Martine Brochard

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Martine Brochard
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Martine Brochard in Radiocorriere magazine, 1970
Born (1944-04-02) 2 April 1944 (age 79)
Occupation(s)Actress
Writer
Years active1968 – present

Martine Brochard (born 2 April 1944) [1] is a French actress and writer.

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Life and career

Brochard and John Richardson in a scene from Eyeball (1975) John Richardson & Martine Brochard - Eyeball (1975).png
Brochard and John Richardson in a scene from Eyeball (1975)

Born in Paris, Brochard debuted in 1968 in a minor role in François Truffaut's Baisers volés . In 1970, she moved to Italy, where she became a minor star in genre films, including poliziotteschi, commedia sexy all'italiana and giallo films. [2] From the mid 70's, she regularly appears in Italian TV-series and on stage. [2]

In 1995 and 1999, she released two collection of stories for children, La gallina blu e altri racconti (Mursia, ISBN   88-425-1927-8) and Zaffiretto il vampiretto e altri racconti (Mursia, ISBN   88-425-2496-4). [3]

In 2003, Brochard was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease from which she was able to recover. [4]

Filmography

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References

  1. Ercolani, Eugenio (2019). Darkening the Italian Screen: Interviews with Genre and Exploitation Directors Who Debuted in the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. p. 292. ISBN   978-1-4766-3538-5.
  2. 1 2 Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. "Brochard, Martine". Le straniere del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore, 2005.
  3. Giovanna Grassi (5 January 1996). "e le attrici ora scrivono fiabe". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. "Brochard: io guarivo, lui moriva". Gioia . 6 May 2009.