Mistinguett
Sign in to saveJeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett (), was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. At the time of her unofficial retirement in 1955, Mistinguett had 60 years of experience under her belt. Mistinguett has been credited with performing in 31 movies, 9 shows, and 389 musical works.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1875
- Died
- 1956-01-05
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Ça c'est parisien
- Mistinguett, queen of the Paris night
- Toute ma vie
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Film & TV
Acting · Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France
Mistinguett (born Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois; 5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956) was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. The daughter of Antoine Bourgeois, a 31-year-old day-labourer, and Jeannette Debrée, a 21-year-old seamstress, Jeanne Bourgeois was born at 5 Rue du Chemin-de-Fer (today Rue Gaston-Israël), in Enghien-les-Bains,…
Known for
- Joséphine Baker en couleur — Herself2005
- Système 2 — Self (archive footage)1975
- Variety carousel1955
- Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)1948
- Rigolboche1936
- Une soirée mondaine — Miss1917
- Flower of Paris — Mistinguett / Margot Panard1916
- The Gold Chignon1916
- Les Misérables - Part 1: Jean Valjean — Éponine Thénardier1913
- Les Misérables - Part 2: Fantine — Éponine Thénardier1913
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
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- Total plays
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There are two performers with the name Mistinguett: 1) Mistinguett (April 5, 1875 – January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d’Oise, Île-de-France, France) was a French actress and singer, with the birth name of Jeanne Bourgeois. At an early age she aspired to be an entertainer. She began as a flower-seller in a restaurant in her home-town, singing popular ballads as she sold her flowers. When a song-writing acquaintance made up the name Miss Tinguette, Jeanne liked it. <a href="https://www
Key facts
- Person.name
- Mistinguett
- Person.image
- Mistinguett by Nadar.jpg
- Person.caption
- Mistinguett, 1900, by Paul Nadar
- Person.birth_name
- Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois
- Person.birth_place
- Enghien-les-Bains, France
- Person.death_place
- Bougival, France
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 3 April 1875
- Died
- 5 January 1956
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Article
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Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett (), was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. At the time of her unofficial retirement in 1955, Mistinguett had 60 years of experience under her belt. Mistinguett has been credited with performing in 31 movies, 9 shows, and 389 musical works.
Some sources cite her birth year as 1875.