Josette Day

Josette Day

1914-07-31 – 1978-06-27 (age 63) Paris, France
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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

Ménilmontant
Ménilmontant

1936

as Julie

Beauty and the Beast
Final Accord
Final Accord

1938

as Suzanne Fabre

The Well-Digger's Daughter
The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940

as Patricia Amoretti

The Image Book
The Image Book

2018

as (archive footage)

Love, Madame
Love, Madame

1952

as Self

Swiss Tour
Swiss Tour

1949

as Suzanne

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König Pausole

1933

as Prinzessin Aline

Bargekeepers Daughter
Bargekeepers Daughter

1938

as Marianne Honorat

Mam'zelle Spahi
Mam'zelle Spahi

1934

as Nicole

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C'était un musicien

1934

as Lili Vandernyff

Daddy's Girl
Daddy's Girl

1936

as Colette de la Bretière

The Daughters of the Concierge
The Daughters of the Concierge

1934

as Suzanne Leclerc

Monsieur Bégonia
Oaths
Oaths

1931

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

1941

as Florence Richaud

Here's Berlin
Here's Berlin

1932

as Lily

La Sonnette d'alarme
La Sonnette d'alarme

1935

as Geneviève

Peau d'Âne
Peau d'Âne

1970

as Self (Archive Footage)

Antonia
Antonia

1935

as Piri