 In 1959 she appeared in "Europa di notte" by director Alessandro Blasetti.That same year, Italian singer Ghigo Agosti dedicated the song "Coccinella" to her, provoking widespread consternation and controversy.Coccinelle appeared in the 1962 film "Los Viciosos" and was the first French trans woman to become a major star, when Bruno Coquatrix splashed her name in red letters on the front of Paris Olympia for her 1963 revue, "Cherchez la femme".