Background
Corday was born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset in Tahiti, where her Swiss parents (Another source says she had a "French mother and Swiss father") were diplomats. (Another source says that she was the "daughter of a traveling representative of a Swiss Watch firm" but adds that "her father remains a neutral representing his country" in Shanghai) She "had drama training in Switzerland, Paris, and Shanghai.".