{{Short description|French actress and social worker (1956–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Annie Belle | image = Anniebelle.jpeg | caption = Annie Belle in Jean Rollin's ''[[Lèvres de sang]]'' (1975) | birth_name = Annie Sylvie Brilland<ref name="matchid">{{cite web| title=BRILLAND Annie Sylvie| url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/gNTI_PEqZP4_| website=deces.matchid.io| access-date=28 September 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1956|12|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]<ref name="matchid" /> | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|27|1956|12|10|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Lannemezan]], France<ref name="matchid" /> | other_names = Annie-Belle<br>Annie Bell<br>Annie Briand | occupation = Actress<br>Social worker | years_active = 1974–1989 | partner = [[Al Cliver]] (1975–1978) | spouse = }}

'''Annie Sylvie Brilland''' (10 December 1956 – 27 January 2024)<ref name="matchid" /> was a French actress and social worker. Her acting career began in 1974. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s she had varied roles in both [[Cinema of France|French]] and [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] cinema, working with such directors as [[Jean Rollin]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shockingimages.com/rollin/filmography.htm| title=Jean Rollin Filmography| publisher=shockingimages.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615130253/http://www.shockingimages.com/rollin/filmography.htm| archive-date=15 June 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ruggero Deodato]], and [[Joe D'Amato]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acterw/euro/159202/bio/&ei=NSK1TL_EJ4-SjAem1p23Aw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDoQ7gEwCTgK&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dannie%2Bbrilland%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26prmd%3Dio| title=Annie Belle Biography| publisher=kino-teatr.ru| date=| accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref>

==Early life== Belle was born in Paris, France and came from a family of engineers. Acting may have seemed to be an odd career choice for her when she was young but she was quite a natural at it. Belle's acting career began to take shape when she attended the Rue Blanche acting school in Paris under master Virilo. Belle explained this in an interview for the Italian book ''99 Donne'' in the 1990s.

==Career== Belle had starred in her first role before she had turned eighteen, in the 1974 [[Jean Rollin]] film ''Tout le Monde il en a Deux'' (''Bacchanales Sexuelles'')<ref>Peter West (22 February 2003){{cite web| url=http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/211-bacchanales-sexuelles.html| title=Horror Talk: Bacchanales Sexuelles| publisher=horrortalk.com| date=| accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref> in which she only had a small role, but a memorable one. Rollin had loved working with Belle so he had decided to cast her in his 1975 film ''[[Lèvres de sang]]'' (''Lips of Blood'').<ref>Nara Moore (2003){{cite web| url=http://www.shockingimages.com/rollin/lipsofblood.htm| title=Lévres de Sang at Shocking Images| publisher=shockingimages.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615130321/http://www.shockingimages.com/rollin/lipsofblood.htm| archive-date=15 June 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> Those were her only times working with the director. Not long after filming ''Lévres de Sang'', Belle moved to Italy and for a brief time became one of the most in demand actresses in Italian [[Exploitation film|exploitation cinema]], having starred in three major films in 1976 alone: ''[[Laure (film)|Forever Emmanuelle]]'',<ref>Casey Scott{{cite web| url=http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/i-m/laure76.htm| title=Forever Emmanuelle Review| publisher=dvddrive-in.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101012150729/http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/i-m/laure76.htm| archivedate= 12 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> ''[[Blue Belle]]'', and ''[[Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk|Velluto Nero]]''. ''Blue Belle'' was one of the key points in Belle's career, a film in which she had a co-writing credit, calling the director of the movie, [[Massimo Dallamano]], "a great professional and a talented man". One of Belle's most controversial films was ''Velluto Nero''. Belle remembered ''Forever Emmanuelle'' as a "not very good" film.

In the early 1980s, Belle starred in Italian films ''[[The House on the Edge of the Park]]'',<ref>Brain Eater{{cite web| url=http://www.sick-films.com/reviews/edge-park| title=The House on the Edge of the Park Review| publisher=sick-films.com| date=| accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>Brian Lindsey (15 June 2003){{cite web| url=http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/house_edge_park.htm| title=The House on the Edge of the Park DVD Review| publisher=eccentric-cinema.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101122080836/http://eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/house_edge_park.htm| archivedate= 22 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> which she remembered as being very "cruel" and also very "interesting"{{Citation needed|reason=Where is this quote from?|date=January 2026}} and two Joe D'Amato films, ''[[Absurd (film)|Absurd]]''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pages.cthome.net/puppylove/anthro2.html| title=Absurd Review| publisher=pages.cthome.net| date=| accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.horrorexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52| title=Horror Express: Absurd Review and Forum| publisher=horrorexpress.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712220524/http://www.horrorexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52| archive-date=12 July 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[L'alcova]]''.

Personal problems slowed Belle's acting career down in the 1980s. In 1989 she starred in her final film ''Fuga dalla morte'' and then she retired from acting.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/jarman/16/annie.htm| title=Annie Belle Films| publisher=fortunecity.com| accessdate=13 October 2010| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001035533/http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/jarman/16/annie.htm| archivedate=1 October 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Other work=== After returning to France, Belle went to school and received a degree in psychology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://editions.campusfrance.org/filieres/en/psychologie_en.pdf |title=Psychology Degree in France |publisher=campusfrance.org |date=13 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119205249/http://editions.campusfrance.org/filieres/en/psychologie_en.pdf |archivedate=19 January 2010 }}</ref> and was a social worker for people diagnosed with mental illness.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://docs.china-europa-forum.net/social_work_education_in_france.pdf| title=Social Work in France| publisher=docs.china-europa-forum.net| date=| accessdate=13 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723041649/http://docs.china-europa-forum.net/social_work_education_in_france.pdf| archive-date=23 July 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life and death== Belle had a three-year relationship with actor [[Al Cliver]]. It lasted between 1975 and 1978, during which they acted in four films together, Belle's three films from 1976, ''Forever Emmanuelle'', ''Blue Belle'' and ''Velluto Nero'' and her 1977 film ''Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre''. After their split they occasionally acted together in films such as ''Molto di più'' and ''L'alcova''.

Belle died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.maniaco-deprebis.com/index.php?post/2024/01/Disparition-d-une-Belle:-Annie-Belle-s-en-est-allée| title=Disparition d'une Belle: Annie Belle s'en est allée| publisher=Maniaco Deprebis}}</ref><ref name="matchid" />

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Film ! Year ! {{abbr|Title|Original title}} ! Role ! Notes |- | 1974 | ''Tout le monde il en a deux'' | Brigitte | Other title: ''Bacchanalles Sexuelles'' & ''Fly Me the French Way'' |- | 1974 | ''Le rallye des joyeuses'' | La jeune fille amoureuse | Other title: ''Sex Rally'' |- | 1975 | ''[[Lèvres de sang]]'' | Jennifer | Other title: ''Lips of Blood'' (English title) |- | 1975 | ''Le sexe à la barre'' | (Unknown role) | |- | 1975 | ''Closed Up-Tight'' | Burglar's Daughter | |- | 1976 | ''[[Laure (film)|Laure]]'' | Laure | Other title: ''Forever Emmanuelle'' |- | 1976 | ''[[Blue Belle|La fine dell'innocenza]]'' | Annie | Other title: ''Blue Belle'' & ''Annie'' (also co-writer) |- | 1976 | ''[[Big Pot (film)|Big Pot]]'' | Ragazza bionda all'hotel | Other title: ''Il colpaccio'' (uncredited role) |- | 1976 | ''[[Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk|Velluto nero]]'' | Pina | Other title: ''Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle'' |- | 1977 | ''[[Twilight of Love|Solo cuando deseo]]'' | Dyanne | Other title: ''The Night of the High Tide'' & ''Twilight of Love'' |- | 1977 | ''Un giorno alla fine di ottobre'' | Cristina | |- | 1977 | ''[[Wifemistress|Mogliamante]]'' | Clara | Other title: ''Wifemistress'' |- | 1977 | ''Climax'' | Ana | |- | 1979 | ''Switch'' | Dory | |- | 1980 | ''Molto di più'' | Annie | |- | 1980 | ''[[House on the Edge of the Park|La casa sperduta nel parco]]'' | Lisa | Other title: ''The House on the Edge of the Park'' |- | 1980 | ''La compagna di viaggio'' | Jennifer | Other title: ''The Traveling Companion'' |- | 1981 | ''[[Absurd (film)|Rosso sangue]]'' | Emily | Other title: ''Absurd'', ''Antropophagus 2'' & ''Horrible'' |- | 1982 | ''[[That Night in Varennes|La nuit de Varennes]]'' | Prostitute with green stockings | Other title: ''That Night in Varennes'' |- | 1982 | ''[[Tiger Joe (film)|Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto]]'' | Kia | Other title: ''Tiger Joe'' |- | 1982 | ''[[Liar's Moon]]'' | Nurse Nancy | |- | 1982 | ''Pronto... Lucia'' | Lucia Catalano | |- | 1983 | ''O' surdato 'nnammurato'' | Daniela | |- | 1983 | ''[[Nana, the True Key of Pleasure|Nana]]'' | Rennee de Chéselles | Other title: ''Nana, the True Key of Pleasure'' |- | 1983 | ''[[Al bar dello sport]]'' | Martine | |- | 1983 | ''Zampognaro innamorato'' | Filomena | |- | 1983 | ''L'ammiratrice'' | Francesca | (voice dubbed by Margherita Sestito) |- | 1985 | ''[[The Alcove|L'alcova]]'' | Velma | Other title: ''The Alcove'' & ''Lust'' |- | 1985 | ''Uccelli d'Italia'' | Second Slapping Actress | |- | 1986 | ''[[The Venetian Woman|La venexiana]]'' | Spettatrice | Other title: ''The Venetian Woman'' |- | 1987 | ''[[Cross of the Seven Jewels|La croce dalle 7 pietre]]'' | Maria | Other title: ''Cross of the Seven Jewels'' |- | 1989 | ''Luna di sangue'' | Brigitte Garré | Other title: ''Escape from Death'' |}

{| class="wikitable" |+Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1978 | ''Allons au cinéma'' | Herself | 1 episode |- | 1981 | ''La nouvelle malle des Indes'' | Angèle | Miniseries (episode 3) |- | 1982 | ''Storia d'amore e d'amicizia'' | Marlene | Miniseries (episodes 1, 2 & 3) |- | 1982 | ''Quattro sotto l'ombrello'' | {{small|(Unknown role)}} | TV movie |- | 1983 | ''Il passo falso'' | {{small|(Unknown role)}} | TV movie |- | 1984–1985 | ''Quei trentasei gradini'' | Ersilia | Miniseries (episodes 1, 2 & 3) |- | 1985 | ''[[Quo Vadis? (miniseries)|Quo Vadis?]]'' | Myriam | Miniseries (episode 1) |- | 1987 | ''La voglia di vincere'' | Michelle | Miniseries (episodes 1 {{small|(uncredited)}}, 2, & 3) |- | 1988 | ''[[Gli indifferenti#Film versions|Gli indifferenti]]'' | {{small|(Unknown role)}} | Miniseries |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0068792}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622020242/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800078538 Annie Belle] at [[Yahoo! Movies]] * [https://archive.today/20130102151720/http://www.flixter.com/actor/annie-belle Annie Belle] at [[Flixster]] * [http://www.film.com/celebrities/annie-brilland/21131858 Annie Belle] at [[Film.com]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080626075943/http://www.movietome.com/people/517109/annie-belle/index.html Annie Belle] at [[MovieTome]] * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|annie_belle}}

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