Delysia, Alice (1889–1979)
Delysia, Alice (1889–1979)
French actress and singer. Born Mar 3, 1889, in Paris, France; died Feb 9, 1979, in Brighton, East Sussex, England; m. Georges Denis (div.); m. René Kolb-Bernard.
Made stage debut at the Moulin Rouge in Paris in the chorus of The Belle of New York (1903); made NY debut in The Catch of the Season (1905); appeared at Follies-Bergère (1908–09) and in numerous revues at the Olympia; made highly successful London debut in L'Ingenue and the revue Odds and Ends (1914); other plays include Carminetta (title role), Afgar, As You Were, Mayfair and Montmartre, On With the Dance, Topics of 1923, Princess Charming, Her Past, Mother of Pearl and At the Silver Swan; appeared in the films She and Evensong.
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