Magali Noël

Magali Noël

Luciano Emmer, Marina Vlady, Magali Noël and Bernard Fresson (1960)
Born 27 June 1932
İzmir, Turkey
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1951–2002

Magali Noël (born Magali Noëlle Guiffray; 27 June 1932) is a French actress and singer.[1] Born in Izmir to French parents in the diplomatic service, she left Turkey for France in 1951, and her acting career began soon thereafter. She acted in multilingual cinema chiefly from 1951 to 1980, doing several films in Italian with renowned director Federico Fellini, for whom she was a favourite subject. She also acted in films directed by such well-known names as Costa Gavras, Jean Renoir, and Jules Dassin. Her career extended to television movies from roughly 1980 to 2002.

Her recording career began in France in 1956, and her most famous song was "Fais-moi mal, Johnny" ("Hurt me Johnny"), written by Boris Vian. This song was one of the first rock 'n' roll songs with French lyrics. It was forbidden on the radio for a long time due to its risqué lyrics describing – with a great sense of humour and derision – a sadomasochistic episode.

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