Mademoiselle Mars (Anne Francoise Hyppolyte Boutet Salvetat) (9 February 1779 - 20 March 1847), French actress, was born in Paris, the natural daughter of the actor-author named Monvel (Jacques Marie Boutet) (1745-1812) and Jeanne-Marie Salvetat (1748-1838), an actress known as Madame Mars, whose southern accent had made her Paris debut a failure