Jeanne-Françoise Quinault (baptized 13 October 1699 – 18 January 1783)[1][2][3] was a French actress, playwright and salon hostess. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Paris.
She was usually called Mlle. Quinault la cadette (the younger) to distinguish her from her older sister, Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, also an actress. She herself thought her name was Jeanne-Françoise Quinault until 1726, when she obtained a copy of her baptismal record and discovered her legal name, but most references to her use the two given names.[1]
- ^ a b Judith Curtis, "Divine Thalie": the career of Jeanne Quinault, SVEC 2007:08, pp. 10–11.
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- ^ Agency, Hands. "Mademoiselle Quinault cadette". Mademoiselle Quinault cadette (in French). Retrieved 8 April 2023.