Person

Josette Day

Acting · 1914–1978 · Paris, 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.

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  Lucrezia Borgia

  Sancia, Lucrezia's companion

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  Beauty and the Beast

  Belle

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  The Image Book

  (archive footage)

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  The Well-Digger's Daughter

  Patricia Amoretti

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  Ménilmontant

  Julie

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  Oaths

  1931

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  Love, Madame

  Self

• The Adventures of King Pausole

  Prinzessin Aline

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  Sisters-in-Arms

  Léonie Vanhoutte

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  Bargekeepers Daughter

  Marianne Honorat

• 2018The Image Book(archive footage)
• 1970Peau d'ÂneSelf (Archive Footage)
• 1952Love, MadameSelf
• 1949Swiss TourSuzanne
• 1948The Storm WithinMadeleine
• 1948Stolen AffectionsFrançoise Darbel
• 1946Beauty and the BeastBelle
• 1943Arlette et l'AmourArlette Milloix
• 1942La Croisée des cheminsLaurence Chassal
• 1941La Prière aux étoilesFlorence Richaud
• 1941La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)Florence Richaud
• 1941La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)Florence
• 1940The Well-Digger's DaughterPatricia Amoretti
• 1939Monsieur Brotonneau
• 1939The Five Cents of LavaredeMiss Aurett Murlington
• 1938Final AccordSuzanne Fabre
• 1938Bargekeepers DaughterMarianne Honorat
• 1938The PatriotNadia
• 1937Monsieur Bégonia
• 1937Sisters-in-ArmsLéonie Vanhoutte
• 1937The Man of the DaySuzanne Petit
• 1936The BureaucratsMrs. Chavarax
• 1936MénilmontantJulie
• 1936Club de femmesJuliette
• 1936Jeunesse d'abord
• 1936The FlameHélène de Luyze
• 1936Daddy's GirlColette de la Bretière
• 1935Lucrezia BorgiaSancia, Lucrezia's companion
• 1935La Sonnette d'alarmeGeneviève
• 1935Aux portes de ParisMarthe
• 1935Bibi-la-Purée
• 1935AntoniaPiri
• 1934Mam'zelle SpahiNicole
• 1934N'aimer que toiDenise
• 1934L'Aristo
• 1934Coralie and CompanyLulu
• 1934The Daughters of the ConciergeSuzanne Leclerc
• 1934Le Couché de la mariée
• 1934C'était un musicienLili Vandernyff
• 1933The Barber of SevilleSuzanne
• 1933The Merry MonarchPrincess Aline
• 1933Colomba
• 1933The Adventures of King PausolePrinzessin Aline
• 1933Miss Helyett
• 1932Just LeonLa secrétaire d'Oeil-de-Lynx
• 1932The Regiment's Champion
• 1932Here's BerlinLily
• 1932Un bouquet de flirts
• 1931Oaths