- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCharlotte Lucie Marie Adèle Stephanie Adrienne Faës
- Nickname
- Fanny
- Jehanne d'Alcy was born on March 20, 1865 in Vaujours, Seine-et-Oise [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Haggard's She: The Pillar of Fire (1899), Bluebeard (1901) and The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896). She was married to Georges Méliès and Gustave Manieux. She died on October 14, 1956 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France.
- SpousesGeorges Méliès(December 10, 1925 - January 21, 1938) (his death)Gustave Manieux(April 30, 1885 - January 22, 1887) (his death)
- First actress in cinema to do a nude scene.
- First actress to have played Joan of Arc.
- Portrayed by Helen McCrory in Hugo (2011).
- First actress to have played Cleopatra.
- She had achieved success in theatrical productions by 1896, but left the stage to devote herself to film, becoming one of the first performers to do so.
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