Actor

Josette Day

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.8

Moderate attention

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Movies: 42Series: 0

TMDB ID: 9742

IMDb ID: nm0196816

Known for: Acting

Born: July 31, 1914

Died: June 27, 1978

Age: 63

Place of birth: Paris, France

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1931 - 2018

Years active: 88

Average TMDB rating: 6.81

Wikidata: Q468682

Also known as

Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory

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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.