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Victoria Chaplin
British-American circus performer

Helga Liné
German-Spanish actress
Germaine Damar
Luxembourgian actress

Cha-U-Kao
Cha-U-Kao was a French entertainer who performed at the Moulin Rouge and the Nouveau Cirque in the 1890s. Her stage name was also the name of a boisterous popular dance, similar to the can-can, which came from the French words "chahut", meaning "noise" and "chaos". She was depicted in a series of paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Cha-U-Kao soon became one of his favorite models. The artist was fascinated by this woman who dared to choose the classic male profession of clowning and was not afraid to openly declare that she was a lesbian.
Pinito del Oro
Spanish trapeze artist, novelist
Helena Spinacuta
Swedish actor and circus performer
Lena Jordan
Russian gymnast
Miss Lala
expert aerialist
Lillian Leitzel
German acrobat
Letty Lind
British actor and dancer (1861-1923)
Rainelle Krause
American operatic soprano (1987–2026)