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 Grand Méliès (1952), with Méliès's son André playing his father. Jehanne d'Alcy died on 14 October 1956 at Versailles, aged ninety-two.

Most Famous Work

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A Trip to the Moon

(1902) Secretary / Star / Rocket Attendant (uncredited)

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The Haunted Castle

(1896) Young woman

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The Astronomer's Dream

(1898) Phoebe

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The Vanishing Lady

(1896) Woman (as Jeanne d'Alcy)

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Cinderella

(1899) Fairy Godmother

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A Nightmare

(1896) Woman in Toga

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The Pillar of Fire

(1899) Ayesha

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Joan of Arc

(1900) Mère de Jeanne

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1952	Self	Le Grand Méliès 1952-11-12 Movie
1907	N/A	Tunneling the English Channel 1907-06-30 Movie
1904	Villager at Seaport (uncredited)	Journey Through the Impossible 1904-10-01 Movie
1903	N/A	Alcofribas, The Master Magician 1903-11-22 Movie
1902	Secretary / Star / Rocket Attendant (uncredited)	A Trip to the Moon 1902-04-17 Movie
1901	Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)	Bluebeard 1901-01-01 Movie
1900	Mère de Jeanne	Joan of Arc 1900-08-06 Movie
	N/A	The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match 1900-01-01 Movie
1899	Fairy Godmother	Cinderella 1899-10-01 Movie
	Ayesha	The Pillar of Fire 1899-01-01 Movie
	le fantôme de Cléopâtre	Cleopatra's Tomb 1899-01-01 Movie
1898	Phoebe	The Astronomer's Dream 1898-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Pygmalion and Galatea 1898-01-01 Movie
	Seductive Woman Who Appears on the Cross (uncredited)	The Temptation of St. Anthony 1898-01-01 Movie
1897	Woman	After the Ball 1897-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Faust and Marguerite 1897-01-01 Movie
1896	Woman in Toga	A Nightmare 1896-12-25 Movie
	Young woman	The Haunted Castle 1896-12-24 Movie
	Woman (as Jeanne d'Alcy)	The Vanishing Lady 1896-01-01 Movie
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Costume & Make-Up

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1902	Costume Designer	A Trip to the Moon 1902-04-17 Movie
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