
Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era. She was born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, and died in Paris, France. Between 1907 and 1937, she appeared in 186 films. A favorite of film director Louis Feuillade, she appeared in, at least, 150 films directed by him including the short Bébé and Bout de Zan comedies. Of the many characters she played in Feuillade's films, perhaps her most famous portrayal was that of Lady Beltham, mistress of the notorious Fantômas in the serial of the same name. She makes an uncredited appearance, as "L'Andalouse," in The Vampires. In 1922, she directed and starred in the film A Shout from the Abyss, also known as Un cri dans l'abîme. In a 1924 interview for Mon Ciné magazine, she stated that she was introduced to film-making through her friend Léonie Richard. Selected filmography

L'Aveugle de Jérusalem

Fantômas II: Juve contre Fantômas

望郷

Fantômas

Esther

Le gardian de Camargue

Les Misérables

La légende de la fileuse

L'Agonie de Byzance

La Hantise

Le Récit du colonel

La Tare

Le Trust, ou Les Batailles de l'argent

Le Cœur et l'Argent

Une dame vraiment bien

La Nativité

L'Intruse

Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau

Possession de l'enfant

La Maison des lions

Bébé tire à la cible

Les Vipères

Le Nain

Les couronnes - I - La couronne de ronces

La Garçonne

Les Yeux ouverts

Napoléon, Bébé et les Cosaques

La Cassette de l'émigrée

La Vengeance du sergent de la ville

Le Calvaire

La Faute d'une autre

Au pays des lions

Maudite soit la guerre

L'Exode

Le mort vivant

Le Diamant du sénéchal

Prométhée

Pâques rouges

Bout-de-Zan et le crime au téléphone

Bébé corrige son père

Severo Torelli

Thaïs

Le Secret du forçat

Manon de Montmartre