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Musidora
1957Dec, 11

Musidora

Musidora, French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
Jeanne Roques (23 February 1889 – 11 December 1957), known professionally as Musidora, was a French actress, film director, and writer. She is best known for her acting in silent films, and rose to public attention for roles in the Louis Feuillade serials Les Vampires as Irma Vep and in Judex as Marie Verdier.

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