Mademoiselle Luzy
Dorothée Dorinville, stage name Mademoiselle Luzy (1747–1830), was a French stage actress. She was engaged at the Comédie-Française in 1764. She became a Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française in 1764. She retired in 1781. She was most known as a soubrette, but also performed tragedy, and acted as a singer and dancer. She was described as a serious and ambitious stage artist, and was a part of the movement that wished to introduce realistic stage costumes. She was imprisoned in 1771 after having broken the censure laws in a play by Imbert. References External links Mademoiselle Luzy, Comédie-Française 1747 births 1830 deaths 18th-century French actresses French stage actresses