Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1914-07-31
Day of Death
1978-06-27
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Josette Day
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 above from the Wikipedia article Josette Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (49)
The Image Book
2018
Peau d'Âne
1970
Love, Madame
1952
Swiss Tour
1949
The Storm Within
1948
Stolen Affections
1948
Beauty and the Beast
1946
Arlette et l'Amour
1943
La Croisée des chemins
1942
La Prière aux étoiles
1941
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)
1941
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)
1941
The Well-Digger's Daughter
1940
Monsieur Brotonneau
1939
