Josette Day

Biography

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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.

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Known for

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The Image Book

2018 ⭐ 6.3

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Swiss Tour

1949 ⭐ 9.0

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The Storm Within

1948 ⭐ 6.6

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Stolen Affections

1948 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2018

The Image Book

(archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 6.3

1970

Peau d'Âne

Self (Archive Footage) · 1970

1952

Love, Madame

Self · 1952

⭐ 5.0

1949

Swiss Tour Notable

Suzanne · 1949

⭐ 9.0

1948

The Storm Within

Madeleine · 1948

⭐ 6.6

Stolen Affections Notable

Françoise Darbel · 1948

⭐ 7.0

1946

Beauty and the Beast Notable

Belle · 1946

⭐ 7.5

1943

Arlette et l'Amour Notable

Arlette Milloix · 1943

⭐ 7.5

1942

La Croisée des chemins Notable

Laurence Chassal · 1942

⭐ 8.0

1941

La Prière aux étoiles Notable

Florence Richaud · 1941

⭐ 7.0

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

Florence Richaud · 1941

La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)

Florence · 1941

1940

The Well-Digger's Daughter Notable

Patricia Amoretti · 1940

⭐ 7.1

1939

Monsieur Brotonneau Notable

1939

⭐ 8.0

The Five Cents of Lavarede

Miss Aurett Murlington · 1939

⭐ 5.8

1938

Final Accord Notable

Suzanne Fabre · 1938

⭐ 8.5

Bargekeepers Daughter Notable

Marianne Honorat · 1938

⭐ 9.5

The Patriot Notable

Nadia · 1938

⭐ 7.0

1937

Monsieur Bégonia Notable

1937

⭐ 8.0

Sisters-in-Arms

Léonie Vanhoutte · 1937

⭐ 5.2

The Man of the Day

Suzanne Petit · 1937

⭐ 6.3

1936

The Bureaucrats

Mrs. Chavarax · 1936

⭐ 6.5

Ménilmontant Notable

Julie · 1936

⭐ 7.0

Club de femmes

Juliette · 1936

⭐ 6.4

1935

Lucrezia Borgia

Sancia, Lucrezia's companion · 1935

⭐ 5.3

La Sonnette d'alarme Notable

Geneviève · 1935

⭐ 8.0

Aux portes de Paris Notable

Marthe · 1935

⭐ 9.0

1934

Mam'zelle Spahi Notable

Nicole · 1934

⭐ 8.0

Coralie and Company Notable

Lulu · 1934

⭐ 8.0

The Daughters of the Concierge Notable

Suzanne Leclerc · 1934

⭐ 10.0

1933

The Barber of Seville Notable

Suzanne · 1933

⭐ 10.0

The Merry Monarch Notable

Princess Aline · 1933

⭐ 8.0

Colomba Notable

1933

⭐ 8.0

1932

Just Leon Notable

La secrétaire d'Oeil-de-Lynx · 1932

⭐ 9.3

The Regiment's Champion Notable

1932

⭐ 8.0

Here's Berlin Notable

Lily · 1932

⭐ 9.0

1931

Oaths Notable

1931

⭐ 10.0

Frequently appears with

Jean-Luc Godard

Narrator (voice)

Anne-Marie Miéville

Narrator (voice)

Jean-Pierre Gos

Narrator (voice)

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Jean Gabin

(archive footage)

Cornel Wilde

Stanley Robin

Simone Signoret

Yvonne

Liselotte Pulver

Flirt eines G.I.

Heinrich Gretler

Gemeindepräsident

Full filmography

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The Image Book

2018 ⭐ 6.3

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Peau d'Âne

1970

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Love, Madame

1952 ⭐ 5.0

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Swiss Tour

1949 ⭐ 9.0

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The Storm Within

1948 ⭐ 6.6

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Stolen Affections

1948 ⭐ 7.0

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Beauty and the Beast

1946 ⭐ 7.5

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Arlette et l'Amour

1943 ⭐ 7.5

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La Croisée des chemins

1942 ⭐ 8.0

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La Prière aux étoiles

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

1941

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La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)

1941

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The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940 ⭐ 7.1

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Monsieur Brotonneau

1939 ⭐ 8.0

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The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939 ⭐ 5.8

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Final Accord

1938 ⭐ 8.5

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Bargekeepers Daughter

1938 ⭐ 9.5

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The Patriot

1938 ⭐ 7.0

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Monsieur Bégonia

1937 ⭐ 8.0

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Sisters-in-Arms

1937 ⭐ 5.2