Josette Day

1914-1978

Biography: life and films

Josette Day was a French actress. She was born in Paris, France on 31st July 1914 and died in Paris, France on 27th June 1978, aged 63.

Her best films as an actor include Marcel Pagnol's La Fille du puisatier (1940), Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la bête (1946), Les Parents terribles (1948), Coriolan (1950) and Leopold Lindtberg's Swiss Tour (1950).

Josette Day appeared in 51 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: André Berthomieu (4 films), Jean Cocteau (3), Alexis Granowsky (3), René Guissart (2), Marcel Pagnol (2), Léon Poirier (2), Julien Duvivier (2), Hubert Bourlon (2) and Alexander Esway (2).

Her most frequent genres include: comedy (23 films), drama (18), comedy-drama (9), comedy-romance (5), romance (2) and history (2).

Our average rating for Josette Day over all films is: 2.5

Filmography

Key: a = actor

La Pocharde (1921) [a]

L'Écran brisé (1922) [a]

Serments (1931) [a]

Un bouquet de flirts (1931) [a]

Allo Berlin? Ici Paris! (1932) [a]

Léon tout court (1932) [a]

Le Champion du régiment (1932) [a]

C'était un musicien (1933) [a]

Colomba (1933) [a]

Coralie et Cie (1933) [a]

Die Abenteuer des Königs Pausole (1933) [a]

Le Barbier de Séville (1933) [a]

Le Couché de la mariée (1933) [a]

Les Aventures du roi Pausole (1933) [a]

Miss Helyett (1933) [a]

The Merry Monarch (1933) [a]

Antonia, romance hongroise (1934) [a]

Aux portes de Paris (1934) [a]

Bibi-la-Purée (1934) [a]

L'Aristo (1934) [a]

Les Filles de la concierge (1934) [a]

Mam'zelle Spahi (1934) [a]

N'aimer que toi (1934) [a]

Jeunesse d'abord (1935) [a]

La Sonnette d'alarme (1935) [a]

Lucrèce Borgia (1935) [a]

Son excellence Antonin (1935) [a]

Une fille à papa (1935) [a]

Club de femmes (1936) [a]

La Flamme (1936) [a]

Ménilmontant (1936) [a]

Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1936) [a]

L'Homme du jour (1937) [a]

Monsieur Bégonia (1937) [a]

Soeurs d'armes (1937) [a]

Éducation de prince (1938) [a]

Accord final (1938) [a]

Le Patriote (1938) [a]

Les Cinq sous de Lavarède (1939) [a]

Monsieur Brotonneau (1939) [a]

La Fille du puisatier (1940) [a]

La Prière aux étoiles (1941) [a]

La Croisée des chemins (1942) [a]

Arlette et l'amour (1943) [a]

La Belle et la bête (1946) [a]

La Révoltée (1948) [a]

Les Parents terribles (1948) [a]

Coriolan (1950) [a]

Swiss Tour (1950) [a]

L'Amour, Madame (1952) [a]



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