Stacia Napierkowska
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| Born | Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski 16 September 1891 Paris, France |
| Died | May 11, 1945 (aged 53) Paris, France |
| Years active | 1908–1926 |
Stacia Napierkowska (16 September 1891 – 11 May 1945) was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926.
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[edit] Biography
She was born Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski in Paris, France.
In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"[1]
She also directed the 1917 short film L'Héritière de la manade.
She died in Paris on 11 May 1945.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Notre-Dame de Paris (1911), playing Esmeralda
- Les Vampires (1915), playing Marfa Koutiloff
- L'Atlantide (1921), playing Reina Antinea [credited as Stacia Napierkorska]
[edit] References
- ^ "Paris Dancer Dislikes US. Napierkowska, Soured by Her Arrest, Makes Some Warm Remarks". New York Times (Paris). April 27, 1913. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A01E0DA173FE633A25754C2A9629C946296D6CF. Retrieved 2008-12-12. "Napierkowska, the Paris dancer, who has just returned from America, has made some very plain remarks on the subject of Americans. "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States," she says. "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"
[edit] Further reading
- Pelletier, Philippe (created October 31, 2008, modified November 3, 2008). "Stacia Napierkowska". CinéArtistes.com. http://www.cineartistes.com/fiche-Stacia+Napierkowska.html. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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