Simone Genevois (13 February 1912 – 16 December 1995) was a French

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.Warner p.324 She began her career as a

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. Her best-known role was in the 1929 epic '' Saint Joan the Maid'' in which she played the title part of

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1918) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * ''Napoléon'' (1927) * '' Saint Joan the Maid'' (1929), as Joan of Arc, a role for which her performance was described as follows: "She is magnetic and appealing, suggesting both the force and the frailty of the heroine." * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Case of Doctor Brenner'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Marina Warner, ''Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism,'' OUP, 2013.

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* 1912 births 1995 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses French child actresses Actresses from Paris {{France-film-actor-stub