Manon Dancourt

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Marie-Anne-Armande Carton (* 1684 , † 1745 ), known as Manon Dancourt , was a French actress.

biography

As the daughter of Thérèse Dancourt and Dancourt , she played a child role as early as 1695, the Espagnolette in the play La Foire de Bezons , which was written by her father. She received her first real role at Comédie-Française in 1699. Only known is her role of Andria in Michel Baron's L'Andrienne in 1703, which made her stage costume, the Contouche , widely known. During this time she married the former naval controller Jean-Louis-Guillaume de Fontaine (1666–1714).

Manon Dancourt had three daughters. Louise Marie Madeleine Fontaine was born in 1706 and Marie-Anne-Louise Fontaine was born in 1710 . The third daughter, Françoise-Thérèse Guillaume de Fontaine, was born in 1712. However, paternity is not ascribed to her husband, but to the banker Samuel Bernard .

literature

  • Henry Lyonnet : Dictionnaire des comédiens français , Paris, Volume 1, p. 423, digitized
  • Pierre-David Lemazurier: Galerie historique des acteurs du Théâtre français , Paris: Chaumerot, 1st volume. P. 123, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Dancourt, Manon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carton, Marie-Anne-Armande
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1684
DATE OF DEATH 1745