Denise Legeay

French actress (1898–1968)

Denise Legeay
Born(1898-01-22)22 January 1898
Courdemanche, Sarthe, French Third Republic
Died27 May 1968(1968-05-27) (aged 70)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1921–1926

Denise Augusta Marguerite Legeay (22 January 1898 – 27 May 1968)[1] was a French film actress whose popularity peaked during the silent film era of the 1920s.

Legeay made her film debut at age 23 in the 1921 Henry Houry directed film L’infante à la rose and would continue to act in films until 1926, including a ten episode film serial Vingt ans après in 1922.[2]

Selected filmography

  • Happy Couple (1923)
  • The Man Without Nerves (1924)
  • That Scoundrel Morin (1924)
  • I Have Killed (1924)
  • Swifter Than Death (1925)
  • Zigano (1925)
  • Eyes Open, Harry! (1926)

References

  1. ^ uniFrance films
  2. ^ Les gens du cinema

External links

  • Denise Legeay at IMDb
  • Le Cinema Francais
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