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Sarah Bernhardt

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Sarah Bernhardt

Born October 23, 1844 in Paris, FranceDied March 26, 19237 films

Sarah Bernhardt (born Henriette-Rosine Bernard, 22 or 23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She also played male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet. French poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand called her "the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture", while Victor Hugo praised her "golden voice".

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Bernhardt made several theatrical tours around the world, and was one of the first prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures.

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Filmography

7 films as actor
  1. 1924The ClairvoyantMadame Gainard
  2. 1916Mothers of FranceJeanne d'Urbex
  3. 1915Jeanne DoréJeanne Doré
  4. 1913Adrienne LecouvreurAdrienne Lecouvreur
  5. 1912Queen ElizabethQueen Elizabeth I
  6. 1912CamilleMarguerite Gauthier
  7. 1900Le duel d'HamletHamlet