Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
Fictional character
Alia Atreides
Dune character
Daniela Amavia in the Children of Dune miniseries (2003)
First appearance
Dune (1963–65)
Last appearance
The Winds of Dune (2009)
Created by
Frank Herbert
Portrayed by
Alicia Witt (1984 film)
Laura Burton (2000 series)
Daniela Amavia (2003 series)
Anya Taylor-Joy (2024 film)
In-universe information
Title
Imperial Regent
Occupation
Reverend Mother
Affiliation
Bene Gesserit Fremen
Family
House Atreides
Spouse
Hayt (Duncan Idaho)
Relatives
Leto I Atreides (father)
Lady Jessica (mother)
Paul Atreides (brother)
Leto (nephew; died as infant)
Leto II Atreides (nephew)
Ghanima Atreides (niece)
Vladimir Harkonnen (grandfather)
Tanidia Nerus (grandmother)
Prequels:
Paulus Atreides (grandfather)
Helena Richese (grandmother)
As a child actress, Alicia Witt portrayed Alia in the 1984 film Dune.
Alia Atreides/əˈliːəəˈtreɪdiːz/[1][2] is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. She was introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's Dune, and was originally killed in Herbert's first version of the manuscript.[3] At the suggestion of Analog magazine editor John Campbell, Herbert kept her alive in the final draft.[3] Alia would next appear as a main character in both Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune (1976). The character is brought back as a ghola in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson conclusion to the original series, Sandworms of Dune (2007).
In the novels, Alia is the daughter of Duke Leto Atreides of Caladan and his Bene Gesserit concubine, Lady Jessica, and the younger sister to Paul Atreides. Born on the planet Arrakis eight months after her father's death, she possesses the full powers of an adult Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother. Later known to her followers as St. Alia of the Knife, Alia is considered an Abomination by the Bene Gesserit because of the unique nature of her birth. As an adult, she becomes a devoted ally to Paul, and later regent for his children. She marries the ghola Duncan Idaho, but becomes possessed by the persona of her deceased maternal grandfather, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
Alia is portrayed by Alicia Witt in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, by Laura Burton in the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune, by Daniela Amavia in its 2003 sequel, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, and by Anya Taylor-Joy in a cameo appearance in Denis Villeneuve's 2024 film Dune: Part Two.
^"Audio excerpts from a reading of Dune by Frank Herbert". Usul.net. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
^Dune: Creating the Audiobooks (Official promotional video, includes images of Frank Herbert's pronunciation notes for some terms). Macmillan Audio. December 23, 2008. Event occurs at 4:04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
^ abHerbert, Frank; Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J. (August 11, 2005). "The Letters of Dune". The Road to Dune. Tor Books. p. 279. ISBN 0-7653-1295-6.
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Paulus Atreides, ruler of the ocean planet Caladan and father of Leto I Helena Atreides, wife of Paulus and mother of Leto I Victor Atreides, son of...
and its 2024 sequel. The son of Duke Leto Atreides and the Lady Jessica, Paul is the heir of House Atreides, an aristocratic family that rules the planet...
Paul Atreides and his Fremen concubine Chani, and the twin brother of Ghanima. Leto is named for his paternal grandfather Duke Leto I Atreides, who is...
describing their life together ... Frank Herbert had modeled Lady Jessica Atreides after Beverly Herbert, with her dignified, gentle ways of influence, and...
Prime and the Atreides of Caladan. The Baron's intent to exterminate the Atreides line seems close to fruition, as Duke Leto Atreides is lured to the...
Leto Atreides control of the lucrative spice harvesting operations of Arrakis, ousting the Atreides' longtime rivals, the Harkonnens. The Atreides rule...
in the service of House Atreides and one of Duke Leto's right-hand men (with Gurney Halleck and Thufir Hawat). When the Atreides take over the planet Arrakis...
threatens the emperor. The Atreides are soon attacked by the forces of House Harkonnen, longtime enemies of the Atreides, secretly supplemented by Shaddam's...
the Bene Gesserit concubine of Duke Leto Atreides. Mohiam is interested in Jessica's young son Paul Atreides, who is a key figure in the Bene Gesserit...
of Dune (1976) as the War Master of House Atreides, acting as mentor, friend, and advisor to Paul Atreides. He also appears in some of the prequel/sequel...
House Atreides in exchange for her release. Even so, Yueh allows Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica to escape the attack and gives Duke Leto Atreides the means...
Paul Atreides walks into the desert, a blind man, leaving his twin children Leto and Ghanima in the care of the Fremen, while his sister Alia rules the...
his casting of the "flame-haired" child in Dune (1984), as Paul Atreides's sister Alia; she turned eight during filming. She worked with Lynch again when...
the Atreides, especially Leto and Jessica's son Paul, are in danger from the Harkonnens, and alerts her to the existence of a traitor in the Atreides household...
directed, and produced several short films. In 2003, Amavia appeared as AliaAtreides in the TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. Laura Fries of...
Mohiam are executed by Fremen naib Stilgar on orders from Paul's sister AliaAtreides. In Chapterhouse Dune (1985), a "very powerful" Navigator is described...
Herbert's Dune, the House of Atreides trace themselves back to the House of Atreus. At a key point in Children of Dune, AliaAtreides, in a struggle with her...
against the Atreides, and Paul has escaped deification by walking into the desert as a man, while guaranteeing Fremen support for the Atreides line. Parts...
muad'dib mouse. The Dune Messiah scenes include a new chapter between AliaAtreides and Duncan Idaho, a new introduction and a discarded ending that features...
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