Name Caterina Bianconelli | Died 1716 | |
Caterina Bianconelli (1665–1716) was an Italian actress.
She was the primadonna of the Italian theatre in Paris, famed for her role as the soubrette Colombina. She played a great part in the history of commedia dell'arte; she became the first female Harlequin, dressed in a female version of the harlquin-costume and with the name Harlequina.
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