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  1. Elisabeth Félix (21 February 1821 – 3 January 1858), better known only as Mademoiselle or Madame Rachel or simply Rachel, was a French actress.

  2. Élisabeth-Rachel Félix, dite Élisa Félix ou Rachel ou M lle Rachel, également Mademoiselle, est une actrice née le 21 février 1821 à Mumpf et morte le 3 janvier 1858 au Cannet [1]. Grande tragédienne dont le jeu soulève l'admiration, c'est un modèle pour Sarah Bernhardt.

    • 3 janvier 1858 (à 36 ans)Le Cannet
    • Élisabeth-Rachel Félix
    • 21 février 1821Mumpf ( Suisse)
    • Mlle Rachel
  3. One of the most famous Jews in nineteenth-century France, the actress Rachel was celebrated for her unparalleled talent and is credited with reviving classical French tragedies in the era of Romanticism.

  4. Jul 30, 2018 · This is the story of Elisabeth Felix, perhaps the most famous actress in Europe of the mid-19th century. Born to a family of Jewish peddlers, she began to act in her teens and quickly became a star (before the concept of a star was even a thing).

  5. Elisabeth “Eliza/Élisa” Rachel Félix. Better Known as Mademoiselle Rachel. Greatest Tragic Actress of France. 1821 – 1858 A.D. Rachel, the greatest tragic actress of France, was the daughter of a Jewish peddler named Jacob Felix, and was born at the village inn of Mumpf, Switzerland.

  6. Mar 15, 2019 · Rachel Félix, a Jewish actress born to itinerant peddlers in 1821, became a star of the Comédie-Francaise, starring in "Esther" by Jean Racine.

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  8. Feb 21, 2013 · Rachel was the second daughter of Jacques and Therese-Esther-Chaya Felix, itinerant French Jewish peddlers who sold second-hand clothes from a wagon. Appropriately, she was born while they were on the road, near the town of Mumpf, in Switzerland.