caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse signature image article_title birth_name
bernhardt around 1878 26 march 1923 paris , france 1862 -- 1922 paris , france sarah bernhardt 22 october 1844 ambroise aristide damala 1882 1889 sarah bernhardt signature.svg sarah jpg bernhardt by paul nadar -lrb- crop -rrb- . sarah bernhardt
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sarah bernhardt

sarah bernhardt -lrb- ; c. 22/23 october 1844 -- 26 march 1923 -rrb- was a french stage and early film actress .
she was referred to as `` the most famous actress the world has ever known '' .
bernhardt made her fame on the stages of france in the 1870s , at the beginning of the belle epoque period , and was soon in demand in europe and the americas .
she developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress , earning the nickname `` the divine sarah '' .
