Marie Bell
Acting
Born: 1900-12-23 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Died: 1985-08-14
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Closed Shutters
1973
Aurore
Phèdre
1968
Phèdre
Hotel Paradiso
1966
La Grande Antoinette
Sandra
1965
Corinna Gilardini
How to Make a French Dish
1964
Elderly Marie-Paule
The Leopard
1963
(uncredited)
Colonel Chabert
1943
Countess Rosine Ferraud
Vie privée
1942
Florence
Those of the Sky
1941
Hélène
The Phantom Wagon
1939
sœur Maria
Cocoanut
1939
Caroline
La Glu
1938
Fernande dite La Glu
Legions of Honor
1938
Simone Dabrau
Life Dances On
1937
Christine Surgère
Pantins d'amour
1937
Renée Morhange
Blanchette
1937
Blanchette Rousset
Les Demi-Vierges
1936
Maud de Rouvre
Quand minuit sonnera
1936
Mattia
Temptation
1936
Sous la Terreur
1936
