Marianne-Hélène de Mottes

Marianne-Hélène de Mottes, stage name Mademoiselle Dufresne and Mademoiselle de La Motte (fl. 1722 – 1759), was a French stage actress.[1]

She was engaged at the Comédie-Française in 1722. She became a Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1722. She retired in 1759.

She initially played tragic queens but met her greatest success as a character actress, in which she had a long and successful career. She also played breeches roles.

References
  1. Émile Campardon, Les Comédiens du roi de la troupe française pendant les deux derniers siècles, Paris, H. Champion, 1879
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