Jeanne Quinault

Who was Jeanne Quinault?

Jeanne Quinault, was a French actress, playwright and salon hostess.

She was usually called Mlle Quinault la cadette, to distinguish her from her older sister, Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, also an actress. She herself thought her name was Jeanne-Françoise Quinault until 1726, when she obtained a copy of her baptismal record and discovered her legal name, but most references to her use the two given names.