She had a romance with Maurice de Saxe, which ended in tragedy when she was apparently poisoned by her rival, Maria Karolina Sobieska, Duchess of Bouillon.
In the film, Asther plays Prince Maurice de Saxe and Crawford plays Adrienne Lecouvreur, a Gypsy performer, in a tale of lost love and revenge.
She was accused of poisoning the famous contemporary actress Adrienne Lecouvreur who was her rival, yet it was proved that the actress died of natural causes.
Adrienne Clarkson | Adrienne Mayor | Adrienne Lecouvreur | Adrienne-Joi Johnson | Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Adrienne Pierce | Adrienne Bolland | Adrienne Barbeau | Adrienne Young | Adrienne Warren | Adrienne Miller | Adrienne Lau | Adrienne Frantz | Adrienne de La Fayette | Adrienne Corri | Adrienne Carey Hurley | Adrienne Beames | Adrienne Armstrong |
Her repertory included Medea, Sappho, Lady Macbeth, Mary Stuart, Preciosa, Phèdre, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Jane Eyre and Messalina, in which character she was immortalized by the painter Hans Makart.