Corinne Cléry

Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo She began her acting career in the late 1960s under the name Corinne Piccoli. Her first important film was Joël Le Moigne's Les Poneyttes with Johnny Hallyday and DJ Hubert Wayaffe, whom she married at the end of the filming, aged 17. From 1974 to 1976, she was a spokesperson for René Briand brandy.

Cléry first came to prominence in the movie Story of O (1975) (Histoire d'O). She also modelled for the cover of French magazine Lui in which she is holding a huge copy of the novel upon which the film is based.

Cléry is also known for playing Bond girl Corinne Dufour, antagonist Hugo Drax's assistant, in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker. She also starred with Bond girl Barbara Bach (who played Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me) and Richard Kiel (who played Bond villain Jaws) in the film The Humanoid (1979). Following Moonraker, she appeared in several Italian language films. She also starred in the films Covert Action, Hitch Hike with actor David Hess, Sergio Corbucci's The Con Artists with Adriano Celentano and Anthony Quinn, and the science fiction film Yor, the Hunter from the Future.

Cléry became a housemate in the second season of Grande Fratello VIP, the Italian adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother. In 2023, she participated in the 17th season of the reality show L'isola dei famosi, and was eliminated after 7 weeks.

Personal life Cléry married radio personality in 1967, when she was 17-years-old. The two had a son, Alexandre. The couple later divorced.

In 2004, Cléry married Italian businessman Giuseppe Ercole, who had previously been married to Serena Grandi. They remained together until Ercole's death in 2010. From 2017 to 2018, she was in a relationship with actor Angelo Costabile.

She considers herself an atheist.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1967 Les Poneyttes Poneytte aka Corinne 1975 Story of O O 1976 The Con Artists Charlotte 1976 Il sergente Rompiglioni Figlia del colonnello 1976 Sturmtruppen La donna 1976 Natale in casa d'appuntamento Senine 1976 Plot of Fear Jeanne 1977 Three Tigers Against Three Tigers The Nanny 1977 Hitch Hike Eve Mancini 1977 Kleinhoff Hotel Pascale Rota 1978 Covert Action Anne Florio 1979 The Humanoid Barbara Gibson 1979 Moonraker Corinne Dufour 1979 I viaggiatori della sera Ortensia 1980 Eroina (Tunnel) Pina 1980 I Hate Blondes Angelica 1981 Last Harem Sara 1983 Yor, the Hunter from the Future Ka-Laa 1984 Summer Games Lisa Donelli 1986 Yuppies Francesca 1986 The Devil's Honey Carol Simpson 1986 Via Montenapoleone Chiara 1988 The Gamble Jacqueline 1988 Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo Carla Formigoni 1990 Occhio alla perestrojka Angela Bonetti 1990 Vacanze di Natale '90 Alessandra 1991 L'avvoltoio può attendere Alexandra 1991 Forever Julia 1991 28° minuto Paola 1992 Non chiamarmi Omar Luisa Tavoni 1994 Donna di cuori Vania 1995 Le Roi de Paris Betty Favart 1995 A Dio piacendo Valeria 2000 Alex l'ariete Ernestina 2001 Prigionieri di un incubo 2002 Il diario di Matilde Manzoni 2007 Il peso dell'aria Anna 2016 Attesa e cambiamenti 2018 Beyond the Mist Rosa Carlini 2019 W Gli Sposi Suor Clementina 2020 Free - Liberi Erica 2021 Ritorno al Crimino Contessa Roccapadula 2021 Io e Angela Madre Arturo