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Josette Day

Acting
63 years oldParis, France

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josette Day (July 31, 1914 - June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born in Paris, she began her career as an actress in 1919 at the age of five. Day was married in 1941 to famous French studio head Marcel Pagnol, who she met in January 1939. In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in director Jean Cocteau's famous take on the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Despite playing numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when she was only 36 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josette Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
July 31, 1914 - June 27, 1978 (age 63)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory

Movies (48)

The Image Book
6.3

The Image Book

as (archive footage)

2018

Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

as Self (Archive Footage)

1970

Love, Madame
2.5

Love, Madame

as Self

1952

Swiss Tour
8.0

Swiss Tour

as Suzanne

1949

The Storm Within
6.5

The Storm Within

as Madeleine

1948

Stolen Affections
6.0

Stolen Affections

as Françoise Darbel

1948

Beauty and the Beast
7.5

Beauty and the Beast

as Belle

1946

Arlette et l'Amour
6.0

Arlette et l'Amour

as Arlette Milloix

1943

La Croisée des chemins

La Croisée des chemins

as Laurence Chassal

1942

La Prière aux étoiles

La Prière aux étoiles

as Florence Richaud

1941

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

as Florence Richaud

1941

The Well-Digger's Daughter
7.0

The Well-Digger's Daughter

as Patricia Amoretti

1940

Monsieur Brotonneau

Monsieur Brotonneau

1939

The Five Cents of Lavarede
5.3

The Five Cents of Lavarede

as Miss Aurett Murlington

1939

Final Accord
9.0

Final Accord

as Suzanne Fabre

1938

Bargekeepers Daughter
9.0

Bargekeepers Daughter

as Marianne Honorat

1938

Le Patriote

Le Patriote

as Nadia

1938

Monsieur Bégonia

Monsieur Bégonia

1937

Sisters-in-Arms
4.5

Sisters-in-Arms

as Léonie Vanhoutte

1937

The Man of the Day
5.0

The Man of the Day

as Suzanne Petit

1937

The Bureaucrats
5.8

The Bureaucrats

as Mrs. Chavarax

1936

Ménilmontant

Ménilmontant

as Julie

1936

Club de femmes
6.3

Club de femmes

as Juliette

1936

Jeunesse d'abord

Jeunesse d'abord

1936

The Flame

The Flame

as Hélène de Luyze

1936

Daddy's Girl
2.0

Daddy's Girl

as Colette de la Bretière

1936

Lucrezia Borgia
5.1

Lucrezia Borgia

as Sancia, Lucrezia's companion

1935

La Sonnette d'alarme

La Sonnette d'alarme

as Geneviève

1935

Aux portes de Paris

Aux portes de Paris

as Marthe

1935

Bibi-la-Purée

Bibi-la-Purée

1935

Antonia

Antonia

as Piri

1935

Mam'zelle Spahi

Mam'zelle Spahi

as Nicole

1934

N'aimer que toi

N'aimer que toi

as Denise

1934

L'Aristo

L'Aristo

1934

Coralie and Company

Coralie and Company

as Lulu

1934

The Daughters of the Concierge

The Daughters of the Concierge

as Suzanne Leclerc

1934

Le couché de la mariée

Le couché de la mariée

1934

C'était un musicien

C'était un musicien

as Lili Vandernyff

1934

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

as Suzanne

1933

The Merry Monarch
6.0

The Merry Monarch

as Princess Aline

1933

Colomba

Colomba

1933

König Pausole

König Pausole

as Prinzessin Aline

1933

Miss Helyett

Miss Helyett

1933

Just Leon
9.9

Just Leon

as La secrétaire d'Oeil-de-Lynx

1932

The Regiment's Champion

The Regiment's Champion

1932

Here's Berlin
9.0

Here's Berlin

as Lily

1932

Un bouquet de flirts

Un bouquet de flirts

1932

Oaths

Oaths

1931