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Louise Contat in the role of Suzanne, anonymous pastel attributed to Greuze (c. 1786). Louise-Françoise Contat (16 June 1760 – 9 March 1813) was a French actress.
French actress and sister of Marie Contat, Louise Françoise Contat made her debut at the Comédie Française in 1766 as Atalide in Bajazet. Her initial successes, however, were in comedy, playing Suzanne in Beaumarchais' Mariage de Figaro and lending importance to several other minor parts.
44170525. Source citation. French actress. She was born in Paris and made her debut at the Comédie Française in 1766 as Atalide in Bajazet. It was in comedy, however, that she made her first success, as Suzanne in Beaumarchais's Mariage de Figaro; and in several minor character parts, which she raised to the first importance, and as the...
- June 17, 1760
Louise-Jeanne-Françoise Contat, dite Contat aînée, est une actrice française née le 17 juin 1760 à Paris 1 où elle est morte le 9 mars 1813 . Elle a créé le rôle de « Suzanne » dans Le Mariage de Figaro de Beaumarchais.
contat, louise, ( By marriage, Madame de Pamy, but known on the stage by her maiden name,) was born at Paris, in 1760, made her début as Atahde, in Bajazet, at the Theatre Français, in 1776, but afterwards devoted her brilliant endowments entirely to comedy.
Contat, Louise-Françoise (1760–1813) in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 138 words
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