Irène Corday (1919–1996) was a French

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, who played a mixture of

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s.Burch & Sellier p.139 She starred in the title role of

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'' (1939).

Selected filmography

* ''

Prison sans barreaux ''Prison sans barreaux'' is a 1938 French film directed by Léonide Moguy. It was set in a reformatory for young girls. It won the Bienelle at the Venice Film Festival and was remade by Alex Korda. Cast * Annie Ducaux *Roger Duchesne *Ginette L ...

'' (1938) * '' Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * '' White Wings'' (1943) * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * ''

My Wife, My Cow and Me ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (French: ''Ma femme, ma vache et moi'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Erminio Macario, Irène Corday and Annette Poivre.Rège p.320 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1919 births 1996 deaths People from Haute-Savoie Actresses from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French film actresses {{France-film-bio-stub