Josseline Gaël (born Jeannine Augustine Jeanne Blanleuil; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1995) was a French actress who specialised in

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roles. She is best remembered for her portrayal of

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in the 1934 film adaptation of

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. Her daughter with Jules Berry, Michèle, became a renowned art dealer.

Partial filmography

* ''Le stigmate'' (1924) as Gaby * '' Simone'' (1926) as Simone enfant * ''Une femme a menti'' (1930) as Jacqueline Chapelain * ''

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'' (1930) as Simone Crespin * ''Les amours de minuit'' (1931) as Fanny * '' The Man at Midnight'' (1931) as Arlette * ''

All That's Not Worth Love ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (French: ''Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour'') is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël.Harriss p.195 It was shot at Pathé's Joinvill ...

'' (1931) as Claire * ''Baleydier'' (1932) as Lola * ''Pour un sou d'amour'' (1932) as Françoise * ''Monsieur de Pourceaugnac'' (1932) as Julie * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) as Lucette * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1933) as Bettina Perceval * ''Tambour battant'' (1933) as Anneliese * ''

'' (1934) as Cosette * '' A Man of Gold'' (1934) as Marcelle * ''Le bossu'' (1934) as Aurore de Caylus * ''Les hommes de la côte'' (1934) as Janick * ''Le monde où l'on s'ennuie'' (1935) as Suzanne de Villiers * ''

Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by ...

'' (1935) as Monique Perrochin * ''Jeunes filles à marier'' (1935) as Simone Guéneau * ''Pluie d'or'' (1935) as Rose * ''L'enfant du Danube'' (1936) as Hélène * ''Monsieur Personne'' (1936) as Josette Verneau * ''La madone de l'atlantique'' (1936) as Yvonne Dorland * ''

Wells in Flames ''Wells in Flames'' (French: ''Puits en flammes'') is a 1937 German adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Josseline Gaël, George Rigaud and Suzy Vernon.Rentschler p.289 It is the French-language version of '' City of Ana ...

'' (1937) as Mirka * ''Un déjeuner de soleil'' (1937) as Evelyne * '' My Little Marquise'' (1937) as Monique Cormier * ''Un scandale aux galeries'' (1937) as Laurence Coulaines * ''Les deux combinards'' (1938) as Lucette * ''Le monsieur de 5 heures'' (1938) as Madeleine Précardan * ''Les femmes collantes'' (1938) as Eloïse Duboucher * ''

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'' (1938) as Mado * ''Le plus beau gosse de France'' (1938) as Janine Pinsonnet * ''Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' (1938) as Léone * ''Grand-père'' (1939) as Solange Lavigne * ''

His Uncle from Normandy ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (French: ''Son oncle de Normandie'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Josseline Gaël, Jules Berry and Betty Stockfeld.Roust p.234 Produced in 1938, it was not given a release until ...

'' (1939) as Brigitte * ''Face au destin'' (1940) as L'amie de Claude * ''L'an 40'' (1941) as Lucie * ''Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (1941) as Anaïs Beauperthuis * ''Chambre 13'' (1942) as Geneviève d'Antibes * ''La neige sur les pas'' (1942) as Simone Norans * ''

La Main du diable ''La Main du diable'' ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as ''Carnival of Sinners'', is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, ...

'' (1943) as Irène * ''Une vie de chien'' (1943) as Émilie Calumet * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) as La princesse Armide Irénieff * ''

The Island of Love ''The Island of Love'' (French: ''L'île d'amour'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Tino Rossi, Édouard Delmont and Josseline Gaël.Rège p.166 A Corsican fisherman becomes ensnared by a sophisticated woman and f ...

'' (1944) as Xénia (final film role)

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

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CinéRessources.net; accessed 26 August 2015. 1917 births 1995 deaths French child actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-stub