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Josette Day

Josette Day

Acting

July 31, 1914 — June 27, 1978Paris, 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

The Image Book2018

The Image Book

(archive footage)

Peau d'Âne1970

Peau d'Âne

Self (Archive Footage)

Love, Madame1952

Love, Madame

Self

Swiss Tour1949

Swiss Tour

Suzanne

The Storm Within1948

The Storm Within

Madeleine

Stolen Affections1948

Stolen Affections

Françoise Darbel

Beauty and the Beast1946

Beauty and the Beast

Belle

Arlette et l'Amour1943

Arlette et l'Amour

Arlette Milloix

La Croisée des chemins1942

La Croisée des chemins

Laurence Chassal

La Prière aux étoiles1941

La Prière aux étoiles

Florence Richaud

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)1941

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

Florence Richaud

La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)1941

La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)

Florence

The Well-Digger's Daughter1940

The Well-Digger's Daughter

Patricia Amoretti

Monsieur Brotonneau1939

Monsieur Brotonneau

The Five Cents of Lavarede1939

The Five Cents of Lavarede

Miss Aurett Murlington

The Patriot1938

The Patriot

Nadia

Bargekeepers Daughter1938

Bargekeepers Daughter

Marianne Honorat

Final Accord1938

Final Accord

Suzanne Fabre

Monsieur Bégonia1937

Monsieur Bégonia

Sisters-in-Arms1937

Sisters-in-Arms

Léonie Vanhoutte

The Man of the Day1937

The Man of the Day

Suzanne Petit

Jeunesse d'abord1936

Jeunesse d'abord

The Flame1936

The Flame

Hélène de Luyze

Daddy's Girl1936

Daddy's Girl

Colette de la Bretière