Maria Falconetti

Maria Falconetti was born on Jul 21, 1892 in France. Maria Falconetti's big-screen debut came with The Passion of Joan of Arc directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer in 1928. Maria Falconetti is known for The Passion of Joan of Arc directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Maria Falconetti stars as Jeanne d'Arc and Eugene Silvain as Évêque Pierre Cauchon (Bishop Pierre Cauchon). Maria Falconetti has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Maria Falconetti achieved is Photoplay Awards. The upcoming new movie Maria Falconetti plays is The Passion of Joan of Arc which will be released on Oct 25, 1928.

Renée Jeanne or Maria Falconetti, born in Pantin (not in Sermano, Corsica, as many film dictionaries wrongly attest) on July 21, 1892 and died in Buenos Aires on December 12, 1946, is a French actress of theater and cinema. Joining the troupe of the Odeon theater in 1916, she made her debut in "l'Arlésienne", and played the heroines of Saint-Georges de Bouhélier "The Life of a Woman", 1919. She made a short passage at the Comédie Française (1924-1925), where she plays Rosine among others in "La Dame aux camélias" and "Lorenzaccio". His last role before a long stay in South America will be that of Andromache in "The Trojan War will not happen", Jean Giraudoux. She remains world famous for having embodied in the cinema the main role of "The Passion of Joan of Arc" by Carl Theodor Dreyer.