Annie Belle

Early life Belle was born in Paris, France and came from a family of engineers. Acting may have seemed to be an odd career choice for her when she was young but she was quite a natural at it. Belle's acting career began to take shape when she attended the Rue Blanche acting school in Paris under master Virilo. Belle explained this in an interview for the Italian book 99 Donne in the 1990s.

Career Belle had starred in her first role before she had turned eighteen, in the 1974 Jean Rollin film Tout le Monde il en a Deux (Bacchanales Sexuelles) in which she only had a small role, but a memorable one. Rollin had loved working with Belle so he had decided to cast her in his 1975 film Lèvres de sang (Lips of Blood). Those were her only times working with the director. Not long after filming Lévres de Sang, Belle moved to Italy and for a brief time became one of the most in demand actresses in Italian exploitation cinema, having starred in three major films in 1976 alone: Forever Emmanuelle, Blue Belle, and Velluto Nero. Blue Belle was one of the key points in Belle's career, a film in which she had a co-writing credit, calling the director of the movie, Massimo Dallamano, "a great professional and a talented man". One of Belle's most controversial films was Velluto Nero. Belle remembered Forever Emmanuelle as a "not very good" film.

In the early 1980s, Belle starred in Italian films The House on the Edge of the Park, which she remembered as being very "cruel" and also very "interesting" and two Joe D'Amato films, Absurd and L'alcova.

Personal problems slowed Belle's acting career down in the 1980s. In 1989 she starred in her final film Fuga dalla morte and then she retired from acting.

Other work After returning to France, Belle went to school and received a degree in psychology and was a social worker for people diagnosed with mental illness.

Personal life and death Belle had a three-year relationship with actor Al Cliver. It lasted between 1975 and 1978, during which they acted in four films together, Belle's three films from 1976, Forever Emmanuelle, Blue Belle and Velluto Nero and her 1977 film Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre. After their split they occasionally acted together in films such as Molto di più and L'alcova.

Belle died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 67.

Filmography +Film Year Role Notes 1974 Tout le monde il en a deux Brigitte Other title: Bacchanalles Sexuelles & Fly Me the French Way 1974 Le rallye des joyeuses La jeune fille amoureuse Other title: Sex Rally 1975 Lèvres de sang Jennifer Other title: Lips of Blood (English title) 1975 Le sexe à la barre (Unknown role) 1975 Closed Up-Tight Burglar's Daughter 1976 Laure Laure Other title: Forever Emmanuelle 1976 La fine dell'innocenza Annie Other title: Blue Belle & Annie (also co-writer) 1976 Big Pot Ragazza bionda all'hotel Other title: Il colpaccio (uncredited role) 1976 Velluto nero Pina Other title: Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle 1977 Solo cuando deseo Dyanne Other title: The Night of the High Tide & Twilight of Love 1977 Un giorno alla fine di ottobre Cristina 1977 Mogliamante Clara Other title: Wifemistress 1977 Climax Ana 1979 Switch Dory 1980 Molto di più Annie 1980 La casa sperduta nel parco Lisa Other title: The House on the Edge of the Park 1980 La compagna di viaggio Jennifer Other title: The Traveling Companion 1981 Rosso sangue Emily Other title: Absurd, Antropophagus 2 & Horrible 1982 La nuit de Varennes Prostitute with green stockings Other title: That Night in Varennes 1982 Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto Kia Other title: Tiger Joe 1982 Liar's Moon Nurse Nancy 1982 Pronto... Lucia Lucia Catalano 1983 O' surdato 'nnammurato Daniela 1983 Nana Rennee de Chéselles Other title: Nana, the True Key of Pleasure 1983 Al bar dello sport Martine 1983 Zampognaro innamorato Filomena 1983 L'ammiratrice Francesca (voice dubbed by Margherita Sestito) 1985 L'alcova Velma Other title: The Alcove & Lust 1985 Uccelli d'Italia Second Slapping Actress 1986 La venexiana Spettatrice Other title: The Venetian Woman 1987 La croce dalle 7 pietre Maria Other title: Cross of the Seven Jewels 1989 Luna di sangue Brigitte Garré Other title: Escape from Death

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Allons au cinéma Herself 1 episode 1981 La nouvelle malle des Indes Angèle Miniseries (episode 3) 1982 Storia d'amore e d'amicizia Marlene Miniseries (episodes 1, 2 & 3) 1982 Quattro sotto l'ombrello TV movie 1983 Il passo falso TV movie 1984–1985 Quei trentasei gradini Ersilia Miniseries (episodes 1, 2 & 3) 1985 Quo Vadis? Myriam Miniseries (episode 1) 1987 La voglia di vincere Michelle Miniseries (episodes 1 , 2, & 3) 1988 Gli indifferenti Miniseries