Colette Marchand: Colette Marchand. Actress: Moulin Rouge. Colette Marchand was a French prima ballerina with a relatively brief acting career. For her performance in "Moulin Rouge" (1952), Marchand was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1925, Marchand was born in Paris, Her parents were Roger Marchand and his wife Alice Lioret. Marchand started her career at the Paris Opera Ballet. By 1949, she was performing as a prima ballerina in...
Known For: Moulin Rouge (Marie Charlet), Ungarische Rhapsodie (Caroline von Say-Wittgenstein), Par ordre du tsar (Princess Caroline), Romantic Youth (Shop GirlDancer(as Collette Marchand))