Édith Jéhanne

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Édith Jéhanne (born November 17, 1899 in Le Châtelet , France , † probably in the 1930s) was a French silent film actress of the 1920s.

Live and act

Born in a village in the heart of France, Édith Jéhanne is one of the completely forgotten, former silent film stars of her country, little is known about her origins and her career. She was discovered by the film director Raymond Bernard in 1920 when Jéhanne was visiting the filming of his production Le secret de Rosette Lambert to watch her sister Sylvia Gray play. As a result, Édith Jéhanne, who is said to have not even had acting experience in the theater, was brought in front of the camera, but initially attracted little attention.

It was only when Bernard hired her for several of his productions that a career began to appear. Above all, Jéhanne's portrayal of Sophie Novinska in Bernard's internationally acclaimed novel The Chess Player made her famous beyond the borders of France. Thereupon Berlin's star director GW Pabst brought Édith Jéhanne to Germany in May 1927 for the title role of Jeanne Ney in his drama Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney . This film would become her most famous work. After another leading role, the false daughter of the Tsar Tarakanova in the silent film drama of the same name (1929), her career was de facto over. Édith Jéhanne disappeared from the public eye in 1930 without a trace. According to Bernards, she is said to have died shortly after the appearance of the sound film, i.e. in the 1930s.

Filmography

  • 1921: Rouletabille chez les bohémiens
  • 1922: Triplepatte
  • 1924: The Miracle of the Wolves (Le miracle des loups)
  • 1926: The Chess Player (Le joueur d'échecs)
  • 1927: The love of Jeanne Ney
  • 1928: Le Perroquet vert
  • 1929: Tarakanova, the false daughter of the tsar (La Tarakanova)
  • 1929: Quand nous étions deux

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Date of birth according to Les Gens du cinéma. The year "1902", which is often read, is therefore wrong

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personal data
SURNAME Jéhanne, Édith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French silent film actress in the 1920s
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Le Châtelet , France
DATE OF DEATH between 1930 and 1940