Colette Marchand

About Colette Marchand

Who is it?: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: April 29, 1925
Birth Place:  Paris, France, France
Died On: June 5, 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 90)\nBois-le-Roi, France
Birth Sign: Taurus
Occupation: Dancer, actress
Spouse(s): Jacques Bazire

Colette Marchand Net Worth

Colette Marchand was born on April 29, 1925 in  Paris, France, France, is Actress, Miscellaneous Crew. Colette Marchand was born on April 29, 1925 in Paris, France. She is known for her work on Moulin Rouge (1952), Ungarische Rhapsodie (1954) and Par ordre du tsar (1954). She was married to Jacques Bazire. She died on June 5, 2015 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France.
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💰Colette Marchand Net worth: $10 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1940

During the height of her dance career she was considered one of the greatest Dancers in Europe, known as Les jambes (The Legs), along with Violetta Elvin, Zizi Jeanmaire, Yvette Chauviré, Janine Charrat, and Margot Fonteyn. Marchand traveled around the world as a Dancer and danced with many of the greatest ballet Dancers of the 1940s and 1950s.

1949

She performed as a première ballerina on Broadway in Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris (1949 & 1950). In the 1950 show, Marchand performed a ballet piece titled The Boiled Egg, for which she received rave reviews. In 1951 she had a featured role in the Broadway musical Two on the Aisle which ran for 276 performances. In the early 1950s while performing on Broadway, Marchand was featured in several magazines, including Life, and would make appearances on New York City television shows, including the Ford Star Revue, the Colgate Comedy Hour, and the Ed Sullivan Show.

1951

In 1951 she lent her voice to Isidore Isou's Venom and Eternity. In 1952, she received a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer - Female for her performance in Moulin Rouge, as well as a nomination for the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer. In 1953 she was directed by Orson Welles in The Lady in the Ice. Her other film appearances were rare: Hungarian Rhapsody, Par Ordre du Tsar and the musical short Romantic Youth (also as choreographer) (all 1954).

2015

She married Jacques Bazire, the musical Director for the Roland Petit Ballet. She died on June 5, 2015, aged 90, and was survived by her sister, Yvonne (Marchand) Le Bras.