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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 20, 1865Deathday
October 14, 1956Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
21Place of birth
Vaujours, Seine-et-Oise [now Seine-Saint-Denis], FranceAlso known as
Jeanne d'Alcy, Fanny ManieuxCast credits
A Trip to the Moon
Secretary / Star / Rocket Attendant (uncredited)Joan of Arc
Mère de JeanneThe Vanishing Lady
Woman (as Jeanne d'Alcy)The Haunted Castle
Young womanLe Grand Méliès
SelfThe Pillar of Fire
AyeshaAfter the Ball
WomanThe Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
Cinderella
Fairy GodmotherLe Grand Méliès
CommentaireBluebeard
Le Nouvelle Épouse de Barbe-bleue (as Jeanne d'Alcy)Cleopatra's Tomb
le fantôme de CléopâtreThe Impossible Voyage
Villager at Seaport (uncredited)The Astronomer's Dream
PhoebeA Nightmare
Woman in TogaPygmalion and Galatea
The Temptation of St. Anthony
Seductive Woman Who Appears on the Cross (uncredited)Alcofribas, The Master Magician
Tunneling the English Channel