Carmencita (1894)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

5.2 / 10 (84 votes)

Release date

March 14, 1894

Runtime

1m

Language

XX

Director

William K.L. Dickson, William Heise

Status

Released