Roles played by Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt This is a list of the notable roles played by the French actress Sarah Bernhardt, including both stage roles and early motion pictures, with the year of the first performance. This list does not include one-time performances or revivals. Roles first performed by Bernhardt are noted as premieres. 1862 Iphigénie by Racine, role of Iphigénia Valérie by Eugene Scribe, role of Valerie Les Femmes Savantes by Molière, role of Henriette L'Etourdi by Molière, role of Hippolyte 1864 Le Père de la Debutante, by Emmanuel Théaulon and Jean-François Bayard, role of Anita Le Démon du Jeu, by Théodore Barrière and Henri Crisafulli (premiere) Un Soufflet n'est Jamais Perdu La Maison sans Enfants by Dumanoir L'Etourneau, by Baya and Laya Le Premier Pas Labiche & Deslandes Un Mari qui Lance sa Femme by Deslandes 1865 La Biche aux Bois by the Coignard brothers, role of Princess Désirée 1866 Le Jeu de l'Amour et du Hasard by Pierre de Marivaux, role of Silvia 1867 Les Femmes Savantes by Molière, role of Armande King Lear by William Shakespeare, role of Cordelia Athalie by Racine, role of Zarcharie Le Testament de César Girodot, by Bélot and Villetard, role of Hortense François le Champi by George Sand, role of Mariette Le Marquis de Villemer by George Sand, role of Baronne d'Arglade 1868 Kean by Alexander Dumas père, role of Anna Damby La Loterie du Marriage by Jules Barbier, role of Laure Dufour (premiere) 1869 Le Passant by François Coppée , role of Zanetto (premiere) Le Bâtard by Alphonse Touroude, role of Jeanne (premiere) 1870 L'Affranchi by Latour de Saint-Ybars (premiere) L'Autre by George Sand, role of Hélène de Mérangis (premiere) 1871 Jeanne-Marie by André Theuriet, role of Thérése (premiere) 1872 Mademoiselle Aïssé by Louis Bouilhet, role of Mlle.