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Mlle Dumesnil, detail of an engraving
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Mademoiselle Dumesnil

French actress
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Marie-françoise Marchand
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Jan. 2, 1713, Paris
Died:
Feb. 20, 1803, Paris (aged 90)
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Mademoiselle Dumesnil (born Jan. 2, 1713, Paris—died Feb. 20, 1803, Paris) was a French tragic actress best known for her roles in the plays of Voltaire and Jean Racine.

She made her Paris debut in 1737 at the Comédie-Française as Clytemnestre in Racine’s Iphigénie en Aulide. A fiery actress who scorned tradition, she played Cléopâtre in Corneille’s Rodogune and played Racine’s Phèdre, Athalie, and Hermione, with great effect. She retired in 1775 and 25 years later authorized publication of Mémoires de Marie-Françoise Dumesnil, in reply to an attack by her rival, the actress Mlle Clairon.

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