Josette Day
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1914-07-31
- Died
- 1978-06-27
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory
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.
Known For
Movies (49)
Ménilmontant
1936
as Julie
Beauty and the Beast
1946
as Belle
Final Accord
1938
as Suzanne Fabre
The Image Book
2018
as (archive footage)
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
as Patricia Amoretti
Love, Madame
1952
as Self
C'était un musicien
1934
as Lili Vandernyff
Bargekeepers Daughter
1938
as Marianne Honorat
Swiss Tour
1949
as Suzanne
König Pausole
1933
as Prinzessin Aline
Here's Berlin
1932
as Lily
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)
1941
as Florence Richaud
The Daughters of the Concierge
1934
as Suzanne Leclerc
Daddy's Girl
1936
as Colette de la Bretière
La Sonnette d'alarme
1935
as Geneviève
Antonia
1935
as Piri
Mam'zelle Spahi
1934
as Nicole
Lucrezia Borgia
1935
as Sancia, Lucrezia's companion
The Storm Within
1948
as Madeleine
Peau d'Âne
1970
as Self (Archive Footage)
Miss Helyett
1933
The Bureaucrats
1936
as Mrs. Chavarax
Oaths
1931
Monsieur Bégonia
1937
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Miss Aurett Murlington
L'Aristo
1934
Arlette et l'Amour
1943
as Arlette Milloix
The Flame
1936
as Hélène de Luyze
La Prière aux étoiles
1941
as Florence Richaud
The Barber of Seville
1933
as Suzanne
Le Couché de la mariée
1934
La Croisée des chemins
1942
as Laurence Chassal
The Merry Monarch
1933
as Princess Aline
Sisters-in-Arms
1937
as Léonie Vanhoutte
Aux portes de Paris
1935
as Marthe
The Patriot
1938
as Nadia
Colomba
1933
The Regiment's Champion
1932
N'aimer que toi
1934
as Denise
Club de femmes
1936
as Juliette
The Man of the Day
1937
as Suzanne Petit
Bibi-la-Purée
1935
Stolen Affections
1948
as Françoise Darbel
Jeunesse d'abord
1936
Coralie and Company
1934
as Lulu
Un bouquet de flirts
1932
Monsieur Brotonneau
1939
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)
1941
as Florence
Just Leon
1932
as La secrétaire d'Oeil-de-Lynx
About Josette Day
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 w… With 49 credits spanning from 1931 to 2018, Josette Day has appeared in 49 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Josette Day Movies
- Ménilmontant (1936) — as Julie
- Beauty and the Beast (1946) — as Belle
- Final Accord (1938) — as Suzanne Fabre
- The Image Book (2018) — as (archive footage)
- The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940) — as Patricia Amoretti
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