Josette Day

Josette Day

Acting

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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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Filmography

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The Image Book ★ 6.3 The Image Book 2018 Swiss Tour ★ 9.0 Swiss Tour 1949 The Storm Within ★ 6.6 The Storm Within 1948 Stolen Affections ★ 7.0 Stolen Affections 1948 Beauty and the Beast ★ 7.5 Beauty and the Beast 1946 Arlette et l'Amour ★ 7.5 Arlette et l'Amour 1943 La Croisée des chemins ★ 8.0 La Croisée des chemins 1942 La Prière aux étoiles ★ 7.0 La Prière aux étoiles 1941 La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut) La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut) 1941 La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé) La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé) 1941 The Well-Digger's Daughter ★ 7.1 The Well-Digger's Daughter 1940 Monsieur Brotonneau ★ 8.0 Monsieur Brotonneau 1939 The Five Cents of Lavarede ★ 5.8 The Five Cents of Lavarede 1939 Final Accord ★ 8.5 Final Accord 1938 Bargekeepers Daughter ★ 9.5 Bargekeepers Daughter 1938 The Patriot ★ 7.0 The Patriot 1938 Monsieur Bégonia ★ 8.0 Monsieur Bégonia 1937 Sisters-in-Arms ★ 5.2 Sisters-in-Arms 1937 The Man of the Day ★ 6.3 The Man of the Day 1937 The Bureaucrats ★ 6.5 The Bureaucrats 1936 Ménilmontant ★ 7.0 Ménilmontant 1936 Club de femmes ★ 6.4 Club de femmes 1936 Jeunesse d'abord ★ 9.0 Jeunesse d'abord 1936 The Flame ★ 8.0 The Flame 1936 Daddy's Girl ★ 4.5 Daddy's Girl 1936 Lucrezia Borgia ★ 5.3 Lucrezia Borgia 1935 La Sonnette d'alarme ★ 8.0 La Sonnette d'alarme 1935 Aux portes de Paris ★ 9.0 Aux portes de Paris 1935 Bibi-la-Purée ★ 9.0 Bibi-la-Purée 1935 Antonia ★ 7.0 Antonia 1935 Mam'zelle Spahi ★ 8.0 Mam'zelle Spahi 1934 N'aimer que toi ★ 8.0 N'aimer que toi 1934 L'Aristo ★ 10.0 L'Aristo 1934 Coralie and Company ★ 8.0 Coralie and Company 1934 The Daughters of the Concierge ★ 10.0 The Daughters of the Concierge 1934 Le Couché de la mariée ★ 8.0 Le Couché de la mariée 1934 C'était un musicien ★ 8.0 C'était un musicien 1934 The Barber of Seville ★ 10.0 The Barber of Seville 1933 The Merry Monarch ★ 8.0 The Merry Monarch 1933 Colomba ★ 8.0 Colomba 1933 The Adventures of King Pausole ★ 8.0 The Adventures of King Pausole 1933 Miss Helyett ★ 7.0 Miss Helyett 1933 Just Leon ★ 9.3 Just Leon 1932 The Regiment's Champion ★ 8.0 The Regiment's Champion 1932 Here's Berlin ★ 9.0 Here's Berlin 1932 Un bouquet de flirts ★ 7.0 Un bouquet de flirts 1932 Oaths ★ 10.0 Oaths 1931