Loading amazing content...
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 23, 1900
Died
August 14, 1985
Place of Birth
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Also Known As
- Marie-Jeanne Bellon-Downey
Marie Bell
0.1 Popularity
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. 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
3.5
Aurore
Closed Shutters
1973
8.0
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
2.5
Phèdre
Phèdre
1968
5.4
La Grande Antoinette
Hotel Paradiso
1966
7.0
Corinna Gilardini
Sandra
1965
4.5
Elderly Marie-Paule
How to Make a French Dish
1964
7.7
(uncredited)
The Leopard
1963
0.0
Self
Discorama
1959
6.9
Countess Rosine Ferraud
Colonel Chabert
1943
0.0
Florence
Vie privée
1942
Credits
Closed Shutters
as Aurore
1973
3.5
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
8.0
Phèdre
as Phèdre
1968
2.5
Hotel Paradiso
as La Grande Antoinette
1966
5.4
Sandra
as Corinna Gilardini
1965
7.0
How to Make a French Dish
as Elderly Marie-Paule
1964
4.5
The Leopard
as (uncredited)
1963
7.7
Discorama
as Self
1959
0.0
Colonel Chabert
as Countess Rosine Ferraud
1943
6.9
Vie privée
as Florence
1942
0.0
Those of the Sky
as Hélène
1941
0.0
The Phantom Wagon
as sœur Maria
1939
7.2
Cocoanut
as Caroline
1939
6.5
La Glu
as Fernande dite La Glu
1938
0.0
Legions of Honor
as Simone Dabrau
1938
0.0
Life Dances On
as Christine Surgère
1937
7.0
🎬
Pantins d'amour
as Renée Morhange
1937
0.0
Blanchette
as Blanchette Rousset
1937
0.0
Les Demi-Vierges
as Maud de Rouvre
1936
0.0
🎬
Quand minuit sonnera
as Mattia
1936
0.0
Temptation
1936
0.0
Sous la Terreur
1936
0.0
The Tomboy
as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
1936
3.6
Le Roman d'un jeune homme pauvre
as Marguerite
1935
6.6
Poliche
1934
0.0
The Great Game
as Florence / Irma
1934
7.1
Fedora
as Fédora
1934
5.0
The Man with the Hispano
as Stéphane Oswill
1933
0.0
Caprice de princesse
as Isabelle
1933
0.0
🎬
Luck
as Tania Balieff
1931
0.0
The crazy adventure
as Nelly Irwin
1931
0.0
🎬
The Man Who Killed
1931
0.0
The Joker
1930
0.0
La nuit est à nous
as Bettine Barsac
1930
0.0
Figaro
as Suzanne
1929
4.0
🎬
La valse de l'adieu
1928
0.0
🎬
Madame Récamier
as Juliette Récamier
1928
0.0
Paris
1924
0.0