Napierkowska, Stacia (1886–1945)
Napierkowska, Stacia (1886–1945)
French dancer. Name variations: Stanislawa Napierkowska. Born Dec 16, 1886, in Paris, France (some sources cite Constantinople); died May 11, 1945, in Paris; studied at National Academy, Paris.
Made stage debut at Opéra Comique, Paris, in the ballet Jeux Athlétiques (1907), followed by Jaunes, Raymonde, Griselidis, Les Drames Sacrés, Izeyl, Kosacks!, La Tragique Histoire d'Hamlet, La Reine Flammette and Les Ailes; made London debut at the Palace (1911); films include Messaline, Notre Dame de Paris (as Esmeralda), Semiramis (title role), Les Vampires, and Jacques Feyder's L'Atlantide (as Queen Antinea).
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