[1] She was the daughter of the actor Jean Gassot, stage name La Fortune.
She and her father were members of the same theatre company as Mondory in March 1618.
[2] In 1628 the Grands Comediens (Comédiens du Roi) was established at the Hôtel de Bourgogne.
The contemporary chronicle writer Tallemant described the Parisian actresses of the 1630s, and referred to Mlle Bellerose as “the best actress in Paris.”[2] She was famous in the role of amoureux or heroine, [2] and in tragic roles.
[3] Isaac de Benserade wrote the tragedy Cléopâtre for her in 1635.