Favart, Edmée (1886–1941)
Favart, Edmée (1886–1941)
French actress and singer. Name variations: Edmee Favart. Born Nov 23, 1886, in Paris, France; died Oct 28, 1941, in Marseille, France.
Made stage debut at the Gaîté Lyrique as Clairette in La fille de Madame Angot (1912); played leading roles in numerous comic operas; appeared as Hélène in Veronique, Catherine in La rotisserie de la reine Pedauque, Cherubin in Les noces de Figaro, Colette in La Basoche, Delphine in Cosi Fan Tutte and Lucienne in Le Paradis Fermé; appeared in the film Mannequins (1933).
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