Jeanne Auzoult, stage name Mademoiselle Baron (1625–1662), was a French stage actress. She was the daughter of actors Jean Auzoult and Jeanne de Creve, and married André Boiron (d. 1655) in 1641. She was the mother of the famous actor

Michel Baron Michel Baron (8 October 1653 – 22 December 1729) was a French actor and playwright. Life His family name was originally Boyron. His father and mother were leading players, André Boiron and Jeanne Auzoult. He was born in Paris. He was orp ...

. She was engaged in the Grands Comediens ( Comédiens du Roi) at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1641–1662. During her career, she was a successful, well known and popular actor, though her popularity has been attributed to her beauty rather than to her artistic abilities. According to Tallemant, Mlle Baron was "very pretty, not a marvelous actress, but a success thanks to her beauty". She was described as "an outstanding interpreter of boys' parts", and was admired by

Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...

. She worked until her death and was replaced by the famous Alix Faviot, who was engaged in 1662 to replace her.

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1662 deaths 1625 births 17th-century French actresses {{DEFAULTSORT:Auzoult, Jeanne