Jeanne d'Alcy

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Jeanne d'Alcy
Aliases:	Jehanne d'Alcy
Gender:	Female
Medium(s):	Film
Roles:	Actress
Date of birth:	March 20th, 1865
Place of birth:	Vaujours, Seine-Saint-denis, France
Date of death:	October 14th, 1956
Place of death:	Versailles, Yvelines, France
1st Horror:	Le Manoir du diable (1896)

Jeanne d'Alcy was a French silent film actress and the wife of director Georges Méliès. She was born in Vaujours, Seine-Saint-denis, France on March 20th, 1865 and died in Versailles, Yvelines on October 14th, 1956 at the ripe ole' age of 91. Jeanne has the distinction of being what is arguably the first actress ever featured in a horror film. She appeared as a witch in the 1896 silent short Le Manoir du diable.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
Le Manoir du diable	1896	Witch
Cléopâtre	1899	Cleopatra

Notes & Trivia

• Jeanne d'Alcy died on the same day that Tales from the Darkside actor Bruce MacVittie was born.

External Links

• Jeanne d'Alcy at IMDB
• Jeanne d'Alcy at Wikipedia
• Jeanne d'Alcy at Legends of Cinema