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Musidora

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Feb 23, 1889 (137 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Biography

Jeanne Roques (23 February 1889 – 11 December 1957), known professionally as Musidora, was a French actress, film director, and writer. She is best known for her acting in silent films, and rose to public attention for roles in the Louis Feuillade serials Les Vampires as Irma Vep and in Judex as Marie Verdier.

Known For

Acting
2005Musidora ou le mythe revisitéSelf (archive footage)
1926The Cradle of God
1924The Land of the Bulls
1922Sun and ShadowJuana
1921For Don Carlos
1920VicentaVicenta
1919Mademoiselle ChiffonChiffon
1918La flamme cachée
1918La vagabondaRenata
1918La jeune fille la plus méritante de France
1917Les chacals
1916JudexDiana Monti / Marie Verdier
1916The Clutching Foot
1916Lagourdette, gentleman cambrioleurMlle Musi
1916La Peine du talionRosa Larose
1916For the ChildrenThe Artist's Maid
1915The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of ParisIrma Vep
1915The Great Breath
1915The Story of Midinette
1915Triple entente
1915Jeunes filles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
1915Le furoncle
1914The Other Victory
1914The CavalryLa danseuse Bianca Flor
1914Miseries of the Needle
1914Severo Torelli
1913Bout-de-Zan et le lion
Production
1922Sun and ShadowProducer
1920VicentaProducer
Directing
1950La magique imageDirector
1924The Land of the BullsDirector
1922Sun and ShadowDirector
1921For Don CarlosDirector
1920VicentaDirector
1918La flamme cachéeDirector
1918La vagabondaDirector
Writing
1924The Land of the BullsWriter
1922Sun and ShadowWriter
1921For Don CarlosAdaptation
1920VicentaWriter