Acting
Renée Carl
FR, EN, XX cinema · 93 credits
Born
10 June 1875
Died
31 July 1954 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Fontenay-le-Comte
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
Filmography
Pépé le Moko
as 'La Mère Tarte'
Les Misérables
as La Thénardier
The Bachelor Girl
as Mme. Ambrat
The Cavalry
as Mme de Moranges
Severo Torelli
as Dona Pia
Manon de Montmartre
as Mme Bernard
L'Intruse
as La Breschard
The Agony of Byzantium
as The Wife of Emperor Constantine
Fantômas
as Lady Beltham
The Dwarf
as La mère
The Heart and the Money
as Madame Mauguiot
The Obsession
as Mme Trévoux
La Cassette de l'émigrée
as Marie-Jeanne la lingère
Jimmy Pulls The Trigger
as Bébé mother
In the Land of Lions
as La Morena
Le Suicide de Bébé
1912
Le Suicide de Bébé
as La mère de Bébé
The Defect
as Anna Moulin, dite Nana
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
as Juliette Michaud
Bébé Corrects His Father
as Mother
Bébé roi de Rome
1911
Bébé roi de Rome
as la mère de Bébé
Esther
Actor
Custody of the Child
as Mother
La Bous Bous Mée
as La femme jalouse
A Very Fine Lady
as La dame vraiment bien
The Legend of the Spinner
as La Muse
