Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt in 1880
Born	Henriette-Rosine Bernard 22 October 1844 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	26 March 1923(1923-03-26) (aged 78) Paris, Third French Republic
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1862–1923
Spouse	Ambroise Aristide Damala ​ ​ (m. 1882; died 1889)​
Children	1
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Sarah Bernhardt (French: [saʁa bɛʁnɑʁt];^{[note 1]} born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand. She played female and male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rostand called her "the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture", and Hugo praised her "golden voice". She made several theatrical tours worldwide and was one of the early prominent actresses to make sound recordings and act in motion pictures.

She is also linked with the success of artist Alphonse Mucha, whose work she helped to publicize. Mucha became one of the more sought-after artists of this period for his Art Nouveau style.
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