Charlotte Corday — The French Revolution Character Profile

About Charlotte Corday

A Girondin sympathizer who assassinates the radical journalist Marat in his bathtub. Her act is portrayed as a desperate attempt to halt the Reign of Terror, resulting in her own swift execution.

Character Facts

Played by

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Appears in

The French Revolution (1989)

Role

Supporting

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• Marie Antoinette (Jane Seymour)
• Vicomte de Mirabeau (Peter Ustinov)
• Louis XVI (Jean-François Balmer)
• Jacques Necker (Raymond Gérôme)
• Marat (Vittorio Mezzogiorno)
• Vadier (Michel Subor)
• Axel de Fersen (Jean-Yves Berteloot)
• Hébert (Georges Corraface)
• Princesse de Lamballe (Gabrielle Lazure)