Born in Saint-Leu La-ForĂȘt, Marcelle Derrien studied drama at the
Conservatoire and with
René Simon. After
appearing on the stage, she illuminated seven films with her fresh
presence, only two being of some consequence,
René Clair's
Man About Town (1947),
where she plays a country girl who unwillingly goes to the head of both
a filmmaker
(
Maurice Chevalier) and his
adopted son (
François Périer) and
Pierre Billon's version of
Colette's
Chéri (1950) in which she is Edmée, Chéri's
more or less imposed fiancée. Seven movies in five years and that was
all. Marcelle Derrien had only been a shooting star.
Dieu a choisi Paris(1969)
The King's Musketeers(1951)as Constance Bonacieux
Chéri(1950)as Edmée
L'inconnue n° 13(1949)as Le docteur Simone Laffont
Sombre dimanche(1948)as Maria
Cinéma cinémas(1982)as Self
To Each His Own Cinema(2007)as (segment: Ăpilogue)