Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French

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and

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.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

. In films she frequently played

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Filmography

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940-1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015.

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* 1893 births French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Actresses from Le Havre 1975 deaths 20th-century French actresses {{France-actor-stub