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Martine Brochard

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

Martine Brochard
Martine Brochard in Radiocorriere magazine, 1970
Born (1944-04-02) 2 April 1944 (age 80)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actress
Writer
Years active1968 – present

Life and career edit

 
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 appeared 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 edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b 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.

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