Brésil, Marguerite (1880–1923)
Brésil, Marguerite (1880–1923)
French stage actress. Name variations: Marguerite Bresil. Born Aug 20, 1880, in Sermaises, Loiret, France; died Nov 9, 1923.
Made stage debut in Paris in Petit Chagrin (1899); appeared at all the major Parisian theatres in such plays as Le Médecin de Coeur, La Meilleure des Femmes, and the title role in Zaza.
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