Trivia

Once wed to actor Sydney Chaplin and much later became the longtime partner of actor/singer Serge Reggiani. Together for almost 20 years, they married in 2003, a year before his death.

Cast as Jeannette, a photographer's assistant, in the musical "No Strings," Richard Rodgers actually had the part largely rewritten once he had seen Noelle. She had never sung before so he had her take singing lessons.

A former ballerina, she has been dancing since age 8.

In 1962, Noelle was appearing in "No Strings" at the same time her then-husband was appearing just down the street in "Subways Are for Sleeping.".

She left her hometown La Rochelle at the age of 16, moving to Paris where she became an acrobatic dancer for the Sagan ballet.

Adam made her film debut in 1957 alongside Louis de Funès in 'Comme un un chevée sur la soupe'.

Born into a working class family, she had two brothers and a sister.