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Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

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Paulette Dubost (8 October 1910 – 21 September 2011) was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera. She appeared in over 250 films and worked with directors such as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls (Le Plaisir 1952 and Lola Montès, 1955) and François Truffaut. Her best-known role is as Lisette in Renoir's The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu, 1939). Originally intended to be a small role offering only a couple of days' work, the extent of her part grew during the four-month shooting schedule. She died at age 100. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paulette Dubost, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

1939

The Last Metro

The Last Metro

1980

May Fools

May Fools

1990

The Other One's Mug

The Other One's Mug

1979

La Barricade du Point-du-Jour

La Barricade du Point-du-Jour

1978

Girls in Uniform

Girls in Uniform

1958

Jeunesse

Jeunesse

1934

Viva Maria!

Viva Maria!

1965

The Itchy Palm

The Itchy Palm

1960

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight

1958

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

1999

Take It from the Top

Take It from the Top

1978

Hôtel du Nord

Hôtel du Nord

1938

Sans famille

Sans famille

1958

Amourous Adventure

Amourous Adventure

1932

Un coup de téléphone

Un coup de téléphone

1932

Service de nuit

Service de nuit

1932

The Regiment's Champion

The Regiment's Champion

1932

My Brother from Senegal

My Brother from Senegal

1953

En plein dans le mille

En plein dans le mille

1933

L'enfant de ma soeur

L'enfant de ma soeur

1933

Paris-Soleil

Paris-Soleil

1933

Fat Man's Worries

Fat Man's Worries

1933

The Prom

The Prom

1931

Les 28 jours de Clairette

Les 28 jours de Clairette

1933

Maison hantée

Maison hantée

1933

Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel

Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel

1934

Vive la compagnie

Vive la compagnie

1934

La Cinquième Empreinte

La Cinquième Empreinte

1934

L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon

L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon

1934

Ferdinand the Roisterer

Ferdinand the Roisterer

1935

La caserne en folie

La caserne en folie

1935

The Rosière of Les Halles

The Rosière of Les Halles

1935

Le Bébé de l'escadron

Le Bébé de l'escadron

1935

La Petite Sauvage

La Petite Sauvage

1936

Le Prince des Six Jours

Le Prince des Six Jours

1934

La brigade en jupons

La brigade en jupons

1936

Rookies Run Amok 2

Rookies Run Amok 2

1983

La Reine des resquilleuses

La Reine des resquilleuses

1937

Titin from Martigues

Titin from Martigues

1938

Barnabé

Barnabé

1938

L'ange que j'ai vendu

L'ange que j'ai vendu

1938

Le Paradis des voleurs

Le Paradis des voleurs

1939

Maigret Sees Red

Maigret Sees Red

1963

Et dix de der

Et dix de der

1948

Pluck the Hen

Pluck the Hen

1947

Ploum, ploum, tra-la-la

Ploum, ploum, tra-la-la

1947

Le 84 prend des vacances

Le 84 prend des vacances

1950

My Aunt from Honfleur

My Aunt from Honfleur

1949

The Chocolate Girl

The Chocolate Girl

1950

Adrien

Adrien

1943

The Clear Eyes

The Clear Eyes

2005

Cherished by her concierge

Cherished by her concierge

1951

Come Down, Someone Wants You

Come Down, Someone Wants You

1951

Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta

1952

Germinal

Germinal

1963

The Mysteries of Paris

The Mysteries of Paris

1962

Le naïf amoureux

Le naïf amoureux

1965

L'Envie

L'Envie

1962

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

White as Snow

White as Snow

1948

Georges et Georgette

Georges et Georgette

1934

La vie continue

La vie continue

1981

Le Roi Pandore

Le Roi Pandore

1950

The Comedy of Work

The Comedy of Work

1988

Nationale 6

Nationale 6

1962

Le Bonheur

Le Bonheur

1934

Dear Inspector

Dear Inspector

1978

The Hunchback of Paris

The Hunchback of Paris

1959

Jupiter's Thigh

Jupiter's Thigh

1980

Charlots' Connection

Charlots' Connection

1984

That Tender Age

That Tender Age

1964

Banana Peel

Banana Peel

1963

Women and War

Women and War

1961

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

1954

Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

1952

Caught in the Foreign Legion

Caught in the Foreign Legion

1950

The King of the Champs-Élysées

The King of the Champs-Élysées

1934

An Angel on Wheels

An Angel on Wheels

1959

Der 10. Mai

Der 10. Mai

1957

Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

Cent francs l'amour

Cent francs l'amour

1986

The French, They Are a Funny Race

The French, They Are a Funny Race

1955

L'oeil en coulisse

L'oeil en coulisse

1953

These Sacred Holidays

These Sacred Holidays

1956

La joyeuse prison

La joyeuse prison

1956

Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap

1958

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

1993

Soupe au lait

Soupe au lait

1959

Chance at Love

Chance at Love

1964

Tender and Violent Elisabeth

Tender and Violent Elisabeth

1960

Juliette et Juliette

Juliette et Juliette

1974

Seul... à corps perdu

Seul... à corps perdu

1963

L'assassin viendra ce soir

L'assassin viendra ce soir

1964

Why Paris?

Why Paris?

1964

Song of the Streets

Song of the Streets

1933

Louis et Réjane

Louis et Réjane

1980

I have something to tell you

I have something to tell you

1930

Firemen's Ball

Firemen's Ball

1949

Four in a Jeep

Four in a Jeep

1951

Enough Rope

Enough Rope

1963

The Revenge of Roger

The Revenge of Roger

1946

The Orderly

The Orderly

1933

Six Hours to Lose

Six Hours to Lose

1947

I Am with You

I Am with You

1943

The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

1950

Playtime

Playtime

1961

Black Humor

Black Humor

1965

Epiphany Sunday

Epiphany Sunday

1991

To Be Loved

To Be Loved

1933

Bécassine

Bécassine

1940

Roger the Disgrace

Roger the Disgrace

1946

The Drifting

The Drifting

1964

The Sunday of Life

The Sunday of Life

1967

Lola Montès

Lola Montès

1955

Seventeenth Heaven

Seventeenth Heaven

1966

The Lie of Nina Petrovna

The Lie of Nina Petrovna

1937

Le Roi de Paris

Le Roi de Paris

1995

Workers for the Good Lord

Workers for the Good Lord

2000

The Naked Woman

The Naked Woman

1949

Vous serez ma femme

Vous serez ma femme

1932

Le dolmen tragique

Le dolmen tragique

1948

La dernière chevauchée

La dernière chevauchée

1947

Way of Youth

Way of Youth

1959

A Dog That Pays Off

A Dog That Pays Off

1932

Opéra-musette

Opéra-musette

1942

Count Obligado

Count Obligado

1935

Une fois dans la vie

Une fois dans la vie

1934

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1946

Farandole

Farandole

1945

Les Mamies

Les Mamies

1992

Feu sur le candidat

Feu sur le candidat

1990

Un chantage en or

Un chantage en or

1996

Le Billet de mille

Le Billet de mille

1935

Un certain Richard Dorian

Un certain Richard Dorian

1973

Midi Première

Midi Première

1975

Le Paria

Le Paria

1985

Le Tiroir secret

Le Tiroir secret

1986

Janique Aimée

Janique Aimée

1963

Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes

Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes

1975

Rendez-vous en noir

Rendez-vous en noir

1977

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis

1976