Born in İzmir 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 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 censored from the radio due to its risqué lyrics.
She died on 23 June 2015, four days before her 84th birthday.
Magali noel hommage l actrice et chanteuse 27 06 1932 23 06 2015
Discography
1956 : Fais-moi mal Johnny de Boris Vian
1964 : Magali Noël chante Boris Vian
1988 : Magali Noël chante Boris Vian (CD Jacques Canetti/Musidisc)
1989 : Regard sur Vian, with Stéphanie Noël, live in Beausobre
2002 : Magali Noël (CD Story Mercury)
Filmography
Actress
2002
The Truth About Charlie as
Mysterious Woman in Black
2002
La source des Sarrazins (TV Movie) as
Rose
2000
Regina Coeli as
Regina
2000
Fidelity as
La mère de clélia
1999
L'histoire du samedi (TV Series) as
Rainette Leblanc
- La nuit des hulottes (1999) - Rainette Leblanc
1998
Le dernier fils (TV Movie) as
Elisabeth Haas
1997
Les héritiers (TV Movie) as
Zizi
1992
Les coeurs brûlés (TV Series) as
Julia
- Episode #1.8 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.7 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.6 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.5 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.4 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Julia
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Julia
1991
Crimes et jardins (TV Movie) as
Suzanne
1989
Pentimento as
Maddeleine
1989
Lundi noir (TV Movie) as
Marina
1989
La nuit de l'éclusier as
Hélène Belloz
1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) as
Minerva Halliday
- On the Orient, North (1988) - Minerva Halliday
1982
Cinéma 16 (TV Series) as
Angèle / Mado / La tante Marguerite
- L'amour tango (1986) - Angèle
- Sortie interdite (1984) - Mado
- L'enfant et les magiciens (1982) - La tante Marguerite
1986
Exit-exil as
Solange
1985
Diesel as
Mickey
1985
Les bottes rouges (TV Movie) as
Évelyne
1985
Vertiges as
Constance
1983
The Death of Mario Ricci as
Solange
1982
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? as
Sarah, la mère de David
1982
The Confessions of Felix Krull (TV Mini Series) as