Liane de Pougy | |
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Born | Anne Marie Chassaigne 2 July 1869 |
Died | 26 December 1950 | (aged 81)
Other names | Anne-Marie-Madeleine de la Pénitence Marie Anne Pourpe Princess Ghika Anne-Marie Ghika Sister Anne-Mary |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, Courtesan, Novelist |
Spouses | |
Children | Marc Pourpe |
Liane de Pougy, TOSD (born Anne-Marie Chassaigne, 2 July 1869 – 26 December 1950), was a Folies Bergère vedette and dancer renowned as one of Paris's most beautiful and notorious courtesans. Later in life, she also became a Dominican tertiary.