Editing Eleonora Duse (section)

{{Short description|Italian actress (1858–1924)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Eleonora Duse
| image              = Portrait of Eleonora Duse.jpg
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| caption            = Duse in 1901
| birth_name         = Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1858|10|3|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Vigevano]], Pavia, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1924|4|21|1858|10|3|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| years_active       = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|Tebaldo Checchi|1881|1885|end=divorce}}
| partner            = [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]] (1898–1901)<br/>[[Lina Poletti]] (1910s)
| children           = 1
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| website            = 
}}

'''Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dj|uː|z|eɪ}} {{respell|DEW|zay}}, {{IPA|it|eleoˈnɔːra ˈduːze|lang}}; 3 October 1858{{snd}}21 April 1924),<!--full dates in infobox, per MOS--> often known simply as '''Duse''', was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of [[Gabriele D'Annunzio]] and [[Henrik Ibsen]]. Duse achieved a unique power of conviction and verity on the stage through intense absorption in the character, "eliminating the self" as she put it, and letting the qualities emerge from within, not imposed through artifice.