Claude Mérelle

Claude Mérelle (born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent; 17 May 1888 – 16 December 1976)[1] was a French stage and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s.

Claude Mérelle
Claude Mérelle in a still from the 1921 film serial Les Trois Mousquetaires.
Born
Lise Henriette Marie Laurent

(1888-05-17)17 May 1888
Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died16 December 1976(1976-12-16) (aged 88)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Other namesLise Laurent
OccupationActress
Years active1912–1928
Spouse
Albert Decoeur
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(m. 1923; died 1942)​

Career

Claude Mérelle was born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent in Colombes, France in 1888, she made her film debut in the 1912 short Les noces siciliennes, directed by Louis Feuillade.[2] She would go on to appear in numerous film serials throughout the 1910s under the name Lise Laurent and directed by filmmakers such as Feuillade, Henri Pouctal and Henri Diamant-Berger before using the stage name Claude Mérelle beginning in 1918.[3] Mérelle most often appeared in film serials throughout her career, such as 1924's Les aventures de Robinson Crusoé, directed by Gaston Leprieur; 1924's Les amours de Rocambole, directed by Charles Maudru; 1925's Jean Chouans, directed by Luitz-Morat; 1926's Le capitaine Rascasse, Henri Desfontaines and 1926's Le juif errant, directed by Luitz-Morat. Her final film appearance was in the 1928 drama Rapa-Nui (also known as The Golden Abyss) directed by Mario Bonnard and starring André Roanne.[4]

Personal life

Claude Mérelle was married to stage and film actor Albert Decoeur from 1923 until his death in 1942. The two had appeared in several films together.[5] She retired from films in 1928 and died in Nice in 1976 at age 88.

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1912Les Noces siciliennes
1914La Bouquetière des Catalans
1914La Petite Réfugiée
1914Les Fiancées de 1914
1914L'Union sacrée
1914Le Roman de Midinette
1915Debout les morts
1915Pêcheur d'Islande
1915L'Angoisse au foyer
1915Celui qui resteMadame d'Arbelle
1915Le Collier de perles
1915Le Colonel BontempsMadame de Lestranges
1915Deux françaises
1915Fifi tambour
1915'L'Autre devoir
1915Union sacréeThe Wife
1915L'escapade de Filoche
1915Le fer à cheval
1916Le Rêve d'Yvonne
1916Chantecoq ou L'Espionne de Guillaume
1916Debout les morts!
1916La Confrontation
1916Le Mirage du cœur
1916Paris pendant la guerre
1916Fille d'Ève
1916Chantecoq
1918La Femme de Claude
1919La CroisadeBetty Isvalow
1919Au travailFernande Delaveauserial
1920Les Mystères du cielCléopâtre
1921Les Aventures de Robinson CrusoéMagda
1921Le Roi de CamargueLa Zingara
1921Les Trois MousquetairesMilady de Winterserial
1922La Bouquetière des innocentsLéonora Caligaï / Margot, the flower seller
1922The Black DiamondFraülenetière
1922Notre Dame d'amourRoselyne
1922Stella Lucente
1923L'EspionneCountess Zicka
1923The Little ThingIrma Borel
1923Le bossu
1923Les Premières Armes de RocamboleBaccara
1924The Loves of RocamboleBaccara
1924JocasteJocaste
1924Le Vert galantDuchess of Montpensierserial
1925Jean ChouanMaryse Fleurusserial
1925Milord l'ArsouilleLady Seymourserial
1926Le Juif errantBaroness of Saint-Dizier
1926Captain RascasseMadelon, the "Queen of Whisky"serial
1927The Golden AbyssDolores Coreto(final film role)

References
  1. Les Gens du Cinéma Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. cineartisyes.com Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. cineartisyes.com Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. Les Gens du Cinéma Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. Gaumont Pathé archives Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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