' (1977) - Lady White (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanel, Helene 1941 births Living people People from Deauville Actresses from Normandy French people of Russian descent French film actresses Spaghetti Western actresses