Real name: Josette Dagory, was born on the July 31, 1914 in Paris. At the age of five she appeared in her first movie and from 1919 to 1922 she made 3 films under her real name, Josette Dagory. From 5 - 9 years of age she became a dancer, her first love. An injury curtailed her career in dance at the ripe old age of 9 years!

She returned to the cinema just as cinema was moving from the silent era to the talkies. After two short films she changed her name to "Day". Throughout the thirties she made numerous films, sometimes as many as seven in a year! Her first great role was as Patricia Amoretti in La Fille du puisatier (1940).

Most of her films have been forgotten through the passage of time. It is for her role as Beauty / Belle in Jean Cocteau's classic move, the unforgettable La Belle et la bête (1946) that she will always be remembered in the history of French cinema.

In he early 50s she retired from the movies and married a wealthy Begium businessman. Josette Day died on June 29, 1978 having devoted the last years of her life to charitable work.

JEAN COCTEAU:
La Belle et la Bete
MOVIE POSTERS

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1. Amour, Madame, L' (1952) .... Herself
   ... aka Love, Madame (1952) (International: English title)
   
   
2. Swiss Tour (1949) .... Suzanne
   ... aka Four Days Leave (1950) (USA)
3. Parents terribles, Les (1948) .... Madeleine
   ... aka Storm Within, The (1948)
4. Révoltée, La (1947)
   ... aka Stolen Affections (1947) (USA)
5. Belle et la bête, La (1946) .... Beauty
   ... aka Beauty and the Beast (1947) (USA)
6. Arlette et l'amour (1943) .... Arlette Milloix
7. Croisée des chemins, La (1942) .... Laurence Chassal
8. Prière aux étoiles, La (1941) .... Florence
9. Fille du puisatier, La (1940) .... Patricia Amoretti
   ... aka Well-Digger's Daughter, The (1946) (USA)
   
   
10. Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)
11. Cinq sous de Lavarède, Les (1939) .... Miss Aurett Murlington
    ... aka Five Cents of Lavarede, The (1939) (International: English title)
12. Accord final (1938) .... Suzanne Favre
    ... aka Final Accord (1938) (International: literal title English title)
13. Éducation de prince (1938)
    ... aka Bargekeepers Daughter (1945) (USA)
14. Patriote, Le (1938) .... Nadia
    ... aka Mad Emperor, The (1938)
15. Monsieur Begonia (1937)
16. Soeurs d'armes (1937)
17. Flamme, La (1936)
    ... aka Flame, The (1936) (International: English title)
18. Homme du jour, L' (1936) .... Suzanne Petit
    ... aka Man of the Hour, The (1936)
19. Ménilmontant (1936)
20. Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1936)
    ... aka Bureaucrats, The (1936) (International: English title)
21. Club de femmes (1936) .... Juliette
    ... aka Girls' Club (1936)
22. Jeunesse d'abord (1935)
23. Lucrèce Borgia (1935) .... Sancia, Lucrezia's companion
    ... aka Lucrezia Borgia (1937) (USA)
24. Son excellence Antonin (1935)
25. Sonnette d'alarme, La (1935)
26. Une fille à papa (1935) .... Colette de la Bretière
27. Antonia, romance hongroise (1934)
28. Aristo, L' (1934)
29. Aux portes de Paris (1934) .... Marthe
30. Bibi-la-Purée (1934)
31. Filles de la concierge, Les (1934)
32. N'aimer que toi (1934)
33. Abenteuer des Königs Pausole, Die (1933) .... Aline
    ... aka Adventures of King Pausole, The (1933) (International: English title)
    ... aka König Pausole (1933) (Austria)
34. Aventures du roi Pausole, Les (1933) .... Aline
35. Barbier de Séville, Le (1933) .... Suzanne
    ... aka Barber of Seville, The (1936) (USA)
36. C'était un musicien (1933) .... Lili Vandernyff
37. Colomba (1933)
38. Coralie et Cie (1933)
    ... aka Coralie and Company (1933) (International: English title)
39. Couché de la mariée, Le (1933) .... Raymonde
40. Miss Helyett (1933)
41. Merry Monarch, The (1933) .... Aline
42. Champion du régiment, Le (1932)
    ... aka Regiment's Champion, The (1932) (International: English title)
43. Léon tout court (1932)
44. Allo Berlin? Ici Paris! (1931) .... Lily
    ... aka Hallo hallo! Hier spricht Berlin! (1931) (Germany)
    ... aka Here's Berlin (1931) (International: English title)
    
    

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JEAN COCTEAU:
La Belle et la Bete
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