Louise-Jeanne Du Londel, later ''Lefebvre'' (1740 -
Stockholm 1777), was a French actor, active in the
Du Londel Troupe at the Swedish royal court in 1753–1771.
She was born to the theater director
Jeanne Du Londel and arrived in Sweden with her mother's theater in 1753. She became one of the most popular actors of the French court theater. She was described as a favorite of the royal court, was granted her own carriage, dresser and other privileges, and was appointed teacher in French for princess
Sophia Albertina of Sweden
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* Sophia (Gnosticism)
*Sophia (given name)
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, with her sister-in-law
Marguerite Morel
Marguerite Du Londel or Dulondel (''Jeanne-Pierre-Marie–Marguerite Morel''; La Rochelle, France, 1737–1804) was a French ballerina, actress and singer (soprano). She was active in the French theater in Sweden and at that time attracted great ...
becoming dance teacher for the princess.
[Rainer, Claes (2019). Lovisa Ulrika: konst och kuppförsök. Stockholm: Bokförlaget Langenskiöld]
She married her colleague Pierre Lefebvre.
References
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* Forser, Tomas & Heed, Sven Åke (red.), Ny svensk teaterhistoria. 1, Teater före 1800, Gidlund, Hedemora, 2007
* Löfgren, Lars, Svensk teater, Natur och kultur, Stockholm, 2003
* Fredrik August Dahlgren: Förteckning öfver svenska skådespel uppförda på Stockholms theatrar 1737-1863 och Kongl. Theatrarnes personal 1773-1863. Med flera anteckningar.
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1740 births
1777 deaths
18th-century French actresses
French stage actresses
18th-century Swedish actresses
Swedish stage actresses
Expatriate actresses in Sweden
Swedish courtiers
Age of Liberty people