Alice Guy-Blaché
Birthday
1873/07/01
Day of death
1968/03/24 (94 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Also know as
Alice Guy Blaché, Alice Blaché, Madame Alice Blaché, Alice Guy-Blache , Alice Blache, Alice Guy Blache, Alice Guy
Biography
Alice Guy-Blaché (July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) is generally considered to be the world's first female director. French-born Alice Guy entered the film business as a secretary at Gaumont-Paris in 1896. The next year Gaumont changed from manufacturing cameras to producing movies, and Guy became one of its first film directors. She impressed the company so much with the output (she averaged two two-reelers a week) and quality of her productions that by 1905 she was made the company's production d...Read more
Acting
(2021) Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1896) The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
as ---
(1905) Spain
as Self - Presenter
(1907) Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
as Herself, the director
(1895) Animated Portrait Shot by L and A Lumière
as Herself
(2018) Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1906) Mireille
as ---
(1912) A Solax Celebration
as The Cause
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self