Cléry was born
Corinne Marie-Madeleine Geneviève Pierrette Picolo She began her acting career in the late 1960s under the name Corinne Piccoli. Her first important film was Joël Le Moigne's
Les Poneyttes with
Johnny Hallyday and
DJ Hubert Wayaffe, whom she married at the end of the filming, aged 17. From 1974 to 1976, she was a spokesperson for René Briand brandy. Cléry first came to prominence in the movie
Story of O (1975) (''Histoire d'O
). She also modelled for the cover of French magazine Lui'' in which she is holding a huge copy of the
novel upon which the film is based. Cléry is also known for playing
Bond girl Corinne Dufour, antagonist
Hugo Drax's assistant, in the 1979
James Bond film
Moonraker. She also starred with Bond girl
Barbara Bach (who played Anya Amasova in
The Spy Who Loved Me) and
Richard Kiel (who played
Bond villain Jaws) in the film
The Humanoid (1979). Following
Moonraker, she appeared in several
Italian language films. She also starred in the films
Covert Action,
Hitch Hike with actor
David Hess,
Sergio Corbucci's
The Con Artists with
Adriano Celentano and
Anthony Quinn, and the science fiction film
Yor, the Hunter from the Future. Cléry became a housemate in the
second season of
Grande Fratello VIP, the Italian adaptation of
Celebrity Big Brother. In 2023, she participated in the 17th season of the reality show ''
L'isola dei famosi'', and was eliminated after 7 weeks. == Personal life ==