Martine Brochard (2 April 1944 – 18 October 2025) was a French actress and writer.
Early life and career
Born on 2 April 1944 in Paris, Brochard debuted in 1968 in a minor role in François Truffaut's Baisers volés. In 1970, she moved to Italy, where she became a minor star in genre films, including poliziotteschi, commedia sexy all'italiana, and giallo films. From the mid 70's, she regularly appeared in Italian TV-series and on stage.
In 1995 and 1999, she released two collections of stories for children, La gallina blu e altri racconti (Mursia, ) and Zaffiretto il vampiretto e altri racconti (Mursia, ).
Personal life and death Brochard was married to the actor Umberto Ceriani with whom she had a son, Ferdinando Ceriani (born 1973), a theatre director. She then married Franco Molè (1939–2006) who was an actor, playwright, and director.
In 2003, Brochard was diagnosed with leukaemia, but later made a recovery.
Brochard died at her residence in Morlupo, on 18 October 2025, at the age of 81.
Filmography
Baisers volés (1968) La Main noire (1968) Béru et ces dames (1968) Le Socrate (1968) Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1968) TV Le Survivant (1969) TV Eine Rose für Jane (1970) TV L'amour (1970) I giovedì della signora Giulia (1970) TV Trastevere (1971) (cut scenes) All'ultimo minuto (1971) TV Face aux Lancaster (1971) TV Armiamoci e partite! (1971) The Violent Professionals (1973) The Off-Road Girl (1973) The Nun and the Devil (1973) No, the Case Is Happily Resolved (1973) Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973) La nottata (1974) Il domestico (1974) Prigione di donne (1974) La governante (1974) Savage Three (1975) Il fidanzamento (1975) Eyeball (1975) Il solco di pesca (1975) A Woman at Her Window (1976) C'è una spia nel mio letto (1976) Quel movimento che mi piace tanto (1976) Frou-frou del tabarin (1976) Mazurka Di Fine Estate (1977) TV A Spiral of Mist (1977) Mannaja (1977) Stringimi forte papà (1977) Disonora il padre (1978) TV Bel-Ami (1979) TV Il medium (1980) L'ebreo fascista (1980) Murder Obsession (Follia omicida) (1980) Peccato originale (1981) Notturno con grida (1981) La sconosciuta (1982) TV Investigatori d'Italia (1985) TV L'attrazione (1987) My First Forty Years (1987) L'uomo che non voleva morire (1988) TV I ragazzi della 3ª C (1988) TV The Betrothed (1989) TV La stanza delle parole (1990) (1990) TV Paprika (1991) In camera mia (1992) Catherine Courage (1993) TV The Teddy Bear (1994) The Voyeur (1994) Lia, rispondi (1997) Non lasciamoci più (1999) TV La donna del delitto (2000) Vento di ponente (2002) TV Il bello delle donne (2002) TV Sfiorarsi (2006): Odette Il sangue e la rosa (2008) TV Caldo criminale (2010) TV Viso d'angelo (2011) TV Lightning Strike (2012)
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