Sarah Bernhardt was an outstanding French actress and one of the most famous theatrical stars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was born in Paris and studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. In the 1860s, she began performing at the Comédie-Française, but her true success came later at the Odéon Theatre after her performance as Cordelia in “King Lear”. She became renowned for her performances in both classical roles (“Phèdre”, “Andromaque”, “The Lady of the Camellias”) and contemporary plays. One of her most famous roles was Hamlet — Bernhardt often performed male roles, which was unusual for that time. The actress toured extensively throughout Europe, America, and Russia, becoming one of the first global theatrical celebrities. In 1899, she took over a theatre that later bore her name — the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre in Paris. In 1915, due to a serious illness, her leg was amputated, yet she continued to perform on stage. The collection of the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum includes photographs of Sarah Bernhardt both in performance and in everyday life, as well as various sculptures, drawings, and caricatures depicting the actress.