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Jehanne d'Alcy was born on 20 March 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 14 October 1956 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France.

The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin

First actress in cinema to do a nude scene.

First actress to have played Joan of Arc.

Portrayed by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0567031/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Helen McCrory</a> in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0970179/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Hugo (2011)</a>.

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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