Statuesque, seductive French leading lady who underwent several early career changes before settling on the acting profession. Corinne Calvet first ventured into the field of criminal law (at the Sorbonne), then gained qualification as an interior decorator with an appreciation of fine arts and antiques. After studying at the L'ecole du cinema in ...
June 23, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Paris, France
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Robert Wirt (m. 1968–1971)
Children
Robin Stone
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
1
While working on the Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy (1960), filmed in Miami Beach, Gloria DeHaven came on the set. Corinne complained and was dropped from the film, which cut all scenes that included or referred to Corrine Calvet.
2
She says in her memoirs that when she met Clark Gable, they were at a dinner during which he talked about hunting parties and animal killings. She was so disgusted that she left.
3
According to her in her biography: "Has Corinne Been a Goood Girl?", she had a short relationship with Rory Calhoun, that ended when she discovered Calhoun had a boyfriend. Calhoun eventually fired at her with a gun.
4
Corinne Calvet says in her biography, that when she met Orson Welles, he wanted to date her because she had a big resemblance with Rita Hayworth, who left Welles some months earlier. When she said to Welles that she was not Hayworth, he dismissed her.
5
According to her in her biography, when she met Clark Gable at a dinner, he spoke with her mainly of hunting and killing animals. She was so disgusted, that she left the dinner table.
6
Her father invented Pyrex, a glassware that allows food to be cooked directly in the oven.
7
Has a son, Robin, by former husband, actor/writer Jeffrey Stone.
8
In most of her American films she played the roles of French characters.
9
Wrote a 1983 memoir, called "Has Corinne Been a Good Girl?" in which she said Hollywood studios put her in roles that never tapped her acting ability.
10
Discovered by Paramount Pictures, which brought her to the U.S.
11
Appeared in French radio and stage productions after WWII.
12
In 1967 her longtime boyfriend, Donald Scott, sued her to recover assets that he had placed under her name to hide them from his wife in a divorce battle.
13
In 1952 she filed a lawsuit accusing Zsa Zsa Gabor of slandering her in telling several people, including a newspaper columnist, that Calvet was not really French.
14
Studied criminal law at the Sorbonne before becoming an actress.
15
Has 1 son.
16
Left the entertainment industry in the 1970s for a career as a therapist.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Side Roads
1988
as Corrine Calvet
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
Pizelle Puree
Hart to Hart
1980
TV Series
Pauline Simone
She's Dressed to Kill
1979
TV Movie
Colette (as Corine Calvet)
Starsky and Hutch
1979
TV Series
Madame Bouvet
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
TV Mini-Series
Madame Brouchard
Too Hot to Handle
1977
Madame Ruanda
Police Story
1974
TV Series
Annabelle
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
TV Movie
Mrs. Wickes
Pound
1970
Batman
1968
TV Series
Emerald
Apache Uprising
1965
Janice MacKenzie
Burke's Law
1963-1965
TV Series
Ariella Martel / Felice De Marco / Francesca Bel Ami
The DuPont Show of the Week
1964
TV Series
Maria Pringle
General Hospital
1963
TV Series
Yvonne Rousseau (1987)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Contessa
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960
Odette
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1959
TV Series
Le Muneut
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959
Kathy Martin
Studio One in Hollywood
1958
TV Series
Fraulein Vogel
Climax!
1957
TV Series
Anna
Operazione notte
1957
The Red Skelton Hour
1956
TV Series
Beautiful Spy
Sins of Casanova
1955
Luisa di Charpillon
Le ragazze di San Frediano
1955
Bice
So This Is Paris
1954
Suzanne Sorel
One Step to Eternity
1954
Véra Volpone
The Far Country
1954
Renee Vallon
The Ford Television Theatre
1954
TV Series
Claudette St. Clair
Flight to Tangier
1953
Nicki
Powder River
1953
Frenchie Dumont
Lux Video Theatre
1952-1953
TV Series
Ti Babette / Mouche
All Star Revue
1952
TV Series
Guest Actress
What Price Glory
1952
Charmaine
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1952
TV Series
Sketch Actress
Sailor Beware
1952
Corinne Calvet
Thunder in the East
1951
Lizette Damon
Peking Express
1951
Danielle Grenier
On the Riviera
1951
Colette
Quebec
1951
Mme. Stephanie Durossac aka La Fleur
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
Yvonne Yvonne
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
Yvonne Le Tete
Rope of Sand
1949
Suzanne Renaud
Super Cue Men
1949
Short
Admiring Fan
Le château de la dernière chance
1947
Mme Tritonel
Nous ne sommes pas mariés
1946
Le modèle
Pétrus
1946
Liliane
La part de l'ombre
1945
uncredited
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
What Price Glory
1952
performer: "Oui, Oui, Marie", "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards
1989
TV Special
Herself
That Regis Philbin Show
1965
TV Series
Herself
The 20th Annual Golden Globes Awards
1963
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
Stump the Stars
1959
TV Series
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1957
TV Series
Herself - Singer
The Steve Allen Show
1957
TV Series
Herself
Screen Snapshots 1856: The Mocambo Party
1957
Short
Herself
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
TV Series
Herself - Actress / Singer
The Juke Box Jury
1956
TV Series
Herself
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1953
TV Series
Herself - Actress / Herself
Your Show of Shows
1952
TV Series
Herself - Guest Performer
I've Got a Secret
1952
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Name's the Same
1952
TV Series
Contestant
Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special
1950
Short
Herself
Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel
1950
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
General Hospital (1963) as Yvonne Rousseau (1987)
The Far Country (1954) as Renee Vallon
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Yvonne Le Tete
$800,000
