Actress, Writer, Director. The first "vamp" of French films. Born Jeanne Roques in Paris, she borrowed her professional name from the heroine of Theophile Gautier's novel "Fortunio." Although she directed several films and was later active as a novelist, playwright, and journalist, she owes her lasting cult reputation to one role: as Irma Vep, the voluptuous, amoral villainess of Feuillade's crime serial "Les Vampires" (1915-1916). In her last years Musidora was associated with the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris.
Actress, Writer, Director. The first "vamp" of French films. Born Jeanne Roques in Paris, she borrowed her professional name from the heroine of Theophile Gautier's novel "Fortunio." Although she directed several films and was later active as a novelist, playwright, and journalist, she owes her lasting cult reputation to one role: as Irma Vep, the voluptuous, amoral villainess of Feuillade's crime serial "Les Vampires" (1915-1916). In her last years Musidora was associated with the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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