Marie Vernier

Marie Vernier or Venier (fl. 1590 – fl.1627), was a French stage actress, known also as Mlle La Porte. She is commonly thought to be the first French actress to be known by name.[1]

  1. ^ Hartnoll, Phyllis, ed. (1996). The concise Oxford companion to the theatre (2. ed., reissued in new covers. ed.). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 9780192825742.