Background
She was born Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski in Paris, France.
She was born Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski in Paris, France.
She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!" She also directed the 1917 short film L"Héritière de la manade.
She died in Paris on 11 May 1945.