Odette Joyeux

1914-2000

Biography: life and films

Odette Joyeux was a French actress. She was born in Paris, France on 5th December 1914 and died in Grimaud, France on 26th August 2000, aged 85.

Her best films as an actor include Marc Allégret's Lac aux dames (1934), Entrée des artistes (1938), Claude Autant-Lara's Douce (1943), Sylvie et le fantôme (1946) and Edmond T. Gréville's Pour une nuit d'amour (1947), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Pierre Gaspard-Huit's La Mariée est trop belle (1956), Philippe Agostini's Le Naïf aux quarante enfants (1958) and Sois belle et tais-toi (1958).

Odette Joyeux appeared in 31 films and scripted 6 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Marc Allégret (5 films), Claude Autant-Lara (4), Philippe Agostini (2), Maurice de Canonge (2), Jean Choux (2), Jean Benoît-Lévy (2) and Charles de Rochefort (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (21 films), comedy-drama (7), comedy (7), romance (6), comedy-romance (5), history (4) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Odette Joyeux over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer

Le Secret du docteur (1930) [a]

Une femme a menti (1930) [a]

Jean de la Lune (1931) [a]

Le Chien jaune (1932) [a]

Lac aux dames (1934) [a]

Le Chant de l'amour (1935) [a]

Hélène (1936) [a]

Une femme qui se partage (1936) [a]

Valse éternelle (1936) [a]

Altitude 3,200 (1938) [a]

Entrée des artistes (1938) [a]

Grisou (1938) [a]

La Glu (1938) [a]

Trois artilleurs au pensionnat (1938) [a]

Notre-Dame de la mouise (1941) [a]

Le Lit à colonnes (1942) [a]

Le Mariage de Chiffon (1942) [a]

Lettres d'amour (1942) [a]

Douce (1943) [a]

Le Baron fantôme (1943) [a]

Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944) [a]

Échec au roy (1945) [a]

Leçon de conduite (1946) [a]

Messieurs Ludovic (1946) [a]

Sylvie et le fantôme (1946) [a]

Pour une nuit d'amour (1947) [a]

Scandale (1948) [a]

Dernière heure, édition spéciale (1949) [a]

Orage d'été (1949) [a]

La Ronde (1950) [a]

La Mariée est trop belle (1956) [w]

Si Paris nous était conté (1956) [a]

L'Amour est en jeu (1957) [w]

Le Naïf aux quarante enfants (1958) [w]

Sois belle et tais-toi (1958) [w]

Rencontres (1962) [w]

Une veuve en or (1969) [w]



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