Suzanne Grandais (June 14, 1893 – August 28, 1920) was a French film actress popular during the

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years. She was called "The Mary Pickford of France" because of her resemblance to the American superstar

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. She was also compared to American serial queen

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. She worked often with directors

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. Grandais was killed in a car crash in August 1920 while shooting scenes for a serial.

Partial filmography

*''Olga, the Adventuress'' (1912) short *''The Ransom of Happiness'' (1912) short *''The Mystery of the Kador Cliffs'' (1912) *''Le Noel de Francesca'' (1912) short *''A Lesson in Love'' (1912) short *''Un nuage'' (1912) short *''Le pont sur l'abime'' (1912) *''La fin d'une revolution americaine'' (1912) *''Les audaces de coeur'' (1913) short *''Leonce en voyage de noces'' (1913) short *''La dentelliere'' (1913) short *''L'Apollon des roches noires'' (1913) short *''Tragic Error'' (1913) short *''Suzanne et les brigands'' (1920) *''Gosse de riche'' (1920) *''L'essor'' (1921)

Sources

*Some info from article on Suzanne Grandais from

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