Biography
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
Acted in 45
1930s
- 1937
1920s
- 1925
- 1923
The Bachelor Girl
Mme. Ambrat
1910s
- 1914
Severo Torelli
Dona Pia
At the Hour of Dawn
Movie
The Seneschal's Diamond
Movie
Manon de Montmartre
Mme Bernard
Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone
Movie
The Cavalry
Mme de Moranges
- 1913
The Agony of Byzantium
The Wife of Emperor Constantine
Fantômas
Lady Beltham · 5 episodes
Fantômas
Lady Beltham
The Secret of Forçat
Movie
The Open Eyes
Movie
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
Movie
L'Intruse
La Breschard
- 1912
The Obsession
Mme Trévoux
Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks
Movie
The Heart and the Money
Madame Mauguiot
In the Land of Lions
La Morena
La Cassette de l'émigrée
Marie-Jeanne la lingère
La Maison des lions
Movie
The Living Dead
Movie
Jimmy Pulls The Trigger
Bébé mother
- 1911
Bébé Corrects His Father
Mother
The Trust, or The Battles for Money
Juliette Michaud
The Defect
Anna Moulin, dite Nana
Thaïs
Movie
The Vipers
Movie
- 1910
The Fault of Another
Movie
The Nativity
Movie
Cursed Be the War
Movie
Esther
Movie
The Guardian of Camargue
Movie
1900s
- 1909
Les Vieux
Movie
Custody of the Child
Mother
Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses
Movie
La Bous Bous Mée
La femme jalouse
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau
Movie
Idylle corinthienne
Movie
- 1908
The Legend of Prometheus
Movie
A Very Fine Lady
La dame vraiment bien
The Legend of the Spinner
La Muse
- 1907
The Colonel's Account
Movie