Mademoiselle de La Motte

French stage actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench stage actor
PlacesFrance
wasActor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Female
Birth1704
Death30 November 1769 (aged 65 years)
Family
Relatives:Marie-Anne de Lachassaigne
The details

Biography

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

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.

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