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Actor Born: February 23, 1889 Death: December 11, 1957 Biography:"Musidora" was one of the greatest stars in French silent cinema. Not only did she create France's first big-screen vamp, the multi-talented actresss was also recognized as a a writer, painter, dancer, playwright, and filmmaker. During her reign as queen of the cinema, Musidora's closest friends included "Germaine Dulac", Colette, "Louis Delluc", and "Marcel L'Herbier". Born Jeanne Roques, she wrote her first novel at 15. In film, she gained national recognition for her role as the sexy, black leotard-clad Irma Vep in "Louis Feuillade"'s adventure serial "Les Vampires" (1915-1916) -- "Irma Vep" is an anagram for vampire. After that she was to perform similar roles throughout her career. She later founded her own production company. She began by adapting two of Colette's popular plays, Minnie and La Vagabonde, and one of Colette's screen plays, "La Flamme cachee" (1918); she then directed four films... Full Biography
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