Mademoiselle Dupin
French stage actress
Louise Jacob de Montfleury, stage name Mademoiselle Dupin (1649 – 1709), was a French stage actress.
She was engaged at the Molière's company in 1672. She became a member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1680. She retired in 1685.
She was most known for her tragic parts.
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