Gabrielle Colonna-Romano
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Gabrielle Colonna-Romano (January 17, 1888 – February 2, 1981) or Colanna Romano (name as a cinema actress), born Gabrielle Dreyfus, was a French actress, famous as a tragedian, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française from 1913 to 1936, and as a student of Sarah Bernhardt.[1] She appeared in several plays and poetry readings (notably of works by the Symbolist poet Saint-Pol-Roux). She had an affair with Pierre Renoir, and modeled for several paintings by his father Auguste Renoir, notably Jeune femme à la rose (1913).[2] In England, she met and became friends with Marie Bell, on whose advice she decided to present herself to the Conservatoire.
January 17, 1888
Gabrielle Colonna-Romano / Colanna Romano | |
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Jeune femme à la rose, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1913), portraying Gabrielle Colonna-Romano | |
| Born | Gabrielle Colonna-Romano January 17, 1888 |
| Died | February 2, 1981 (aged 93) |
Resting place | Rueil-Malmaison cemetery |
| Occupations | Stage and film actress |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Alfred Edwards 2) Pierre Alcover |
She was the sixth and final wife of the millionaire press-magnate Alfred Edwards, and after his death married the actor Pierre Alcover. She and Alcover are buried together in the Rueil-Malmaison cemetery.
She gives her name to the "Prix Colonna-Romano de tragédie classique" at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris.
Filmography
- 1908 : Hamlet, directed by Henri Desfontaines (Gertrude)
- 1910 : Le Scarabée d'or, directed by Henri Desfontaines
- 1910 : Hop-Frog, directed by Henri Desfontaines
- 1911 : Le Roman de la momie (film), directed by Henri Desfontaines
- 1912 : Antar, directed by Chékri Ganem
- 1913 : L'Honneur, directed by Henri Pouctal
