Sarah Bernhardt 2 pictures

Actress, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew
This celebrated star of the French stage had a sporadic love-hate affair with early cinema. After her film debut in Le duel d'Hamlet (1900) she declared she detested the medium; yet she consented to appear in another film, La Tosca (1909). Upon seeing the results, she reportedly recoiled in horror, demanding that the negative be destroyed. Her ...

Born: October 23, 1844
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
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