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

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

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'' (1900) and ''

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'' (1902). She died in

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at age 91. She was portrayed by actress

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's 2011 film ''

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''. She was the wife of French cinema pioneer

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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 ''The Vanishing Lady'' (french: Escamotage d'une dame chez Robert-Houdin, literally "Magical Disappearance of a Lady at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin") is an 1896 French short silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It features Méliès a ...

'' (1896) – Woman *''

Après le bal ''After the Ball'' (French: ''Après le bal'') is an 1897 French short silent film made by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and numbered 128 in its catalogues. Plot A maidservant helps her lady get undressed (with ...

'' (1897) – Woman *''

'' (1899) *''

Cendrillon ''Cendrillon'' (''Cinderella'') is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale. It had its premiere performance on 24 ...

'' (1899) – Fairy Godmother *''

Cléopâtre ''Cléopâtre'' is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Payen. It was first performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on 23 February 1914, nearly two years after Massenet's death. ''Cléopâtre'' is one of three ope ...

'' (1899) – Cleopatre *'' Barbe-bleue'' (1901) – Le nouvelle épouse de Barbe-bleue *''

'' (1902) (uncredited) *''

Le Grand Méliès ''Le Grand Méliès'' is a 1952 French short documentary film directed by Georges Franju about the life of the film pioneer Georges Méliès. Cast * Jeanne d'Alcy Charlotte Lucie Marie Adèle Stephanie Adrienne Faës (20 March 1865 – 14 Oct ...

'' (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