Fernande Françoise Raoult, known professionally as Fernande Albany (22 December 1889, Lison – 25 November 1966, Paris), was a French actress in theatre and film.[1]

Fernande Albany
Born
Fernande Françoise Raoult

(1889-12-22)22 December 1889
Died25 November 1966(1966-11-25) (aged 76)
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress

Career

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Albany appeared in many of the films of Georges Méliès.

Her work on the Parisian stage included roles in L'alcôve de Marianne by Félix Gandera (Théâtre de l'Athénée, 1920), Les Fontaines lumineuses by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil (Théâtre des Variétés, 1935), and Crépuscule du théâtre by Henri-René Lenormand (Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, 1937).[2]

Albany was married to the French stage and film actor Charles Dechamps.

Filmography

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Silent films

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Source: [3][4][5]

Sound films

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References

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  1. ^ "Fernande Albany (1889-1966): pseudonyme individuel", data.bnf.fr, Bibliothèque nationale de France, retrieved 21 August 2015
  2. ^ "Fernande Albany [Fernande Raoult]", Les Archives du Spectacle, 2009, retrieved 21 August 2015
  3. ^ Bertrand, Aude (2010), Georges Méliès et les professionnels de son temps (PDF), Université de Lyon, pp. 42, 119, retrieved 21 August 2015
  4. ^ Essai de reconstitution du catalogue français de la Star-Film; suivi d'une analyse catalographique des films de Georges Méliès recensés en France, Bois d'Arcy: Service des archives du film du Centre national de la cinématographie, 1981, pp. 271, 274, 281, 291, 299, 301, 303, 307, 313, 326, ISBN 2903053073
  5. ^ Fernande Albany at IMDB
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