Blond and beautiful Catherine Franck was a French model who also had some success as a singer. She appeared in a few films during the 1970s.
German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/339. Photo: Gérard Decaux.
French postcard by Publistar, no. 874. Photo: Bel Air.
Catherine Franck (sometimes Catherine Frank) started her career as a model. The beautiful blonde also was a French pop star in the mid-1960s and recorded such songs as 'C’est merveilleux' (1964), 'Plus la meme' (1964) and 'Je n’ai pas su me faire aimer' (1965).
German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/339. Photo: Gérard Decaux.
French postcard by Publistar, no. 874. Photo: Bel Air.
The French Love
Catherine Franck (sometimes Catherine Frank) started her career as a model. The beautiful blonde also was a French pop star in the mid-1960s and recorded such songs as 'C’est merveilleux' (1964), 'Plus la meme' (1964) and 'Je n’ai pas su me faire aimer' (1965).
In 1964 she made her film debut with a bit part in La ronde/Roundabout (Roger Vadim. 1964), based on the play by Arthur Schnitzler. Eight years later, a lead role followed in the erotic film The French Love (José Bénazéraf, 1972). She played a sexy and liberated air hostess opposite former Western star Rod Cameron as an American journalist.
The following year, she was one of the lead actors in the Spanish-French Horror film El secreto de la momia egipcia/Le sang des autres/Love Brides of the Blood Mummy (Alejandro Martí a.k.a. Ken Ruder, 1973) with Teresa Gimpera. In his IMDb review, Steve Nyland writes: “A deservedly obscure ultra-low budget attempt to make a vampire movie without a vampire”.
Her last appearance was in a segment of the anthology film Chi dice donna, dice donna/He Who Says Woman Says Woman (Tonino Cervi, 1976) with Stéphane Audran and Giovanna Ralli.
Catherine Franck had a long relationship with Italian singer Gianni Nazzaro. During the 1980s, they recorded duets as C. & G. Nazzaro including 'Noi Due Soli' (1985). In the mid-1990s, Nazzaro left his wife Nada for her, but in 2006 Nazzaro reunited with his wife. Catherine Franck and Gianni Nazzaro have two children together: Mattia and David.
Catherine Franck sings 'Plus la meme' (1964). Source: Soulman 5501 (YouTube).
C. & G. Nazzaro (Catherine Franck and Gianni Nazzaro) sing 'Noi Due Soli' (1985). Source: Valerio Bellocco (YouTube)
Sources: Encyclopedisque and IMDb.
This post was last updated on 10 April 2024.
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