Jeanne-Catherine Gaussem, stage name Marie-Madeleine Gaussin or Mademoiselle Gaussin (25 December 1711 – 2 June 1767), was a French stage actress.
[1] She was born to a servant of the actor Baron and a dresser of the theatre.
Among her noted roles were Agnès in L'École des femmes, Andromaque, Iphigénie and Bérénice.
Voltaire was her admirer, and made her a role model for the part of Zaïre.
Her acting was described as sensitive, naive and with an elegance of voice.