Biographies: Jehanne d'Alcy - Actor

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A French film actress, born on March 20, 1865 in Vaujours, Seine-et-Oise, France. Her husband was the French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès. She was the first actress to play Joan of Arc, as well as Cleopatra. She is known for La Colonne de feu (1899), Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin (1896) and Barbe-bleue (1901). She died on October 14, 1956 in Versailles, France.

• 3 January 2023
• Shaimaa Saied