Musidora

Personal Info

Birthday

February 23, 1889

Day of Death

1957-12-11

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Jeanne Roques

Musidora

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

The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris

For the Children

Judex

La Peine du talion

The Cavalry

Mademoiselle Chiffon

Vicenta

Sun and Shadow

Filmography

2005
Musidora ou le mythe revisité
as Self (archive footage)
1922
Sun and Shadow
as Juana
1920
Vicenta
as Vicenta
1919
Mademoiselle Chiffon
as Chiffon
1918
La vagabonda
as Renata
1916
Judex
as Diana Monti / Marie Verdier
La Peine du talion
as Rosa Larose
Lagourdette, gentleman cambrioleur
as Mlle Musi
For the Children
as The Artist's Maid
1915
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
as Irma Vep
1914
The Cavalry
as La danseuse Bianca Flor