She was the daughter of Arthur Edward Blanchette, a diplomat, and Marcelle Montreuil, an artist.

In 1978, she began visiting the spa town of La Bourboule each year to aid her health.

[2] Jean Eustache produced the 1980 film Les Photos d'Alix based on her photographs.

[1][3] She had maintained a personal journal over her career and, in 1984, her husband decided to publish it.

[2] In 2014, the Bibliothèque nationale de France presented a retrospective of her work, Quinze minutes la nuit au rythme de la respiration.