Marlène Leroy is a recurring non-canonical character from the French television series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie. In the series, Marlène Leroy works as the secretary for commissary Swan Laurence. She is sometimes replaced by Arlette Carmouille. Marlène is one of the only characters that appear in all episodes from beginning to end.
She is portrayed by Élodie Frenck.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Marlène is a young and attractive woman between her mid-20s to early 30s. She has short, curly blonde hair and brown eyes. Marlène often wears red-coloured attire.
Personality and traits[]
Marlène is a very optimistic and bubbly person who can be a bit ditzy at times. She is a very feminine woman, enjoying fashion, reading gossip magazines about famous celebrities, and is very romantic. She is very devoted and loyal to those she cares about, especially to Commissaire Laurence, whom she has a crush.
Although she may come across as simple-minded, Marlène is also quite perceptive, noticing things others may overlook and providing key insights, even if unintentionally.
Background[]
Marlène is not very good at typing reports, but she claims to make good coffee. In the episode Murder Party, she tries to improve her skills as a secretary by taking grammar and spelling lessons from Greenblat.
Marlène has a sister, Solange Vanilos, who owns a boarding house.
Marlène is given a screen test for a commercial for Ramses Photocopiers in the episode L'affaire Protheroe. At the end of the episode, commissaire Laurence buys a Ramses photocopier, but Marlène is unable to operate it.
She has a pet goldfish named Bubulle. Bubulle is a series of fishes kept in the office by Marléne. When each fish expires, Laurence, knowing Marléne's attachment, secretly replaces it with a new fish. In episode 26, Laurence remarks "Bubulle 4".