About Josefa Butteau
Lived 1753 – 1815 (aged 61–62). Josefa Butteau was a ballet dancer, actor and dancer.
Josefa Butteau (1753–1815) was a stage actress and ballerina.
She was from 1771 married to the actor and dancer Jean Butteau, and the mother of Katharina Butteau. She was engaged as a ballet- and pantomime dancer in the Vienna Ballet, in the Kotcích Theater in Prague in 1778, and at the Estates Theatre in 1783, and as an actor at the Czech language Vlastenské Theatre in 1790-92 and at the Estates Theatre from 1798 onward. As an actress she was mostly known for her roles as confidantes.
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Who was Josefa Butteau?
stage actor and ballet dancer
When was Josefa Butteau born?
Josefa Butteau was born in 1753 in Vienna.
When did Josefa Butteau die?
Josefa Butteau died on 5 January 1815 in Prague.
What was Josefa Butteau's occupation?
Josefa Butteau was a ballet dancer, actor and dancer.
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