Stacia Napierkowska
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Stacia Napierkowska was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926.
In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City
when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"
She also directed the 1917 short film L'Héritière de la manade.
She died in Paris on 11 May 1945.
Biography
She was born Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski in Paris, France.In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City
New York City
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when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"
She also directed the 1917 short film L'Héritière de la manade.
She died in Paris on 11 May 1945.
Selected filmography
- Notre-Dame de Paris (1911), playing Esmeralda
- Les VampiresLes VampiresLes Vampires is a 1915/1916 ten-part silent film serial. It was written and directed by Louis Feuillade and stars Musidora as "Irma Vep" a femme fatale whose name is a suspicious anagram of "vampire." The serial is set in Paris and follows the exploits of a gang of master criminals who call...
(1915), playing Marfa Koutiloff - L'AtlantideL'Atlantide (1921 film)L'Atlantide is a 1921 French-Belgian silent film directed by Jacques Feyder, and the first of several adaptations of the best-selling novel L'Atlantide by Pierre Benoit.-Plot:...
(1921), playing Reina Antinea [credited as Stacia Napierkorska]
External links
- Stacia Napierkowska from the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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