All All. Sign In. Top French Actresses. List activity. Bleuette Bernon. Actress The Kingdom of the Fairies Bleuette Bernon was born on 6 June in Paris, France. Actress Director Severo Torelli She died on 31 July in Paris, France. She continued her artistic training at the Conservatoire where she would win the first prize in She made her film debut in for the Gaumont studio. The next ten years, she was known as one of the favorite performers of Feuillade. Three years later, she played the sweet Jacqueline Aubry in another serial, Judex , Louis Feuillade.
In Andreyor married actor Jean Toulout. They made several films together and divorced in It would turn out to be her final collaboration with Feuillade. For several years she devoted herself exclusively to the stage. She was Her former husband Jean Toulout had died just 12 days before her.
Actress Director Writer Les Vampires Musidora was a French actress, film director, and writer. Her screen persona depicted her with "heavily kohled dark eyes, somewhat sinister make-up, pale skin and exotic wardrobes". Her characters were among the most popular femmes fatales of their era. Musidora's real name was Jeanne Roques. She was born in a Parisian family of artists. Musidora started an acting career in her teen years, and made her film debut in The name means "gift of the Muses".
Early in her film career, Musidora collaborated with the film director Louis Feuillade. He was a pioneer in the development of the crime thriller as distinct genre. By playing villainesses, Musidora became one of the most famous French actresses of the s. But she also found some success as a film director and a film producer. She directed 10 films between the late s and the early s, though only two of them have survived. Two of her films were adaptations of the novels of Colette The novelist happened to be a personal friend of Musidora, and was willing to help with the screenplays for the adaptations.
Musidora's acting career ended by , but she continued working as a writer and film producer until the early s. In , Musidora died in Paris. Nathalie Lissenko. She was married to Ivan Mozzhukhin. She died on 7 October in Paris, France. A Russian-French Actress. Maria Falconetti. Actress The Passion of Joan of Arc Catherine Hessling. Actress Nana She was married to Jean Renoir.
