Louise Lagrange (19 August 1898 – 28 February 1979) was a French film actress. Lagrange was born in

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, and had a film career spanning from 1907 through 1951. Beginning her career as a

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before the

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, she appeared in French and American films, and was in the serial ''

Les Vampires ''Les Vampires'' is a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become involv ...

'' (1915–1916). She wed twice, with her first marriage to the film director

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and the second to stage performer William Elliot. Her sister was fellow actress Marthe Vinot, married first to Maurice Vinot and then to

Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...

and mother of

Dominique Blanchar Dominique Blanchar (born Dominique Marie Thérèse Blanchard; 2 June 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a stage, television, and film actress from France. She won two Molière Awards in her career. Personal life Dominique Blanchar was born in Pari ...

. She died in Paris in 1979.

Partial filmography

* ''

A Roman Orgy ''A Roman Orgy'' (french: L'orgie romaine), also known as ''Heliogabalus'' (french: Héliogabale), is a 1911 French short historical drama film directed by Louis Feuillade for Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont. It features Jean Aymé as the ...

'' (1911) * ''

Cinderella or the Glass Slipper ''Cinderella or the Glass Slipper'' (french: Cendrillon ou la Pantoufle merveilleuse) is a 1913 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Production Méliès had previously adapted ''Cinderella ...

'' (1913) * ''

'' (1915-1916) * ''

The Side Show of Life ''The Side Show of Life'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by Herbert Brenon and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1920 novel ''The Mountebank'' by William J. Locke, whic ...

'' (1924) * ''

A Sainted Devil ''A Sainted Devil'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, in accordance wit ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Nude Woman The Nude Woman may refer to: * The Nude Woman (1922 film), an Italian silent drama film * The Nude Woman (1926 film), a French silent drama film * The Nude Woman (1932 film) ''The Nude Woman'' (French: ''La femme nue'') is a 1932 French drama f ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Orchid Dancer ''The Orchid Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse Orchidée'') is a 1928 French silent film, silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Louise Lagrange, Ricardo Cortez and Xenia Desni.Rège p.989 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in ...

'' (1928) * '' In the Shadow of the Harem'' (1929) * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930) * ''

The Little Escapade ''The Little Escapade'' (german: Der kleine Seitensprung) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Hans Brausewetter.Salwolkep .54 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1931) * ''

Judex Judex (real name Jacques de Trémeuse) is a fictional French vigilante hero created by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède for the 1916 silent film ''Judex''. Judex (whose name is Latin for "judge") is a mysterious avenger who dresses in black and ...

'' (1934) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1898 births 1979 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses Pieds-Noirs People from Oran {{France-film-actor-stub