Career
She was the wife of French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès from 1926 until his death in 1938. She was born in Vaujours, Seine-Saint-Denis. She appeared in , Jeanne d'Arc (1900) and Le Voyage dans la lune (1902).
She died in Versailles at age 91. She was portrayed by actress Helen McCrory in Martin Scorsese's 2011 film Hugo.
