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Josette Day

Josette Day

Acting

Born: July 31, 1914Paris, France

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Image Book

The Image Book

(archive footage)

2018
Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

Pour le cinema: Le peau d'ane

Self (Archive Footage)

1970
Love, Madame

Love, Madame

Self

1952
Swiss Tour

Swiss Tour

Suzanne

1949
The Storm Within

The Storm Within

Madeleine

1948
Stolen Affections

Stolen Affections

Françoise Darbel

1948
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Belle

1946
Arlette et l'Amour

Arlette et l'Amour

Arlette Milloix

1943
La Croisée des chemins

La Croisée des chemins

Laurence Chassal

1942
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)

La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)

Florence

1941
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

Florence Richaud

1941
La Prière aux étoiles

La Prière aux étoiles

Florence Richaud

1941
The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

Patricia Amoretti

1940
Monsieur Brotonneau

Monsieur Brotonneau

1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede

The Five Cents of Lavarede

Miss Aurett Murlington

1939
Final Accord

Final Accord

Suzanne Fabre

1938
Bargekeepers Daughter

Bargekeepers Daughter

Marianne Honorat

1938
The Patriot

The Patriot

Nadia

1938
Monsieur Bégonia

Monsieur Bégonia

1937
Sisters-in-Arms

Sisters-in-Arms

Léonie Vanhoutte

1937
The Man of the Day

The Man of the Day

Suzanne Petit

1937
The Bureaucrats

The Bureaucrats

Mrs. Chavarax

1936
Ménilmontant

Ménilmontant

Julie

1936
Club de femmes

Club de femmes

Juliette

1936
Jeunesse d'abord

Jeunesse d'abord

1936
The Flame

The Flame

Hélène de Luyze

1936
Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Colette de la Bretière

1936
Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

Sancia, Lucrezia's companion

1935
La Sonnette d'alarme

La Sonnette d'alarme

Geneviève

1935
Aux portes de Paris

Aux portes de Paris

Marthe

1935

Bibi-la-Purée

1935
Antonia

Antonia

Piri

1935
Mam'zelle Spahi

Mam'zelle Spahi

Nicole

1934

N'aimer que toi

Denise

1934

L'Aristo

1934
Coralie and Company

Coralie and Company

Lulu

1934
The Daughters of the Concierge

The Daughters of the Concierge

Suzanne Leclerc

1934
Le Couché de la mariée

Le Couché de la mariée

1934

C'était un musicien

Lili Vandernyff

1934
The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

Suzanne

1933
The Merry Monarch

The Merry Monarch

Princess Aline

1933
Colomba

Colomba

1933

König Pausole

Prinzessin Aline

1933

Miss Helyett

1933
Just Leon

Just Leon

La secrétaire d'Oeil-de-Lynx

1932
The Regiment's Champion

The Regiment's Champion

1932
Here's Berlin

Here's Berlin

Lily

1932
Un bouquet de flirts

Un bouquet de flirts

1932
Oaths

Oaths

1931
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