Jeanne Auzoult, stage name Mademoiselle Baron (1625–1662), was a French stage actress.[1]
She was the daughter of actors Jean Auzoult and Jeanne de Creve, and married André Boiron (d. 1655) in 1641. She was the mother of the famous actor Michel Baron.[2]
She was engaged in the Grands Comediens (Comédiens du Roi) at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1641–1662.
During her career, she was a successful, well known and popular actor, though her popularity has been attributed to her beauty rather than to her artistic abilities. According to Tallemant, Mlle Baron was "very pretty, not a marvelous actress, but a success thanks to her beauty".
She was described as "an outstanding interpreter of boys' parts", and was admired by Pierre Corneille.[3]
She worked until her death and was replaced by the famous Alix Faviot, who was engaged in 1662 to replace her.[4]