Marie-Alice Théard (born August 3, 1948) is a Haitian writer. The daughter of Dumont Théard, a pharmacist, she was born in Port-au-Prince. Her father was imprisoned during the Duvalier regime and never recovered; other relatives were imprisoned or executed. She attended École Saint-François-d’Assise primary school and the Lycée Philippe Guerrier, both in Cayes. She continued her education at Christ the King Secretarial School, going on to study hotel management at La Salle Extension University in Chicago and art history and aesthetics at the at Port-au-Prince. Théard also studied public relations and etiquette.