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
Died16 December 1976(1976-12-16) (aged 88)
Other namesLise Laurent
OccupationActress
Years active1912–1928
Spouse
Albert Decoeur
(m. 1923; died 1942)

Career

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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

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1912 Les Noces siciliennes
1914 La Bouquetière des Catalans
1914 La Petite Réfugiée
1914 Les Fiancées de 1914
1914 L'Union sacrée
1914 Le Roman de Midinette
1915 Debout les morts
1915 Pêcheur d'Islande
1915 L'Angoisse au foyer
1915 Celui qui reste Madame d'Arbelle
1915 Le Collier de perles
1915 Le Colonel Bontemps Madame de Lestranges
1915 Deux françaises
1915 Fifi tambour
1915' L'Autre devoir
1915 Union sacrée The Wife
1915 L'escapade de Filoche
1915 Le fer à cheval
1916 Le Rêve d'Yvonne
1916 Chantecoq ou L'Espionne de Guillaume
1916 Debout les morts!
1916 La Confrontation
1916 Le Mirage du cœur
1916 Paris pendant la guerre
1916 Fille d'Ève
1916 Chantecoq
1918 La Femme de Claude
1919 La Croisade Betty Isvalow
1919 Au travail Fernande Delaveau serial
1920 Les Mystères du ciel Cléopâtre
1921 Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé Magda
1921 Les Trois Mousquetaires Milady de Winter serial
1922 La Bouquetière des innocents Léonora Caligaï / Margot, the flower seller
1922 King of the Camargue La Zingara
1922 The Black Diamond Fraülenetière
1922 Notre Dame d'amour Roselyne
1922 Stella Lucente
1923 L'Espionne Countess Zicka
1923 The Little Thing Irma Borel
1923 Le bossu
1923 Les Premières Armes de Rocambole Baccara
1924 The Loves of Rocambole Baccara
1924 Jocaste Jocaste
1924 Le Vert galant Duchess of Montpensier serial
1925 Jean Chouan Maryse Fleurus serial
1925 Milord l'Arsouille Lady Seymour serial
1926 Le Juif errant Baroness of Saint-Dizier
1926 Captain Rascasse Madelon, the "Queen of Whisky" serial
1927 The Golden Abyss Dolores Coreto (final film role)

References

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  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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