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Renée Carl
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
Pépé le Moko
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
Les Larmes de Colette
Les Misérables
The Bachelor Girl
L'aviateur masqué
The Cavalry
The Toledo Chest
The Seneschal's Diamond
The Wagon Child
At the Hour of Dawn
Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
Severo Torelli
Manon de Montmartre
The Open Eyes
L'Intruse
Bout-de-Zan et le cheminot
The Agony of Byzantium
Fantômas
Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
The Secret of Forçat
La conquête d'Aurélia
Les Braves Gens
Le Pont sur l'abîme
The Dwarf
The Heart and the Money
The Obsession
Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque
Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks