"Cécile" redirects here. For the doll, see Cécile Rey (doll). For the Girls of Many Lands character, see Cécile Revel.

Cécile Rey
Information
Full name	Cécile Amélie Rey[1]
Nickname(s)	Cécé
Born	May 28, 1843[2]
Series location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Series timeline	January 1853[3] to late autumn 1854[4]
Family
Father	Jean-Claude Rey
Mother	Aurélia Rey
Aunt	Octavia Tay
Sibling(s)	Armand Rey
Grandparents	Simon Rey
Friends and Minor Characters
Friends	Marie-Grace Gardner Océane Rousseau

Cécile Rey was the eleventh Historical Character of the American Girls, representing 1850s New Orleans. Cécile was released in 2011 along with Marie-Grace Gardner.

Contents 1 Personality and Facts 2 Family and Friends 2.1 Family 2.2 Friends and Other Characters 3 Books 4 Doll 4.1 Meet Outfit 4.2 Meet Accessories 5 Collection 6 Trivia 7 See Also 8 References

Personality and FactsEdit

Cécile comes from a well-to-do and highly regarded family within the New Orleans community. Cécile wishes to become a stage actress, and shows a talent for storytelling, recitation, and poetry when she volunteers her time at the Holy Trinity Orphanage. Unlike Marie-Grace, Cécile is homeschooled.^[5] She finds her lessons to be boring. She especially dislikes writing. Cecile takes voice lessons with Marie-Grace, but unlike Marie-Grace, she doesn't feel she's very good at singing.

Cecile is characterized as being confident, curious, and loving the limelight. She likes to be original. Americangirlpublishing.com describes her as bold.

While Cécile can occasionally be outspoken at times, she is also shown to be sensitive and caring, such as teaching Marie-Grace French, spending time with elderly people of color at La Maison, and keeping Armand's desire to become an artist rather than a stonecutter a secret from Papa. Cecile has also shown interest in distant lands, traveling, and adventurous as she loves to hear the exciting adventurous tales her Grandpa tells her and is in awe with Marie-Grace's experiences.

Cecile is quite interested in clothes and her appearance, and often tries to avoid getting her clothes dirty. For this reason, she's not too fond of Marie-Grace's dog Argos, who often has muddy paws.

She is always full of clever ideas and can be quite mischievous.

Her nickname, Cécé, is a diminutive of her full first name.

Family and FriendsEdit

See Also: Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series

FamilyEdit

• Jean-Claude Rey: Father
• Aurélia Rey: Mother
• Simon Rey: Grandfather
• Armand Rey: Older brother
• Octavia Tay: Aunt
• René Tay: Cousin

Friends and Other CharactersEdit

• Marie-Grace Gardner: Cécile's friend
• Océane Rousseau: Cécile and Marie-Grace's teacher, Marie-Grace's aunt
• Mathilde: The Reys' housekeeper and cook
• Ellen: The Reys' maid

BooksEdit

See: List of Marie-Grace and Cécile's Books

DollEdit

Main Article: Cécile Rey (doll)

• Face Mold: Sonali Mold
• Skin: Dark
• Hair: Dark brown, curly
• Eyes: Hazel

Meet OutfitEdit

• Dark cerulean silk dress
• White hair ribbons
• Pantalettes
• Stockings
• High button boots

Meet AccessoriesEdit

• Blue hat
• Pendant necklace
• White gloves

CollectionEdit

See: Cécile's Collection

TriviaEdit

• Cécile is the first Historical Character to share her collection with another Historical Character, Marie-Grace Gardner, including the book series.
• Prior to Cécile's reveal, she was referred under the code name "Denise" for her author, Denise Lewis Patrick.

See AlsoEdit

• Locations in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series

ReferencesEdit

Historical Characters
1760s Kaya'aton'my	1770s Felicity Merriman	1810s Caroline Abbott	1820s Josefina Montoya
1850s Cécile Rey and Marie-Grace Gardner	1850s Kirsten Larson	1860s Addy Walker	1900s Samantha Parkington
1910s Rebecca Rubin	1930s Kit Kittredge	1940s Molly McIntire	1970s Julie Albright