Renée Mayer

Renée Gladys Mayer (9 December 1900–14 November 1969) was a British child actress, singer and dancer[1] of stage and film.

She played Hop opposite Barry Lupino as Smilo in Hop O' My Thumb (1911) and Little Peter in Passers By (1911)[4] by C. Haddon Chambers at Wyndham's Theatre opposite Gerald du Maurier.

Today she is most remembered for her performances as Puck in three revivals of Sleeping Beauty (1912, 1913 and 1914) at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Mayer appeared in pantomimes throughout her teenage years,[1] including Puss in Puss in Boots (1916), She appeared in the silent films Masks and Faces (1917) as one of Triplet's children, as Jenny Banks in Victory and Peace (1918) opposite Ellen Terry and Edith Craig, and as Marie Celeste in A Bachelor Husband[1] (1920) opposite Gordon Craig.

[5] After their divorce she married radio announcer Leslie Allan Rose (1903-1973) in Marylebone in London in 1939.