Renée Carl
Born
June 10, 1875 (age 79)
Died
July 31, 1954
Birthplace
Fontenay-le-Comte

Renée Carl

Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era. She was born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, and died in Paris, France.

Between 1907 and 1937, she appeared in 186 films. A favorite of film director Louis Feuillade, she appeared in, at least, 150 films directed by him including the short Bébé and Bout de Zan comedies. Of the many characters she played in Feuillade's films, perhaps her most famous portrayal was that of Lady Beltham, mistress of the notorious Fantômas in the serial of the same name. She makes an uncredited appearance, as "L'Andalouse," in The Vampires.

In 1922, she directed and starred in the film A Shout from the Abyss, also known as Un cri dans l'abîme. In a 1924 interview for Mon Ciné magazine, she stated that she was introduced to film-making through her friend Léonie Richard.

Selected filmography

Movies

Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 ★ 7.2
'La Mère Tarte'
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
1935
Les Larmes de Colette
Les Larmes de Colette
1926
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1925 ★ 5.9
La Thénardier
The Bachelor Girl
The Bachelor Girl
1923 ★ 1.0
Mme. Ambrat
L'aviateur masqué
L'aviateur masqué
1922
The Toledo Chest
The Toledo Chest
1914
Severo Torelli
Severo Torelli
1914
Dona Pia
At the Hour of Dawn
At the Hour of Dawn
1914
The Wagon Child
The Wagon Child
1914
The Seneschal's Diamond
The Seneschal's Diamond
1914
Manon de Montmartre
Manon de Montmartre
1914
Mme Bernard
Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
1914
The Cavalry
The Cavalry
1914
Mme de Moranges
The Agony of Byzantium
The Agony of Byzantium
1913 ★ 5.7
The Wife of Emperor Constantine
Bout-de-Zan et le cheminot
Bout-de-Zan et le cheminot
1913 ★ 5.0
Fantômas
Fantômas
1913 ★ 6.9
Lady Beltham
Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
1913 ★ 6.3
Charitable lady
The Secret of Forçat
The Secret of Forçat
1913
The Open Eyes
The Open Eyes
1913
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
1913
L'Intruse
L'Intruse
1913 ★ 5.2
La Breschard
Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque
Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque
1912
A Race for Millions
A Race for Millions
1912
The Obsession
The Obsession
1912 ★ 5.6
Mme Trévoux
The Dungeon
The Dungeon
1912
The Dwarf
The Dwarf
1912 ★ 4.1
La mère
Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
1912
The Heart and the Money
The Heart and the Money
1912 ★ 5.2
Madame Mauguiot
In the Land of Lions
In the Land of Lions
1912
La Morena
La conquête d'Aurélia
La conquête d'Aurélia
1912
La Cassette de l'émigrée
La Cassette de l'émigrée
1912
Marie-Jeanne la lingère
L'Accident
L'Accident
1912
La Maison des lions
La Maison des lions
1912 ★ 4.8
The Living Dead
The Living Dead
1912
The Fate of Mothers
The Fate of Mothers
1912
Le Suicide de Bébé
Le Suicide de Bébé
1912
La mère de Bébé
Les Braves Gens
Les Braves Gens
1912
Le Pont sur l'abîme
Le Pont sur l'abîme
1912
Jimmy Pulls The Trigger
Jimmy Pulls The Trigger
1912 ★ 4.7
Bébé mother
Bébé veut payer ses dettes
Bébé veut payer ses dettes
1912
Bébé n’aime pas sa concierge
Bébé n’aime pas sa concierge
1912
Bébé's mother
Bébé Corrects His Father
Bébé Corrects His Father
1911
Mother
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
1911 ★ 5.2
Juliette Michaud
Bébé roi de Rome
Bébé roi de Rome
1911
la mère de Bébé
The Defect
The Defect
1911 ★ 5.2
Anna Moulin, dite Nana
Bébé a le béguin
Bébé a le béguin
1911
Le Fils de Locuste
Le Fils de Locuste
1911 ★ 4.7
Thaïs
Thaïs
1911
Bébé nègre
Bébé nègre
1911
The Vipers
The Vipers
1911 ★ 4.5
Le Bas de laine
Le Bas de laine
1911
La Souris blanche
La Souris blanche
1911
Le Poison
Le Poison
1911
A General Strike
A General Strike
1911
Le Mariage de l'aînée
Le Mariage de l'aînée
1911
Tant que vous serez heureux
Tant que vous serez heureux
1911
Le Chef-lieu de canton
Le Chef-lieu de canton
1911
Life As It Is
Life As It Is
1911
Baby Fisherman
Baby Fisherman
1910
Bébé apache
Bébé apache
1910
La Trouvaille de Bébé
La Trouvaille de Bébé
1910
The Fault of Another
The Fault of Another
1910
The Nativity
The Nativity
1910 ★ 5.2
L’Aventurière
L’Aventurière
1910
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
1910
The Exodus
The Exodus
1910
Jephté's Daughter
Jephté's Daughter
1910
Esther
Esther
1910 ★ 6.2
Cursed Be the War
Cursed Be the War
1910
Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike
Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike
1910
Le Festin de Balthazar
Le Festin de Balthazar
1910
André Chénier
André Chénier
1910 ★ 4.2
The Guardian of Camargue
The Guardian of Camargue
1910 ★ 6.0
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck
1909
Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses
Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses
1909 ★ 4.0
The Imager of Mont Saint-Michel
The Imager of Mont Saint-Michel
1909
The Huguenot
The Huguenot
1909
Custody of the Child
Custody of the Child
1909 ★ 4.8
Mother
Judith and Holophernes
Judith and Holophernes
1909
Judith
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
1909 ★ 5.0
The Blind Man of Jerusalem
The Blind Man of Jerusalem
1909 ★ 9.0
The Hotel of Silence
The Hotel of Silence
1908 ★ 4.5
The Legend of Prometheus
The Legend of Prometheus
1908
A Very Fine Lady
A Very Fine Lady
1908 ★ 5.3
La dame vraiment bien
The Legend of the Spinner
The Legend of the Spinner
1908 ★ 5.9
La Muse
The Colonel's Account
The Colonel's Account
1907 ★ 5.4