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

Beauty and the Beast
The Well-Digger's Daughter
The Well-Digger's Daughter

1940

as Patricia Amoretti

The Image Book
The Image Book

2018

as (archive footage)

Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia

1935

as Sancia, Lucrezia's companion

La Prière aux étoiles
La Prière aux étoiles

1941

as Florence Richaud

Peau d'Âne
Peau d'Âne

1970

as Self (Archive Footage)

La Croisée des chemins
La Croisée des chemins

1942

as Laurence Chassal

Monsieur Bégonia
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The Adventures of King Pausole

1933

as Prinzessin Aline

Ménilmontant
Ménilmontant

1936

as Julie

Swiss Tour
Swiss Tour

1949

as Suzanne

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C'était un musicien

1934

as Lili Vandernyff

Mam'zelle Spahi
Mam'zelle Spahi

1934

as Nicole

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The Five Cents of Lavarede
The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939

as Miss Aurett Murlington

The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville

1933

as Suzanne

Club de femmes
Club de femmes

1936

as Juliette

Antonia
Antonia

1935

as Piri

Love, Madame
Love, Madame

1952

as Self

Sisters-in-Arms
Sisters-in-Arms

1937

as Léonie Vanhoutte