Suzanne Bianchetti

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Suzanne Bianchetti (24 February 1889 – 17 October 1936) was a French film actress. Born in Paris, she began acting in films in the early 1900s and soon became very popular in France. She played Marie Antoinette in Abel Gance's Napoléon (1927) and worked with many famous silent-film artists, including Antonin Artaud and the singer Damia. She was married to René Jeanne, a writer and actor who led an army film studio.

Suzanne died in Paris on 17 October 1936, aged 47. In 1937, her husband started the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti, an annual award for the most promising young French actress. The prize is a medallion bearing Suzanne's image. Over the years, many famous French actresses have won it, such as Micheline Presle, Simone Signoret, Annie Girardot, Geneviève Bujold, Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Adjani. The first winner, in 1937, was Junie Astor for Club de femmes.