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Josette Day

Jul 31, 1914 - Jun 27, 1978 (63 years old) in Paris, France

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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

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Beauty and the Beast
Belle
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The Image Book
(archive footage)
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Swiss Tour
Suzanne
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La Prière aux étoiles
Florence Richaud
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The Well-Digger's Daughter
Patricia Amoretti
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The Storm Within
Madeleine
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The Bureaucrats
Mme Chavarax
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Lucrezia Borgia
Sancia, Lucrezia's companion
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The Merry Monarch
Princess Aline
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Le Patriote
Nadia

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