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Feature film — 1894

Carmencita (1894)

5.20h 1mDocumentary

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

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A high-signal pick with 84 votes.

Edison Studios

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Director: William K.L. Dickson

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Carmencita as Herself

Carmencita

Herself

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