Denise Augusta Marguerite Legeay (22 January 1898 – 27 May 1968) was a
French film actress whose popularity peaked during the
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
era of the 1920s.
Legeay made her film debut at age 23 in the 1921
Henry Houry
Henry Houry (1874–1972) was a French stage actor. He also appeared in and directed films.Waldman & Slide p.229 He worked for a while in the United States during the silent era, directing the 1918 Corinne Griffith film ''Love Watches''.
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directed film ''L’infante à la rose'' and would continue to act in films until 1926, including a ten episode
film serial
A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...
''Vingt ans après'' in 1922.
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Selected filmography
*''Happy Couple
''Happy Couple'' (French:''Bonheur conjugal'') is a 1923 French silent film directed by Robert Saidreau.Peiró p.302
Cast
* André Dubosc
* Pierre Etchepare
* Denise Legeay
Denise Augusta Marguerite Legeay (22 January 1898 – 27 May 19 ...
'' (1923)
*''The Man Without Nerves
''The Man Without Nerves'' (German: ''Der Mann ohne Nerven'') is a 1924 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent crime film directed by Harry Piel, assisted by Gérard Bourgeois and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Albert Paulig. It was shot at ...
'' (1924)
* '' Swifter Than Death'' (1925)
*''Zigano
''Zigano'' is a 1925 French-German silent historical adventure film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Denise Legeay and Dary Holm. It premiered in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in ...
'' (1925)
*''Eyes Open, Harry!
''Eyes Open, Harry!'' (German: ''Achtung Harry! Augen auf!'') is a 1926 German silent film, silent thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Grange p.234 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Willi ...
'' (1926)
References
External links
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Le Cinema Francais
1898 births
1968 deaths
French film actresses
French silent film actresses
People from Sarthe
20th-century French actresses
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