Renée Carl
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Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era. She was born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, and died in Paris, France.
Between 1907 and 1937, she appeared in 186 films. A favorite of film director Louis Feuillade, she appeared in, at least, 150 films directed by him including the short Bébé and Bout de Zan comedies. Of the many characters she played in Feuillade's films, perhaps her most famous portrayal was that of Lady Beltham, mistress of the notorious Fantômas in the serial of the same name. She makes an uncredited appearance, as "L'Andalouse," in The Vampires.
In 1922, she directed and starred in the film A Shout from the Abyss, also known as Un cri dans l'abîme. In a 1924 interview for Mon Ciné magazine, she stated that she was introduced to film-making through her friend Léonie Richard.
Selected filmography
As Actor/Actress
Pépé le Moko
'La Mère Tarte'
Fantômas
Lady Beltham
Les Misérables
La Thénardier
Le Récit du colonel
La Faute d'une autre
La légende de la fileuse
L'Aveugle de Jérusalem
Esther
Le Nain
La mère
Le Trust, ou Les Batailles de l'argent
Juliette Michaud
Les Vipères
La Bous Bous Mée
La femme jalouse
Au pays des lions
La Morena
Le Cœur et l'Argent
Madame Mauguiot
La Garçonne
Mme. Ambrat
Le Calvaire
Mme de Moranges
Les Yeux ouverts
L'Agonie de Byzance
The Wife of Emperor Constantine
L'Intruse
La Breschard
Le Diamant du sénéchal
Une dame vraiment bien
La dame vraiment bien
Thaïs
La Maison des lions
Le gardian de Camargue
La Hantise
Mme Trévoux
Les couronnes - I - La couronne de ronces
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
L'Exode
La Nativité