Actor
Maria Falconetti
Born 21 July 1892 · Pantin, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France — died 12 December 1946
Maria Falconetti (1892–1946) was a French stage and film actress. She is remembered almost entirely for her title role in Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), a performance often counted among the greatest in cinema history.
Key films
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)On Cinespective
Her defining role, as Joan in Dreyer's silent masterpiece, built around intense close-ups of her face.
La comtesse de Somerive (1917)
An early screen credit from the start of her film work, before her stage career continued.
The Clown (1917)
Another early film credit, showing her brief screen presence before Dreyer's Joan of Arc.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 8
- 1917La comtesse de SomeriveActor
- 1917The ClownActor
- 1928The Passion of Joan of Arc · as Jeanne d'ArcActor
- 1974Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1999MirrorActor
- 2002Jeanne Marie RenéeActor
- 2015Nitrate Flames · as Herself (archive footage)Actor
- 2024CROWN OF THORNS · as Jeanne d'Arc (Archival Footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.