
Marie Bell
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Marie Bell (23 December 1900 – 14 August 1985), born Marie-Jeanne Bellon-Downey, was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris from 1962 onwards, and this theatre now bears her name. Marie Bell was born on 23 December 1900 in Bègles near Bordeaux (France). With her Irish father, she spent her childhood between Bordeaux and England. Bell was a classical actress. She also appeared in avant-garde theatre, Jean Genet in particular. ...
Known For
Filmography

Closed Shutters
1973
as Aurore

Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self

Phèdre
1968
as Phèdre

Hotel Paradiso
1966
as La Grande Antoinette

Sandra
1965
as Corinna Gilardini

How to Make a French Dish
1964
as Elderly Marie-Paule

The Leopard
1963
as (uncredited)

Discorama
1959
as Self

Colonel Chabert
1943
as Countess Rosine Ferraud

Vie privée
1942
as Florence

Those of the Sky
1941
as Hélène

Cocoanut
1939
as Caroline

The Phantom Wagon
1939
as sœur Maria

Legions of Honor
1938
as Simone Dabrau

La Glu
1938
as Fernande dite La Glu

Blanchette
1937
as Blanchette Rousset
Pantins d'amour
1937
as Renée Morhange

Life Dances On
1937
as Christine Surgère

Sous la Terreur
1936

Les Demi-Vierges
1936
as Maud de Rouvre

Temptation
1936

The Tomboy
1936
as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
Quand minuit sonnera
1936
as Mattia

The Novel of a Poor Young Man
1936
as Marguerite
Fiordalisi d'oro
1936
as Anna Maria di Beaulieu

Fedora
1934
as Fédora

Poliche
1934

The Great Game
1934
as Florence / Irma

The Man with the Hispano
1933
as Stéphane Oswill

Caprice de princesse
1933
as Isabelle

The crazy adventure
1931
as Nelly Irwin
The Man Who Killed
1931
Luck
1931
as Tania Balieff

The Joker
1930

La nuit est à nous
1930
as Bettine Barsac

Figaro
1929
as Suzanne
La valse de l'adieu
1928

Madame Récamier
1928
as Juliette Récamier

Paris
1924