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Madame Claude (Fernande Grudet) was born on 6 July, 1923 in Angers, France, is a French madam. Discover Madame Claude's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
| Popular As |
Fernande Grudet |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
92 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
6 July, 1923 |
| Birthday |
6 July |
| Birthplace |
Angers, France |
| Date of death |
15 December, 2015 |
| Died Place |
Nice, France |
| Nationality |
France
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Madame Claude Height, Weight & Measurements
At 92 years old, Madame Claude height not available right now. We will update Madame Claude's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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| Parents |
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Madame Claude Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Madame Claude worth at the age of 92 years old? Madame Claude’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from France. We have estimated Madame Claude's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
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Timeline
Fernande Grudet (6 July 1923 – 15 December 2015), also known as Madame Claude, was a French brothel keeper.
Born on 6 July 1923 in Angers, France, there are conflicting accounts of Grudet's origins, ranging from an aristocratic father in politics and an education by nuns to a father who ran a small cafe and early work selling food from a pushcart.
Another unverified tale about her past includes work as an agent of the French Resistance during the German Occupation of France during World War II and imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.
After the war, she worked as a prostitute but claimed she "was never pretty enough" and was better suited to management.
In the 1960s, she was the head of a French network of call girls who worked especially for dignitaries and civil servants.
By 1961, she had set up what became the most exclusive prostitution network in Paris for the next decade.
She is also namechecked in the Roxy Music song "If It Takes All Night", from their 1974 album Country Life.
In 1976, judge Jean-Louis Bruguière began dismantling Grudet's organization.
Her life was the basis of the feature film Madame Claude (1977), directed by Just Jaeckin, and starring Françoise Fabian.
She was being pursued for unpaid taxes, amounting to 11m francs (around £4.9m), and fled to Los Angeles, but returned to France in 1986, serving a three-month jail sentence.
After her release, she attempted to set up a prostitution organization, but in 1992, she was sentenced to a term in Fleury-Mérogis Prison for procuring.
Grudet died in Nice on 19 December 2015.
In 2021, Netflix released another biographical film based on her life titled Madame Claude.
At this time she ran a brothel in the expensive 16th arrondissement of Paris.
"There are two things that people will always pay for: food and sex. I wasn't any good at cooking", she is reputed to have said.
Her wealthy clientele included political figures and members of the Mafia, and her status as an informant for the police ensured she was protected.
Her address book, Grudet claimed, had included the names of the shah of Iran, John F. Kennedy, and Gianni Agnelli, the one-time head of Fiat.
