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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915) — Irma Vep
2. Judex (1916) — Diana Monti / Marie Verdier
3. For the Children (1916) — The Artist's Maid
4. Lagourdette, gentleman cambrioleur (1916) — Mlle Musi
5. The Clutching Foot (1916)
6. Sun and Shadow (1922) — Juana
7. Miseries of the Needle (1914)
8. The Story of Midinette (1915)
9. Triple entente (1915)
10. Bout-de-Zan et le lion (1913)
11. The Cavalry (1914) — La danseuse Bianca Flor
12. La Peine du talion (1916) — Rosa Larose
13. Vicenta (1920) — Vicenta
14. For Don Carlos (1921)
15. The Land of the Bulls (1924)
16. La flamme cachée (1918)
17. Les chacals (1917)
18. Mademoiselle Chiffon (1919) — Chiffon
19. Severo Torelli (1914)
20. La vagabonda (1918) — Renata
21. La jeune fille la plus méritante de France (1918)
22. The Cradle of God (1926)
23. Le furoncle (1915)
24. The Great Breath (1915)
25. The Other Victory (1914)
26. Jeunes filles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui (1915)
27. Musidora ou le mythe revisité (2005) — Self (archive footage)
28. Musidora, the Tenth Muse (2013) — self

Directed

1. Sun and Shadow (1922) — Director
2. Vicenta (1920) — Director
3. La flamme cachée (1918) — Director
4. The Land of the Bulls (1924) — Director
5. For Don Carlos (1921) — Director
6. La vagabonda (1918) — Director
7. La magique image (1950) — Director