Claude Mérelle (17 May 1888 â€" 16 December 1976) was a French stage
and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film
era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s.Born Lise Henriette
Marie Laurent in Colombes, France in 1888, she made her film debut in
the 1912 short Les noces siciliennes, directed by Louis Feuillade. She
would go on to appear in numerous film serials throughout the 1910s
under the name Lise Laurent and directed by filmmakers such as
Feuillade, Henri Pouctal and Henri Diamant-Berger before using the
stage name Claude Mérelle beginning in 1918. Mérelle most often
appeared in film serials throughout her career, such as 1924's Les
aventures de Robinson Crusoé, directed by Gaston Leprieur; 1924's Les
amours de Rocambole, directed by Charles Maudru; 1925's Jean Chouans,
directed by Luitz-Morat; 1926's Le capitaine Rascasse, Henri
Desfontaines and 1926's Le juif errant, directed by Luitz-Morat. Her
final film appearance was in the 1928 drama Rapa-Nui (also known as
The Golden Abyss) directed by Mario Bonnard and starring André
Roanne.Claude Mérelle was married to stage and film actor Albert
Decoeur from 1923 until his death in 1942. The two had appeared in
several films together. She retired from films in 1928 and died in
Nice in 1976 at age 88. Claude MÃ(c)relle Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter