
Known for
Acting
Born
December 23, 1900
Birthplace
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Died
August 14, 1985 (aged 84)
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...
1973
as Aurore
1972
1968
as Phèdre
1966
as La Grande Antoinette
1965
as Corinna Gilardini
1964
as Elderly Marie-Paule
1963
as (uncredited)
1959
1943
as Countess Rosine Ferraud
1942
as Florence
1941
as Hélène
1939
as sœur Maria
1939
as Caroline
1938
as Fernande dite La Glu
1938
as Simone Dabrau
1937
as Christine Surgère
1937
as Renée Morhange
1937
as Blanchette Rousset
1936
as Maud de Rouvre
1936
as Mattia
1936
1936
1936
as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
1936
as Marguerite
1936
as Anna Maria di Beaulieu