Renée Adorée
Biography
Renée Adorée was a French actress born as Jeanne de la Fonte on September 30, 1898, in Lille, Nord, France, to a family of circus artists. She was known as a star of Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s and is most famous for her role as Melisande in the melodramatic romance and war epic The Big Parade. Her career was cut short after she contracted tuberculosis in 1930. She died from the disease on October 6, 1933, at the age of 35. Her acting career included 47 known credits listed on the Movie Database, where she is also known by the name Jeanne de l.
Career overview
Renée Adorée, born Jeanne de la Fonte on September 30, 1898, in Lille, France, was a French actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. Born to a family of circus artists, she established herself as a notable star of silent cinema in Hollywood. Throughout her career, she achieved a total of 47 known acting credits in the film industry. She is most famous for her role as Melisande in the melodramatic romance and war epic The Big Parade.
Adorée's career was cut short after she contracted tuberculosis in 1930. She ultimately passed away from the disease in October 1933 at the age of 35.
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Full Filmography
47 titles- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942) as Self (archive footage)
- The Movies March On (1939) as Self (archive footage)
- Redemption (1930) as Masha
- Call of the Flesh (1930) as Lola
- The Pagan (1929) as Madge
- Tide of Empire (1929) as Josephita
- Show People (1928) as Renée Adorée (uncredited)
- Forbidden Hours (1928) as Marie de Floriet
- The Spieler (1928) as Cleo d'Alzelle
- The Mating Call (1928) as Catharine
- The Cossacks (1928) as Maryana
- The Michigan Kid (1928) as Rose Morris
- A Certain Young Man (1928) as Henriette
- Mr. Wu (1927) as Nang Ping
- The Show (1927) as Salome
- Back to God's Country (1927) as Renee DeBois
- Heaven on Earth (1927) as Marcelle
- On Ze Boulevard (1927) as Musette
- The Flaming Forest (1926) as Jeanne-Marie
- The Blackbird (1926) as Fifi Lorraine
- The Exquisite Sinner (1926) as Silda
- La Bohème (1926) as Musette
- Blarney (1926) as Peggy Nolan
- Tin Gods (1926) as Carita
- The Big Parade (1925) as Melisande
- 1925 Studio Tour (1925) as Self
- Parisian Nights (1925) as Marie
- Exchange of Wives (1925) as Elise Moran
- Man and Maid (1925) as Suzette
- Excuse Me (1925) as Francine
- A Man's Mate (1924) as Wildcat
- The Bandolero (1924) as Petra
- Defying the Law (1924) as Lucia Brescia
- Women Who Give (1924) as Becky Keeler
- The Six-Fifty (1923) as Hester Taylor
- The Eternal Struggle (1923) as Andree Grange
- Monte Cristo (1922) as Eugénie Danglars
- Day Dreams (1922) as The Girl
- West of Chicago (1922) as Della Moore
- A Self-Made Man (1922) as Anita Gray
- Honor First (1922) as Moira Serern
- Mixed Faces (1922) as Mary Allen Sayre
- Made in Heaven (1921) as Miss Lowry
- The Strongest (1920) as Claudia
- £500 Reward (1918) as Irene
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Renée Adorée is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including MGM Parade (1955), Show People (1928).
When and where was Renée Adorée born?
Renée Adorée was born on September 30, 1898 in Lille, Nord, France. They passed away on October 6, 1933.
How many credits does Renée Adorée have?
Renée Adorée has accumulated over 47 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1955.
What is Renée Adorée's background in cinema and television?
Renée Adorée was a French actress born as Jeanne de la Fonte on September 30, 1898, in Lille, Nord, France, to a family of circus artists. She was known as a star of Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s and is most famous for her role as Melisande in the melodramatic romance and war epic The Big Parade. Her career ...
Renée Adorée by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self — aged about 56
- Show People (1928) as Renée Adorée (uncredited) — aged about 29
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