Colette Marchand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Colette Marchand

French dancer and actress

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2015

Profession: ballet dancer, stage actor, choreographer, film actor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in Moulin Rouge, directed by John Huston. 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.