Name
Marie Bell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1900-12-23
Deathday
1985-08-14 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
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.
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- 1939 The Phantom Wagon as sœur Maria
- 1939 Cocoanut as Caroline
- 1924 Paris
- 1968 Phèdre as Phèdre
- 1930 The Joker
- 1934 Poliche
- 1934 Fedora as Fédora
- 1936 Sous la Terreur
- 1936 Temptation
- 1936 Les Demi-Vierges as Maud de Rouvre
- 1937 Blanchette as Blanchette Rousset
- 1937 Pantins d'amour as Renée Morhange
- 1938 Legions of Honor as Simone Dabrau
- 1938 La Glu as Fernande dite La Glu
- 1941 Those of the Sky as Hélène
- 1942 Vie privée as Florence
- 1937 Life Dances On as Christine Surgère
- 1965 Sandra as Corinna Gilardini
- 1928 La valse de l'adieu
- 1966 Hotel Paradiso as La Grande Antoinette
- 1936 The Tomboy as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
- 1928 Madame Récamier as Juliette Récamier
- 1931 The Man Who Killed
- 1931 The crazy adventure as Nelly Irwin
- 1934 The Great Game as Florence / Irma
- 1943 Colonel Chabert as Countess Rosine Ferraud
- 1933 The Man with the Hispano as Stéphane Oswill
- 1963 The Leopard as (uncredited)
- 1936 Quand minuit sonnera as Mattia
- 1973 Closed Shutters as Aurore
- 1936 The Novel of a Poor Young Man as Marguerite
- 1964 How to Make a French Dish as Elderly Marie-Paule
- 1929 Figaro as Suzanne
- 1933 Caprice de princesse as Isabelle
- 1930 La nuit est à nous as Bettine Barsac
- 1931 Luck as Tania Balieff
- 1936 Fiordalisi d'oro as Anna Maria di Beaulieu
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 Discorama ( 1 episode ) as Self
