Marie Bell

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. Her interpretation of the role of Phèdre is highly noted : "Voir Marie Bell dans Phèdre est une chance unique pour quiconque veut savoir ce qu'est le génie français." André Malraux During the German Occupation of France (1940–1944), she participated in the French resistance as one of nine directors of the Front national du théâtre. She was awarded the decoration of the Légion d'honneur by President Charles de Gaulle. Bell married Jean Chevrier, who was also an actor. Bell died on 14 August 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was buried alongside her husband Jean Chevrier at the Monaco Cemetery not far from Josephine Baker. Source: Article "Marie Bell" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bordeaux, Gironde, France, 1900-12-23

Died: 1985-08-14

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1924	Paris		0
2	1928	Madame Récamier	Juliette Récamier	0
3	1928	La valse de l'adieu		0
4	1929	Figaro	Suzanne	40
5	1930	La nuit est à nous	Bettine Barsac	0
6	1930	The Joker		0
7	1931	The Man Who Killed		0
8	1931	The crazy adventure	Nelly Irwin	0
9	1931	Luck	Tania Balieff	0
10	1933	Caprice de princesse	Isabelle	0
11	1933	The Man with the Hispano	Stéphane Oswill	0
12	1934	Fedora	Fédora	50
13	1934	The Great Game	Florence / Irma	71
14	1934	Poliche		0
15	1935	Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre	Marguerite	66
16	1936	Fiordalisi d'oro	Anna Maria di Beaulieu	0
17	1936	The Tomboy	Monique Lerbier, la garçonne	36
18	1936	Sous la Terreur		0
19	1936	Temptation		0
20	1936	Quand minuit sonnera	Mattia	0
21	1936	Les Demi-Vierges	Maud de Rouvre	0
22	1937	Blanchette	Blanchette Rousset	0
23	1937	Pantins d'amour	Renée Morhange	0
24	1937	Life Dances On	Christine Surgère	70
25	1938	Legions of Honor	Simone Dabrau	0
26	1938	La Glu	Fernande dite La Glu	0
27	1939	Cocoanut	Caroline	65
28	1939	The Phantom Wagon	sœur Maria	72
29	1941	Those of the Sky	Hélène	0
30	1942	Vie privée	Florence	0
31	1943	Colonel Chabert	Countess Rosine Ferraud	69
32	1963	The Leopard	(uncredited)	77
33	1964	How to Make a French Dish	Elderly Marie-Paule	45
34	1965	Sandra	Corinna Gilardini	70
35	1966	Hotel Paradiso	La Grande Antoinette	54
36	1968	Phèdre	Phèdre	25
37	1973	Closed Shutters	Aurore	35

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1924