Clairon, Mlle

Clairon, Mlle

▪ French actress
byname of  Claire-josèphe-hippolyte Léris De La Tude  
born Jan. 25, 1723, Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Fr.
died Jan. 29, 1803, Paris

      leading actress of the Comédie-Française who created many parts in the plays of Voltaire, Jean-François Marmontel, Bernard-Joseph Saurin, and others.

      She began her career as a soubrette but made her debut at the Comédie-Française in 1743 as Phèdre in the tragedy by Racine. She also portrayed Corneille's heroines, who combined nobility of soul, pride, and intelligence. In 1753 Marmontel (Marmontel, Jean-François) influenced her to simplify her declamatory style. Prompted by Diderot (Diderot, Denis), she introduced touches of character and of ethnic realism into her costuming. Oliver Goldsmith (Goldsmith, Oliver) called her “the most perfect female figure I have ever seen on any stage.” In 1766 she retired, though she continued to appear at court and in private theatricals. Her Mémoires were published in 1798.

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