Charlotte Lucie Marie Adèle Stephanie Adrienne Faës (20 March 1865 – 14 October 1956), known by her stage name Jeanne d'Alcy or Jehanne d'Alcy, was a French film actress.

Biography

D'Alcy 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. Born in Vaujours,

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, she appeared in '' Le Manoir du diable'' (1896), ''

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'' (1902). She died in

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at age 91. She was portrayed by actress Helen McCrory in

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's 2011 film '' Hugo''. She was the wife of French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès from 1925 until his death in 1938. D'Alcy died at the age of 91 in 1956. She is buried with her husband in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.

Selected filmography

*'' Le Manoir du diable'' (1896) *'' Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin'' (1896) – Woman *'' Après le bal'' (1897) – Woman *''

'' (1899) *'' Cendrillon'' (1899) – Fairy Godmother *'' Cléopâtre'' (1899) – Cleopatre *'' Barbe-bleue'' (1901) – Le nouvelle épouse de Barbe-bleue *''

'' (1902) (uncredited) *'' Le Grand Méliès'' (1952) – herself

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* * 1865 births 1956 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses People from Seine-Saint-Denis 20th-century French actresses 19th-century French actresses Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Muses {{France-actor-stub