Julienne Alexandrine Mathieu ((1874-09-21)September 21, 1874 -
(1943-12-01)December 1, 1943) was one of the earliest French silent
film actresses who appeared mostly in French silents between 1905 and
1909. She appeared in the silent film Hôtel électrique released in
1908, one of the first films to incorporate stop animation. She was
the wife of the director Segundo de Chomón. Her contribution to his
work was not only her participation in the cast, but also in the
script and the special effects (in particular, Pathécolor process to
which she introduced her husband).From 1907 to 1909, she was credited
in the cast of at least 42 films. Most of them were shot by Segundo de
Chomón, but she also appeared in films of Gaston Velle, Albert
Capellani, Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet. Many of these
productions are marked by the use of special effects, of which her
husband and she have become specialists, such as stop-motion
animation, pixilation, overprinting, dissolving, even tracking shot.
For their inspiration, they closely imitate the production of
Méliès, definitive pioneer but less successful : by funding the
Mathieu-Chomón couple, Pathé Frères Productions sought to regain
the advantage over its competitor, Star Film.Her life on screen ends
in 1909. Her sister, France Mathieu, appeared then in her place, and
disappeared soon from the picture too. From 1912 to 1925, Julienne
Mathieu seems to have lived in Turin (Italy) with her family,
sometimes called Suzanne. She died in oblivion at the Hospice of
Charity (Ospizio della Carità) in Chieri (Italy) on December 1, 1943. Julienne Mathieu Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter