Annick Alane was a French actress whose career spanned over six decades, primarily in theatre, film, and television. She was born on September 5, 1925, in Carnac, Morbihan, France, and passed away on October 28, 2019, in Paris. While she is most renowned for her extensive work as a stage and screen actress, her credits include voice work for animated productions, most notably providing the French voice for a key character in a beloved anime series.

Alane trained at the renowned Cours Simon in Paris and began her stage career at the age of 26. She became a member of Jacques Fabbri's theatre company in the 1960s and appeared in over 50 plays throughout her career, including 17 that were recorded for the television program Au théâtre ce soir. Her acclaimed theatrical work earned her two Molière Awards for Best Supporting Actress, first in 1993 for the play Tailleur pour dames and again in 2000 for La Chatte sur un toit brûlant, along with two additional nominations for the same award.

In French cinema and television, she appeared in numerous successful films such as Hibernatus (1969), La Gifle (The Slap) (1974), Pour la peau d'un flic (For a Cop's Hide) (1981), and Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle) (1985). Her television credits included roles in series like Les Cinq Dernières Minutes and Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1998).

In the realm of anime, Annick Alane contributed to the French-language adaptation of the classic series Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (楽しいムーミン一家), known in French as Les Moomins. She was the first voice actress to portray the character Maman Moomin (Moominmamma) in the French dub of the series. This role remains her most prominent and directly documented credit in anime voice acting.

Beyond this specific anime role, her work in voice acting extended to other animated projects. In 2012, she voiced an elderly female character, credited as a "little old lady," in the French animated feature film The Suicide Shop.

Throughout her career, Alane collaborated with many prominent figures in French entertainment. Her frequent collaborators included director Jacques Fabbri, with whom she worked extensively in the theatre, and actors such as Jacques Dufilho and Anna Gaylor. Her son, Bernard Alane, and daughter, Valérie Alane, also became actors. Annick Alane's contribution to French culture was recognized with her two Molière Awards, solidifying her legacy as a distinguished figure in French theatre and film, with her voice work for anime forming a small but notable part of her vast and varied body of work.