| Rita Corday | |
| Birth Name: | Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset |
| Birth Date: | October 20, 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Death Place: | Century City, Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
| Other Names: | Paula Corday Paule Croset |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1943 - 1954 |
| Children: | 2 |
Rita Corday (born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset; October 20, 1920 - November 23, 1992) was an American actress.[1] She appeared in 30 films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was sometimes billed as Paula Corday[2] or Paule Croset.
Rita Corday was born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset[3] in Papeete, Tahiti, one of two children born to a Swiss-French father, Marc Paul Croset, traveling representative of a Swiss watch company, and an English mother, the former Lily Wigglesworth.[4] [5] [6] She received theatrical training in Switzerland, Paris and Shanghai.
In 1942, RKO Pictures signed Corday to a long-term contract.[7] [8] She made her first film appearance in January 1943, in Hitler's Children.[9] During her career in Hollywood, she appeared mostly in second features. In her later films she was billed as Paula Corday or Paule Croset.
In 1943, Corday announced her engagement to Navy Ensign Marshall Buell.[10] She married producer Harold Nebenzal in 1947[11] [12] and, in 1954, retired to raise their two children.[13] They divorced in 1961.[14]
Corday died November 21, 1992,[15] after surgery, from complications of diabetes. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Hitler's Children | Young matron | Uncredited[16] | |
| 1943 | Mia Bruger | |||
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky | Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | |||
| 1943 | Ruth - Party Guest | |||
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Model | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Georgine | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Girl in Hotel Lobby | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Marguerita Serena | |||
| 1944 | Girl Rush | Member of troupe | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | Lili D'Allio | |||
| 1945 | Pan-Americana | Pan American girl | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Mrs. Marsh | |||
| 1945 | What a Blonde | Sonya | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Joan Marshall | |||
| 1945 | West of the Pecos | Suzanne | ||
| 1946 | Peggy | |||
| 1946 | Joan Meredith | |||
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Mona Clyde | ||
| 1947 | Katie | Credited as Paule Croset | ||
| 1951 | Lady Christiane | Credited as Paula Corday | ||
| 1951 | Too Young to Kiss | Denise Dorcet | Credited as Paula Corday | |
| 1952 | You for Me | Lucille Brown | Credited as Paula Corday | |
| 1952 | Because You're Mine | Francesca Landers | Credited as Paula Corday | |
| 1952 | Elga Von Bruno | Credited as Paula Corday | ||
| 1954 | Celeste | Credited as Paula Corday | ||
| 1956 | G.E. Summer Originals | TV series, episode "Dawn at Damascus"; credited as Paula Corday[17] |