Stacia Napierkowska, a French dancer, actress, and director of Polish origin, was one of the first stars of European silent cinema. She began her career as a dancer at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, subsequently making her film debut in 1908. Thanks to her exotic style and intense screen presence, she quickly became a star, specializing in roles as a femme fatale and in mysterious characters. Her international fame is primarily linked to two iconic works: the serial *Les Vampires* (1915-1916) by Louis Feuillade, in which she played the unforgettable Irma Vep, and the epic film *L'Atlantide* (1921) by Jacques Feyder, in the role of Queen Antinéa. Her prolific filmography includes over eighty titles, and she was also one of the first women to venture into directing, helming several films. Despite a decline with the advent of sound film, her status as an icon and her pioneering contribution establish her as an emblematic figure of French cinema in the 1910s and 1920s.