
Person
Renée Carl
Acting · 1875–1954 · Fontenay-le-Comte
Biography
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
Known for

Les Misérables
La Thénardier

The Dwarf
La mère
Bébé apache
1910

Bébé Corrects His Father
Mother

Pépé le Moko
'La Mère Tarte'

Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
1912
Le Poison
1911
L'Accident
1912
Bébé nègre
1911
Baby Fisherman
1910
Filmography
- 1937Pépé le Moko'La Mère Tarte'
- 1935Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
- 1926Les Larmes de Colette
- 1925Les MisérablesLa Thénardier
- 1923The Bachelor GirlMme. Ambrat
- 1922A Shout from the AbyssDirector
- 1922L'aviateur masqué
- 1914The Toledo Chest
- 1914Severo TorelliDona Pia
- 1914At the Hour of Dawn
- 1914The Wagon Child
- 1914The Seneschal's Diamond
- 1914Manon de MontmartreMme Bernard
- 1914Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
- 1914The CavalryMme de Moranges
- 1913The Agony of ByzantiumThe Wife of Emperor Constantine
- 1913Bout-de-Zan et le cheminot
- 1913FantômasLady Beltham
- 1913Bout de Zan Steals an ElephantCharitable lady
- 1913The Secret of Forçat
- 1913The Open Eyes
- 1913La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
- 1913L'IntruseLa Breschard
- 1912Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque
- 1912A Race for Millions
- 1912The ObsessionMme Trévoux
- 1912The Dungeon
- 1912The DwarfLa mère
- 1912Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
- 1912The Heart and the MoneyMadame Mauguiot
- 1912In the Land of LionsLa Morena
- 1912La conquête d'Aurélia
- 1912La Cassette de l'émigréeMarie-Jeanne la lingère
- 1912L'Accident
- 1912La Maison des lions
- 1912The Living Dead
- 1912The Fate of Mothers
- 1912Le Suicide de BébéLa mère de Bébé
- 1912Les Braves Gens
- 1912Le Pont sur l'abîme
- 1912Jimmy Pulls The TriggerBébé mother
- 1912Bébé veut payer ses dettes
- 1912Bébé n’aime pas sa conciergeBébé's mother
- 1911Bébé Corrects His FatherMother
- 1911The Trust, or The Battles for MoneyJuliette Michaud
- 1911Bébé roi de Romela mère de Bébé
- 1911The DefectAnna Moulin, dite Nana
- 1911Bébé a le béguin
- 1911Le Fils de Locuste
- 1911Thaïs
- 1911Bébé nègre
- 1911The Vipers
- 1911Le Mariage de l'aînée
- 1911A General Strike
- 1911Le Bas de laine
- 1911Le Poison
- 1911La Souris blanche
- 1911Le Chef-lieu de canton
- 1911Tant que vous serez heureux
- 1911Life As It Is
- 1910Baby Fisherman
- 1910Bébé apache
- 1910La Trouvaille de Bébé
- 1910The Fault of Another
- 1910The Nativity
- 1910L’Aventurière
- 1910The Seven Deadly Sins
- 1910The Exodus
- 1910Jephté's Daughter
- 1910Esther
- 1910Cursed Be the War
- 1910Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike
- 1910Le Festin de Balthazar
- 1910André Chénier
- 1910The Guardian of Camargue
- 1909The Shipwreck
- 1909Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses
- 1909The Imager of Mont Saint-Michel
- 1909The Huguenot
- 1909Custody of the ChildMother
- 1909Judith and HolophernesJudith
- 1909La Bous Bous MéeLa femme jalouse
- 1909Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
- 1909The Blind Man of Jerusalem
- 1908The Hotel of Silence
- 1908The Legend of Prometheus
- 1908A Very Fine LadyLa dame vraiment bien
- 1908The Legend of the SpinnerLa Muse
- 1907The Colonel's Account
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