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Georgette Méliès

Malthête, Jacques

Georgette Méliès may be considered to be one of the first film pioneers, since she started acting in her father’s films in 1896 and also became a projectionist and a camera operator, or opératrice de prise de vues, very early. Georgette Eugénie Jeanne Méliès was born on March 22, 1888 in Paris. Her father, Georges Méliès, had married Eugénie Génin three years before in June 1885 and Georgette was their first child. Thirteen years later, her brother, André, was born.

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Women Film Pioneers Project
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October 15, 2019

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This file was updated on April 3, 2023. A minor error in the profile was corrected at the author's request.