About Mme Thenard
Lived 1767 – 1849 (aged 81–82). Mme Thenard was a French stage actor.
Marie-Magdeleine-Claudine Chevalier-Perrin (1767–1849), stage name Madame Thénard, was a French stage actress.
Perrin was a singer for the Opéra Comique of Marseille, where she was discovered by the actor Préville. She then joined the Comédie Française in 1781 at the age of 24. She was imprisoned during the French Reign of Terror, but was not executed due to a pregnancy. After the Thermidorian Reaction, she was freed. She later traveled to Germany as an actress in Napoleon's Comédiens de l'Empereur.
In 1837, she donated a portrait Adèle Romany had painted of her in the role of Hermione from Andromaque to the Comédie Française.
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Who was Mme Thenard?
French actress
When was Mme Thenard born?
Mme Thenard was born in 1767 in Voiron.
When did Mme Thenard die?
Mme Thenard died in 1849 in Paris.
What was Mme Thenard's occupation?
Mme Thenard was a stage actor.
What nationality was Mme Thenard?
Mme Thenard was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mme Thenard. https://biography.guide/mme-thenard/
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