Suzanne Bianchetti (24 February 1889 – 17 October 1936) was a film actress. Suzanne Bianchetti appeared in her first film in the early 1900s and quickly became one of France's most loved and respected actresses. She appeared as

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in Abel Gance's 1927 epic, ''

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'' and worked with many of the early notables of the

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era such as

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and the singer, Damia. She was married to writer and actor René Jeanne (1887–1969) who served as the

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of ''L'Etablissement Cinématographique des Armées''.

Prix Suzanne Bianchetti

When Suzanne Bianchetti died in 1936 at the age of 47, the following year, her husband created an award in her memory to be given annually to the most promising young actress. It was given for the first time in 1937 to actress Junie Astor (1912–1967) for her performance in the film, ''Club de femmes''. The award comes in the form of a

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engraved with Suzanne Bianchetti's image. Since its inception, the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti has been awarded to many of the greatest names in

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who went on to national and international success, such as Micheline Presle,

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, Geneviève Bujold,

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and

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Partial filmography

*'' Trois familles'' (1919, Short) *''Sa gosse'' (1919) *'' Flipotte'' (1920) *''La marseillaise'' (1920) - Lise de Dietrich *''Une brute'' (1921) *'' Le rêve'' (1921) *'' Le père Goriot'' (1921) *'' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - La marquise d'Harville *'' Jocelyn'' (1922) - Julie, la soeur de Jocelyn *'' The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) - Clotilde d'Argence *''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Nilidor *'' Imperial Violets'' (1924) - Eugénie de Montijo *''L'enfant des halles'' (1924) - Princesse Mila Serena *''La flambée des rêves'' (1924) - Suzanne *''L'heureuse mort'' (1925) - Lucie Larue *'' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925) - L'Impératrice Marie-Louise *''La Brière'' (1925) *'' Le Nègre blanc'' (1925) - Suzanne *''

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'' (1925) - Princesse Hedwig * '' The Adventures of Robert Macaire'' (1925) - Louise de Sermèze *''

'' (1927) - La reine Marie-Antoinette *'' The Loves of Casanova'' (1927) - Catherine II *'' Verdun, visions d'histoire'' (1928) - L'épouse *'' Kiss Me'' (1929) - Marquise Aurore *'' Cagliostro'' (1929) - Marie-Antoinette *'' Les Mufles'' (1929) - Laure Jantet *'' The Man Without Love'' (1929) - Duchesse de Rogall *'' Princes de la cravache'' (1930) - Mme d'Arbeiller *'' The King of Paris'' (1930) - Duchesse de Marsignac *''Verdun, souvenirs d'histoire'' (1931) - La femme *'' The Mad Night'' (1932) - Clotilde *'' Imperial Violets'' (1932) - Eugénie de Montijo *'' Aux portes de Paris'' (1935) *''Napoléon Bonaparte'' (1935) - Marie-Antoinette (uncredited) *''

The Call of Silence ''The Call of Silence'', also screened as ''The Call'' (French: ''L'Appel du Silence''), is a 1936 French drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand and Jacqueline Francell. It is a biography based on the li ...

'' (1936) - La femme du monde (final film role)

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