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Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

CrewDirectorActorProducerWriter Jul 1 (died age 94) Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France 1895–2025 (130 year career)
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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…

Known For

Falling Leaves
Film

Falling Leaves

Director
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Film

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Self (archive footage)
The Consequences of Feminism
Film

The Consequences of Feminism

Director
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
Film

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

5.2 1896
Madame's Cravings
Film

Madame's Cravings

Director
Matrimony's Speed Limit
Film

Matrimony's Speed Limit

Director
The Race for the Sausage
Film

The Race for the Sausage

Director
The Glue
Film

The Glue

Director

Filmography

Crew (226)

Movies (226)

Imitation of Waves - Guy's Visions

Imitation of Waves - Guy's Visions

2025

Cinematography

Fantastic Flowers

Fantastic Flowers

2025

Director

Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances

2007

Director

Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913

Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913

2005

Director

10.0
Tarnished Reputations

Tarnished Reputations

1920

Director

Tarnished Reputations

Tarnished Reputations

1920

Producer

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1918

Director

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1917

Director

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1917

Director

6.7
The Empress

The Empress

1917

Director

The Empress

The Empress

1917

Writer

When You and I Were Young

When You and I Were Young

1917

Director

House of Cards

House of Cards

1917

Director

House of Cards

House of Cards

1917

Writer

The Ocean Waif

The Ocean Waif

1916

Director

5.6
The Scarlet Woman

The Scarlet Woman

1916

Director

The Scarlet Woman

The Scarlet Woman

1916

Producer

What Will People Say?

What Will People Say?

1916

Director

Heart of a Painted Woman

Heart of a Painted Woman

1915

Director

My Madonna

My Madonna

1915

Director

My Madonna

My Madonna

1915

Writer

The Vampire

The Vampire

1915

Director

The Vampire

The Vampire

1915

Producer

The Song of the Wage Slave

The Song of the Wage Slave

1915

Director

Barbara Frietchie

Barbara Frietchie

1915

Producer

The Woman of Mystery

The Woman of Mystery

1914

Director

The Woman of Mystery

The Woman of Mystery

1914

Producer

The Woman of Mystery

The Woman of Mystery

1914

Scenario Writer

The Dream Woman

The Dream Woman

1914

Director

The Dream Woman

The Dream Woman

1914

Screenplay

The Lure

The Lure

1914

Director

1.0
The Lure

The Lure

1914

Writer

1.0
The Tigress

The Tigress

1914

Director

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1914

Director

The Coming of Sunbeam

The Coming of Sunbeam

1913

Director

A Severe Test

A Severe Test

1913

Director

7.0
The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1913

Director

4.7
The Thief

The Thief

1913

Director

Kelly from the Emerald Isle

Kelly from the Emerald Isle

1913

Writer

Burstup Homes

Burstup Homes

1913

Director

Dick Whittington and His Cat

Dick Whittington and His Cat

1913

Director

1.0
Dick Whittington and His Cat

Dick Whittington and His Cat

1913

Writer

1.0
A House Divided

A House Divided

1913

Director

5.8
A House Divided

A House Divided

1913

Producer

5.8
Matrimony's Speed Limit

Matrimony's Speed Limit

1913

Director

5.7
Matrimony's Speed Limit

Matrimony's Speed Limit

1913

Producer

5.7
Beasts of the Jungle

Beasts of the Jungle

1913

Producer

Beasts of the Jungle

Beasts of the Jungle

1913

Writer

Officer Henderson

Officer Henderson

1913

Director

5.0
Burstup Homes' Murder Case

Burstup Homes' Murder Case

1913

Director

4.7
The Roads That Lead Home

The Roads That Lead Home

1913

Director

The Roads That Lead Home

The Roads That Lead Home

1913

Producer

Cousins of Sherlocko

Cousins of Sherlocko

1913

Director

6.0
Napoleon

Napoleon

1913

Director

The Rogues of Paris

The Rogues of Paris

1913

Director

The Rogues of Paris

The Rogues of Paris

1913

Producer

Broken Oaths

Broken Oaths

1912

Director

5.0
The Girl in the Arm-Chair

The Girl in the Arm-Chair

1912

Director

5.7
The Girl in the Arm-Chair

The Girl in the Arm-Chair

1912

Producer

5.7
Child of the Tenements

Child of the Tenements

1912

Director

Mrs. Cranston's Jewels

Mrs. Cranston's Jewels

1912

Director

The Detective's Dog

The Detective's Dog

1912

Director

5.8
The Reformation of Mary

The Reformation of Mary

1912

Director

The Reformation of Mary

The Reformation of Mary

1912

Producer

Making an American Citizen

Making an American Citizen

1912

Director

4.9
Making an American Citizen

Making an American Citizen

1912

Producer

4.9
Making an American Citizen

Making an American Citizen

1912

Writer

4.9
A Comedy of Errors

A Comedy of Errors

1912

Director

A Comedy of Errors

A Comedy of Errors

1912

Producer

The Equine Spy

The Equine Spy

1912

Producer

The New Love And The Old

The New Love And The Old

1912

Director

The New Love And The Old

The New Love And The Old

1912

Producer

A Solax Celebration

A Solax Celebration

1912

Director

A Terrible Lesson

A Terrible Lesson

1912

Director

Algie, the Miner

Algie, the Miner

1912

Director

4.7
Algie, the Miner

Algie, the Miner

1912

Producer

4.7
The Strike

The Strike

1912

Director

6.0
Two Little Rangers

Two Little Rangers

1912

Director

5.0
Dublin Dan

Dublin Dan

1912

Producer

Mignon

Mignon

1912

Director

God Disposes

God Disposes

1912

Director

5.5
Phantom Paradise

Phantom Paradise

1912

Director

The Hater of Women

The Hater of Women

1912

Director

4.0
His Double

His Double

1912

Director

4.0
Someone's Luck Society

Someone's Luck Society

1912

Director

A Man's a Man

A Man's a Man

1912

Director

6.0
A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1912

Director

6.4
A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1912

Producer

6.4
Falling Leaves

Falling Leaves

1912

Director

6.6
Falling Leaves

Falling Leaves

1912

Writer

6.6
The Woman Behind the Man

The Woman Behind the Man

1912

Director

For Love of the Flag

For Love of the Flag

1912

Director

5.0
The Sewer

The Sewer

1912

Producer

5.0
Fra Diavolo

Fra Diavolo

1912

Director

Fra Diavolo

Fra Diavolo

1912

Writer

Playing Trumps

Playing Trumps

1912

Director

Blighted Lives

Blighted Lives

1912

Director

The Wooing of Alice

The Wooing of Alice

1912

Director

Canned Harmony

Canned Harmony

1912

Director

6.0
Canned Harmony

Canned Harmony

1912

Producer

6.0
The Love of the Flag

The Love of the Flag

1912

Director

The Fight in the Dark

The Fight in the Dark

1912

Director

Hearts Unknown

Hearts Unknown

1912

Director

The Face at the Window

The Face at the Window

1912

Director

Parson Sue

Parson Sue

1912

Director

5.0
Souls in the Shadow

Souls in the Shadow

1912

Director

Frozen on Love's Trail

Frozen on Love's Trail

1912

Director

6.0
In the Year 2000

In the Year 2000

1912

Director

Hubby Does the Washing

Hubby Does the Washing

1912

Director

Hubby Does the Washing

Hubby Does the Washing

1912

Producer

Treasures on the Wing

Treasures on the Wing

1912

Director

The High Cost of Living

The High Cost of Living

1912

Director

Across the Mexican Line

Across the Mexican Line

1911

Director

4.0
When Marian was Married

When Marian was Married

1911

Director

Greater Love Hath No Man

Greater Love Hath No Man

1911

Director

6.5
Greater Love Hath No Man

Greater Love Hath No Man

1911

Executive Producer

6.5
Greater Love Hath No Man

Greater Love Hath No Man

1911

Writer

6.5
Outwitted by Horse and Lariat

Outwitted by Horse and Lariat

1911

Director

Starting Something

Starting Something

1911

Director

5.3
Tramp Strategy

Tramp Strategy

1911

Director

Mixed Pets

Mixed Pets

1911

Director

From the Valley of Shadows

From the Valley of Shadows

1911

Director

The Violin Maker of Nuremberg

The Violin Maker of Nuremberg

1911

Director

Cupid and the Comet

Cupid and the Comet

1911

Director

1.0
Cupid and the Comet

Cupid and the Comet

1911

Producer

1.0
His Mother's Hymn

His Mother's Hymn

1911

Director

Le Coq dressé de Cook et Rilly

Le Coq dressé de Cook et Rilly

1910

Director

Bonsoir

Bonsoir

1910

Co-Director

5.0
Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

1907

Director

6.0
The Cleaning Man

The Cleaning Man

1907

Director

5.3
The Irresistible Piano

The Irresistible Piano

1907

Director

5.8
On the Barricade

On the Barricade

1907

Director

5.1
The Banknote

The Banknote

1907

Director

4.6
The Race for the Sausage

The Race for the Sausage

1907

Director

5.9
The Rolling Bed

The Rolling Bed

1907

Director

4.9
The Glue

The Glue

1907

Director

5.8
Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"

Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"

1906

Director

4.9
The Parish Priest's Christmas

The Parish Priest's Christmas

1906

Director

4.8
The Dirigible 'Homeland'

The Dirigible 'Homeland'

1906

Director

4.6
Mireille

Mireille

1906

Director

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

1906

Director

5.8
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

1906

Writer

5.8
The Stepmother

The Stepmother

1906

Director

4.8
Course de taureaux

Course de taureaux

1906

Director

Madame's Cravings

Madame's Cravings

1906

Director

5.7
Madame's Cravings

Madame's Cravings

1906

Writer

5.7
A Sticky Woman

A Sticky Woman

1906

Director

5.6
A Sticky Woman

A Sticky Woman

1906

Writer

5.6
The Drunken Mattress

The Drunken Mattress

1906

Director

5.6
Ocean Studies

Ocean Studies

1906

Director

4.9
The Mouse in the Crinoline

The Mouse in the Crinoline

1906

Director

Les Druides

Les Druides

1906

Director

The Consequences of Feminism

The Consequences of Feminism

1906

Director

6.1
The Consequences of Feminism

The Consequences of Feminism

1906

Writer

6.1
A Priest's Conscience

A Priest's Conscience

1906

Director

6.0
A Priest's Conscience

A Priest's Conscience

1906

Writer

6.0
The Game-Keeper's Son

The Game-Keeper's Son

1906

Director

5.6
L'Honneur du Corse

L'Honneur du Corse

1906

Director

An Obstacle Course

An Obstacle Course

1906

Director

5.2
The Hierarchies of Love

The Hierarchies of Love

1906

Director

4.8
Saharet Performs the Bolero

Saharet Performs the Bolero

1905

Director

4.0
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu

Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu

1905

Director

4.7
Cook & Rilly's Trained Rooster

Cook & Rilly's Trained Rooster

1905

Director

4.1
The Malagueña and the Bullfighter

The Malagueña and the Bullfighter

1905

Director

4.3
In a Bamboo Hut

In a Bamboo Hut

1905

Director

3.5
Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions"

Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions"

1905

Director

5.2
Faust

Faust

1905

Director

Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"

Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"

1905

Director

5.0
Esmeralda

Esmeralda

1905

Director

3.0
The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers

1905

Director

4.9
The Sock

The Sock

1905

Director

3.5
Tango

Tango

1905

Director

4.2
Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"

Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"

1905

Director

4.9
Spain

Spain

1905

Director

5.6
The Magician's Alms

The Magician's Alms

1905

Director

5.2
Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"

Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"

1905

Director

5.8
The Statue

The Statue

1905

Director

5.0
Clown, Dog and Balloon

Clown, Dog and Balloon

1905

Director

4.7
Le Cake-walk de nouveau cirque

Le Cake-walk de nouveau cirque

1905

Director

4.7
The Fairy of Spring

The Fairy of Spring

1905

Director

4.0
The Crime on Temple Street

The Crime on Temple Street

1904

Director

Electrocution

Electrocution

1904

Director

Token of Love

Token of Love

1904

Director

The First Cigarette

The First Cigarette

1904

Director

Faust and Mephistopheles

Faust and Mephistopheles

1903

Director

4.5
How Monsieur Takes His Bath

How Monsieur Takes His Bath

1903

Director

4.6
Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs

Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs

1902

Director

5.2
Eccentric Dance

Eccentric Dance

1902

Director

4.7
Les malabares: Les acrobats

Les malabares: Les acrobats

1902

Director

Danse fantaisiste

Danse fantaisiste

1902

Director

4.0
La Gigue

La Gigue

1902

Director

An Untimely Intrusion

An Untimely Intrusion

1902

Director

4.2
Midwife to the Upper Class

Midwife to the Upper Class

1902

Director

4.7
Midwife to the Upper Class

Midwife to the Upper Class

1902

Producer

4.7
Serpentine Dance

Serpentine Dance

1902

Director

Danse basque

Danse basque

1901

Director

4.0
At the Floral Ball

At the Floral Ball

1900

Director

5.1
Coucher d'une Parisienne

Coucher d'une Parisienne

1900

Director

Coucher d'une Parisienne

Coucher d'une Parisienne

1900

Scenario Writer

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance

1900

Director

5.3
Avenue de l'Opéra

Avenue de l'Opéra

1900

Director

5.5
At the Photographer's

At the Photographer's

1900

Director

5.2
Pierrette's Escapades

Pierrette's Escapades

1900

Director

5.2
Gavotte directoire

Gavotte directoire

1900

Director

Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)

Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)

1900

Director

5.4
Turn-of-the-Century Surgery

Turn-of-the-Century Surgery

1900

Director

4.9
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1900

Director

5.0
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1900

Writer

5.0
Danse du papillon

Danse du papillon

1900

Director

5.3
The Landlady

The Landlady

1900

Director

4.8
Wonderful Absinthe

Wonderful Absinthe

1899

Director

4.5
At the Club

At the Club

1899

Director

4.2
Entrée Et Sortie De La Mine

Entrée Et Sortie De La Mine

1899

Director

At the Hypnotist's

At the Hypnotist's

1898

Director

4.7
Disappearing Act

Disappearing Act

1898

Director

4.6
Danse Fleur de Lotus

Danse Fleur de Lotus

1897

Director

5.7
Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter

Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter

1897

Director

5.3
Bathing in a Stream

Bathing in a Stream

1897

Director

4.4
Ballet Libella

Ballet Libella

1897

Director

5.0
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1896

Director

5.2
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1896

Director of Photography

5.2
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1896

Writer

5.2
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Director

Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Producer

Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Writer

Alice Guy - 13 Courts-métrages

Alice Guy - 13 Courts-métrages

Director

10.0