Josette Day
Acting
Born July 31, 1914 · Paris, France
Biography
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 abo…
Known For · 40 titles
Beauty and the Beast
Lucrezia Borgia
The Adventures of King Pausole
The Image Book
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Oaths
Ménilmontant
Sisters-in-Arms
Love, Madame
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)
Peau d'Âne
Bargekeepers Daughter
The Storm Within
Final Accord
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Swiss Tour
The Man of the Day
C'était un musicien
Club de femmes
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)
Bibi-la-Purée
Arlette et l'Amour
La Croisée des chemins
The Daughters of the Concierge
La Prière aux étoiles
Antonia
Stolen Affections
The Regiment's Champion
The Merry Monarch
N'aimer que toi
Monsieur Bégonia
L'Aristo
Un bouquet de flirts
Colomba
The Patriot
The Flame
Monsieur Brotonneau
Daddy's Girl
Le Couché de la mariée
The Bureaucrats