
Fontenay-le-Comte
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


as La Thénardier
1925

as 'La Mère Tarte'
1937

1911

as La mère
1912

as Lady Beltham
1913
as Charitable lady
1913

1910
1909
1910
1910
1909
1911
1925

as 'La Mère Tarte'
1937
1935
1926

as La Thénardier
1925

as Mme. Ambrat
1923
1922
1914

as Dona Pia
1914

1914
1914

1914

as Mme Bernard
1914

1914

as Mme de Moranges
1914

as The Wife of Emperor Constantine
1913
1913

as Lady Beltham
1913
as Charitable lady
1913

1913

1913

1913

as La Breschard
1913
1912
1912