Magali Noël (born Magali Noëlle Guiffray; 27 June 1932 - 23 June 2015) was a French actress and singer. 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, appearing in several Italian films directed by Federico Fellini, for whom she was a favourite performer. She also acted in films directed by Costa Gavras, Jean Renoir, and Jules Dassin. Her care...
Magali Noël (born Magali Noëlle Guiffray; 27 June 1932 - 23 June 2015) was a French actress and singer.
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, appearing in several Italian films directed by Federico Fellini, for whom she was a favourite performer. She also acted in films directed by 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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
