People
Jehanne d'Alcy
Biography:
A performer at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin from 1888, when it was re-opened by Georges Méliès, Jehanne d'Alcy (also known as Fanny Manieux) later became Méliès's mistress and appeared in a number of his films, including the first of his risqué productions Après le bal - le tub (1897). Méliès's first wife Eugenie died in May 1913, and in 1925 he married d'Alcy. Her concession of a toy stall at the Gare Montparnasse, Paris, manned by Georges, provided their only income for several years. In 1932 they moved into an apartment at a home for cinema veterans. After Méliès's death, d'Alcy appeared in the poignant framing sequences of Georges Franju's short dramatisation of his life, Le... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Le Grand Méliès as Self | 1952-11-12 |
| Le Grand Méliès as Commentaire | 1952-11-12 |
| Tunneling the English Channel | 1907-04-22 |
| The Impossible Voyage as Villager at seaport (uncredited) | 1904-10-29 |
| Alcofribas, The Master Magician | 1903-10-03 |
| A Trip to the Moon as La Secrétaire / Une Étoile / Agent de Bord de la Fusée | 1902-06-15 |
| Bluebeard as Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy) | 1901-07-25 |
| The Astronomer's Dream as Phoebe | 1900-10-07 |
| Joan of Arc as Mère de Jeanne | 1900-08-06 |
| The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match | 1900-01-01 |
| Cinderella as La Reine Mère | 1899-10-01 |
| Cleopatra's Tomb as le fantôme de Cléopâtre | 1899-01-01 |
| The Pillar of Fire as Ayesha | 1899-01-01 |
| Pygmalion and Galatea | 1898-01-01 |
| The Temptation of St. Anthony as La tentatrice / l'ange. | 1898-01-01 |
| Faust and Marguerite | 1897-01-01 |
| After the Ball as La femme qui prend son bain | 1897-01-01 |
| Le château hanté as Young woman | 1897-01-01 |
| A Nightmare as Woman in Toga | 1896-12-25 |
| Le manoir du diable as Young Woman | 1896-12-24 |
| The Vanishing Lady as La femme | 1896-01-01 |

