Jehanne d'Alcy
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.
Filmography
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
as Various Roles
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
as Various Roles
Le Grand Méliès
as Commentaire
Le Grand Méliès
as Commentaire
Le Grand Méliès
as Commentaire
Le Grand Méliès
as Commentaire
Tunneling the English Channel
Tunneling the English Channel
The Impossible Voyage
as Villager at Seaport (uncredited)
The Impossible Voyage
as Villager at Seaport (uncredited)
Faust and Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
A Trip to the Moon
as La Secrétaire / Une Étoile / Agent de Bord de la Fusée
A Trip to the Moon
as La Secrétaire / Une Étoile / Agent de Bord de la Fusée
Bluebeard
as Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)
Bluebeard
as Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)
The Astronomer's Dream
as Фібі
The Astronomer's Dream
as Фібі
Joan of Arc
as Mère de Jeanne
Joan of Arc
as Mère de Jeanne
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
Cinderella
as La Reine Mère
Cinderella
as La Reine Mère
The Pillar of Fire
as Ayesha
The Pillar of Fire
as Ayesha
Cleopatra's Tomb
as le fantôme de Cléopâtre
Cleopatra's Tomb
as le fantôme de Cléopâtre
Pygmalion and Galatea
Pygmalion and Galatea
The Temptation of St. Anthony
as La tentatrice / l'ange.
The Temptation of St. Anthony
as La tentatrice / l'ange.
After the Ball
as La femme qui prend son bain
After the Ball
as La femme qui prend son bain
Faust and Marguerite
as Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite
as Marguerite
Le château hanté
as Young woman
Le château hanté
as Young woman
A Nightmare
as Woman in Toga
A Nightmare
as Woman in Toga
Le manoir du diable
as Дама
Le manoir du diable
as Дама
The Vanishing Lady
as Дама
The Vanishing Lady
as Дама