Paulette del Baye
Paulette del Baye, born Catalina Francisca Paulina Batalla, was a French actress, singer, dancer and vaudeville performer from Cuba.
Career
Paulette del Baye performed as "La commère au bois" in the revue at the Moulin Rouge in 1904. "Paulette del Baye est une comédienne fine, une chanteuse spirituelle, une danseuse exquise, qui fait de véritables tours de force d'art en souriant," said one report about the revue. She created the role of "Zézé" in Vous n'avez rien a declarer? at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, and also appeared in Les plaques de l'Année in Paris. In London, she was seen in More, Arlette, and The Passing Show of 1918. In 1917 a comic opera was based on her life, and named Paulette del Baye.Paulette del Baye's film credits included four silent pictures from 1921: Greatheart, Frailty, The Fruitful Vine, and The Woman with the Fan; she also appeared in the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Man with the Twisted Lip.