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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.
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Mistinguett, born Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, was a French actor, singer, stage actor, and film actor. She was born in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France, on April 4, 1875, and died in Bougival on January 5, 1956. She is buried in Enghien-les-Bains. Her career encompassed the genres of cabaret and chanson française, and she performed as a female vocalist.
Mistinguett was a citizen of France and spoke French. She utilized her voice as her primary instrument. Her work is associated with the 1920s and is categorized under tags including French, 20s, female vocalists, chanson, and 1920s.
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Film & TV
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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1875
- Active to
- 1956
Discography
- Les Chanteurs de cours / Le Gri-gri d’amour1920
- Mon homme / Kalamazou1920
- En douce / La Java1923
- Oh ! Mademoiselle / La Belote1924
- Oui, je suis de Paris1936
- Juliette / Je cherche un millionnaire1938
- Au Casino de Paris1956
- Mistinguett1978
- Mistinguett : L’Impératrice du Music‐Hall : Succès et raretés 1920–19311990
- Mistinguett : L’Impératrice du Music‐Hall : Succès et raretés 1926–19311992
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 37,417
- Total plays
- 157,667
Tags
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bourgeois
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Enghien-les-Bains
- Place of death
- Bougival
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Mistinguett by Nadar.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mistinguett
- date of birth
- 1875-04-03
- date of death
- 1956-01-05
- Commons gallery
- Mistinguett
- birth name
- Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois
- place of burial
- Enghien-les-Bains
- P8168
- Yū Koshikawa
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Entertainer
- Personal Life
- Death
- Legacy
- Gallery
- Filmography
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mistinguett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.