While still dancing, she was picked by Robert Hossein to play Esmeralda in a 1980 theatrical production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and around this time started to use the name Anne Fontaine.
During her dance performances, she was chosen by Robert Hossein to play the role of Esmeralda in a 1980 stage adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an event that also marked the beginning of her use of the pseudonym Anne Fontaine, highlighting the intersection of her artistic and personal life.