Paulette Dubost
Date of birth: 1910-10-08
Place of birth: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Paulette Marie Emma Deplanque
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Rules of the Game
1939-07-09
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois a
The Last Metro
1980-09-17
In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis whil
May Fools
1990-01-24
During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in th
The Other One's Mug
1979-12-12
Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a for
La Barricade du Point-du-Jour
1978-11-12
Girls in Uniform
1958-07-07
A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she f
Jeunesse
1934-05-25
After being saved from suicide due to an unhappy marriage, Marie hesitates between two other men, bu
Viva Maria!
1965-11-22
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she
The Itchy Palm
1960-02-03
A widow in her fifties,Madame Lacoste ,meets Jean when they both come to put their pussy in a catter
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
1958-11-22
A chaotic family go on holiday to Spain and get mixed up with a gang of diamond thieves.
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999-08-25
The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young ac
Take It from the Top
1978-08-09
Tired of being a housewife, Annie wants to work. Between her professional life and her responsibilit
Hôtel du Nord
1938-12-17
A young couple's suicide pact goes awry, leaving the woman to face her survival with a new admirer w
Sans famille
1958-01-01
The Remi abandoned by his foster father sold to the troubadour Vasalis, in his living through the ru
Amourous Adventure
1932-01-15
When the husband of a rich lady is unfaithful, she plays the role of a chambermaid to a less promine
Un coup de téléphone
1932-03-25
A man is engaged to be married.But after getting a phone call from a wronged woman who wants revenge
Service de nuit
1932-04-15
Théodore Beudraves works at night in a hotel and sleeps during the day. His salary allows him (unbek
The Regiment's Champion
1932-09-02
Father Sourire, who came to the Château de Villetaneuse to ask for alms, was forced to put on the un
My Brother from Senegal
1953-11-20
Jules Pinson, photographer in a small provincial village is in love with Annette, the daughter of th
En plein dans le mille
1933-06-23
Octave Laburette only makes blunders in his job with a backroom worker. He buys ten thousand shares
L'enfant de ma soeur
1933-01-13
Valerian writes his uncle, colonial millionaire, for money. He meets a quartermaster, Napoleon, who
Paris-Soleil
1933-02-15
Comedy and misunderstandings around thwarted loves in Paris but which will end well in Provence.
Fat Man's Worries
1933-03-24
A young lady whose husband has been seeing someone else decides to make him jealous by flirting with
The Prom
1931-09-11
Two middle-class notions dealers live happily with their girl, but an inheritance turns these nice p
Les 28 jours de Clairette
1933-03-10
Clairette learns that Bérénice, a former mistress, is pursuing her husband in the army where he is r
Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel
1934-01-05
Démonio the fakir has impressed a rich but weak-willed young man who hires him as an energy teacher.
Maison hantée
1933-10-20
Vive la compagnie
1934-03-16
Thanks to an understanding and sympathetic regimental comrade, a shy young man, very passionate abou
La cinquième empreinte
1934-07-13
Jacques de Nisson, a rich man, has a new mistress, Lucie Cavelier. Which does not prevent him from c
L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon
1934-12-14
Two horsemen are inseparable. One is smart and the other clumsy. A young girl is engaged to the clum
La caserne en folie
1935-03-15
Following a misunderstanding, a young servant is mistaken for the rich heir that the owner of a fash
The Rosière of Les Halles
1935-10-11
Working as a cook for a Parisian household, a naive country girl finds some kind of love among veget
Ferdinand the Roisterer
1935-02-22
Ferdinand is an honest and almost prude chemist at the Fourageot laboratories. His boss, Mr Fourageo
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935-12-06
A young woman is seduced by a soldier whose name she does not know. Pregnant, she asks the colonel t
La Petite Sauvage
1936-01-03
The young Paulette is placed by her tutor in a boarding school in Lausanne. It is at the neighboring
Le Prince des Six Jours
1934-02-09
How a simple fellow who took on the identity of a famous cyclist manages to win the famous Six Days
La brigade en jupons
1936-07-09
Two female police officers dismantle a network of drug traffickers.
Rookies Run Amok 2
1983-02-02
The sequel of a successful French comedy "Rookies Run Amok" (1971) again with "Les Charlots" group.
La Reine des resquilleuses
1937-03-12
A young unemployed girl pretends to be a boy and gets a job as a car washer.
Titin from Martigues
1938-02-09
In Paris, at the Foire du Trône, the showman Titin from Martigues spins the perfect love with the pr
Barnabé
1938-05-14
Barnabé, an occasional flutist, goes to Mme Petit-Durand to organize her daughter's 20 years. But he
L'ange que j'ai vendu
1938-06-08
Baronski has had enough of being a small-time merchant and decides, aided by his daughter Esther, to
Le Paradis des voleurs
1939-06-15
A fairground boss is ruined. He steals his aunt's jewelry, but being chased he gives the jewelry to
Maigret Sees Red
1963-09-18
Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help lan
Et dix de der
1948-04-21
A police inspector tries to capture international robbers who are actually also police.
Pluck the Hen
1947-05-28
A young student on vacation falls in love with the daughter of his hostess. The father, who has come
Ploum, ploum, tra-la-la
1947-08-22
A shy but resourceful seller of corks helps a young man get married by passing himself off as a weal
Le 84 prend des vacances
1950-02-22
Gaston Bernod is a Parisian bus driver. Honest, upright and hard-working, he is held in high esteem
My Aunt from Honfleur
1949-08-31
A young man leads a happy life in Paris, while making his aunt believe that he is continuing his stu
The Chocolate Girl
1950-03-03
Benjamine, the daughter of the chocolate maker Lapistole, has broken down in her car, spends a night
Adrien
1943-12-22
Adrien Moulinet, a modest encashing agent in the Nortier bank, is also an inventor in his spare time
The Clear Eyes
2005-04-27
Fanny is a schizophrenic woman in her early thirties living under the care of her brother Gabriel, a
Cherished by her concierge
1951-05-09
Eugène, who works for Radio-Europe, is a bit dim-witted. He lives in a block of flats whose caretake
Come Down, Someone Wants You
1951-08-17
Sylvette welcomes three soldiers on the eve of Saint-Jean 1945. Each claims that she promised him fi
Holiday for Henrietta
1952-12-17
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a co
Germinal
1963-09-16
Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Vo
The Mysteries of Paris
1962-10-04
The Marquis Rodolphe de Sombrueil accidentally runs over a working man with his carriage and helps h
Le naïf amoureux
1965-06-26
Paul is an accomplished teacher at Janson-de-Sailly. A "good guy" who, having returned for the holid
L'Envie
1962-03-07
Envious of a movie star who is staying at the hotel where she works, the waitress Rosette does every
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962-03-07
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic
White as Snow
1948-04-28
Naive and good-hearted Léon Ménard arrives in Paris, determined to find work in the capital. In a ca
Georges et Georgette
1934-02-02
La vie continue
1981-09-23
Jeanne, mother of two children, loses her husband. She meets Pierre, abandoned by his wife.
Le Roi Pandore
1950-03-31
A policeman receives a fabulous inheritance. Thanks to this, he conquers the heart of Queen Marika.
The Comedy of Work
1988-03-02
Sylvain Berg, a "professional" unemployed who spends his time hiking and mountain climbing, and "mod
Nationale 6
1962-05-26
Le Bonheur
1934-09-15
Philippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but
Dear Inspector
1978-01-18
When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before w
The Hunchback of Paris
1959-11-26
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called
Jupiter's Thigh
1980-02-06
Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. There they meet a
That Tender Age
1964-12-23
Antoine and Marie decided to introduce their parents before the wedding. Summer vacation looks like
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954-09-24
A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fern
Le Plaisir
1952-02-29
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950-11-08
André Duroc pretends to be a duke in order to extort money from Aunt Solange. But his trickery is di
Banana Peel
1963-01-18
Two scoundrels cheat a millionaire out of a huge bankroll on the French Riviera.
The King of the Champs-Élysées
1934-12-11
In Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict.
Women and War
1961-02-01
In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. T
Charlots' Connection
1984-02-08
Three friends begin to work the rent collectors. Fee collection goes with a lot of comic episodes...
An Angel on Wheels
1959-08-28
Heralded racing driver Pierre Chaillot has never noticed the pretty young flight attendant who dotes
Der 10. Mai
1957-10-18
Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium,
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960-09-16
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty w
Cent francs l'amour
1986-08-20
Jeremy, a young art photographer, needs money to finance an exhibition of his work. He turns to Mau
The French, They Are a Funny Race
1955-12-09
An Englishman tries to adapt to life in France
L'oeil en coulisse
1953-07-19
Wounded during a rugby match he'd come to Paris to play, Tonin Bonnafous, a thoroughbred southerner,
These Sacred Holidays
1956-05-30
Georges Pinson, who wants to spend his holidays on the riviera with his wife and his two kids,buys a
La joyeuse prison
1956-06-29
Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle tr
Maigret Sets a Trap
1958-01-29
Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't mole
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
1993-11-17
Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.
Soupe au lait
1959-07-01
Roland Lasserre is a shy boy, which would be nothing if he weren't also prone to the violent tantrum
Chance at Love
1964-10-30
Four sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
1960-04-29
In L'Alpe d'Huez, Élisabeth falls in love with Christian, who refuses to marry her, claiming that ma
Juliette et Juliette
1974-02-27
Juliette Vidal is a journalist in Paris who works for the glamorous magazine "Pénélope". Uninspired,
Seul... à corps perdu
1963-03-20
An unscrupulous reporter investigates the discovery of a corpse in the trunk of a car stolen by his
L'assassin viendra ce soir
1964-03-10
A woman's father, a scientist, receives repeated death threats and eventually ends up dead. Receivin
Why Paris?
1964-06-24
Monique, a Belgian girl, comes to Paris to learn painting and become an artist. She took courses at
Song of the Streets
1933-07-26
A gang of poverty-ridden juvenile delinquents progress from petty theft to hard crime, but a kindly
Louis et Réjane
1980-04-02
A widow in her sixties fall in love with a single retiree.
I have something to tell you
1930-02-19
A man who claims to be the lover of a married woman goes to find the husband and reveals to him that
Firemen's Ball
1949-03-13
1944, France experiences its last days of German occupation. A microcosm representative of the vario
Four in a Jeep
1951-03-30
Soviet, British, French and American allies patrol post-war Vienna.
Enough Rope
1963-01-11
Two total strangers suspect each other of murdering their own wives. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1
The Revenge of Roger
1946-10-23
Roger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he d
The Orderly
1933-08-25
Philippe, the order of an old colonel, surprises the wife of his boss in the arms of a young lieuten
Six Hours to Lose
1947-01-22
A traveller is stuck in an unknown town because his connecting train will only arrive in six hours.
I Am with You
1943-12-22
A young woman has doubts about her husband's fidelity. She pretends a trip, but settles in a hotel w
The Sad Sack
1950-11-10
Thanks to a bit of string-pulling by his aunt, Jean du Bois d'Ombelles, a young recruit who has blue
Playtime
1961-02-23
A young American girl at a French boarding school develops a crush on an egotistical sculptor living
Black Humor
1965-04-12
A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze ar
Epiphany Sunday
1991-03-20
Three old sisters get together every Sunday. For Epiphany Sunday, the program is busy: eating at the
To Be Loved
1933-10-27
Gérard d'Ormoise, a young millionaire tired of the easy loves that his income earned him, takes the
Bécassine
1940-09-03
A little Breton tries to save her boss's daughter an unhappy marriage.
Roger the Disgrace
1946-03-13
Roger Laroque, an honest industrialist, is the victim of a criminal machination by Julia de Noirvill
The Drifting
1964-08-19
In the 1960s, Jacquie, a rebellious young woman, turns her back on her family to accompany an itiner
The Sunday of Life
1967-01-13
After five years in the army, Valentin Brû marry a haberdasher. They move to Paris, where Valentin s
Lola Montès
1955-12-23
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after ha
Seventeenth Heaven
1966-04-27
The brave and moody François, a window washer by trade, has fallen head over heels in love with a de
The Lie of Nina Petrovna
1937-11-04
Nina Petrovna is a Russian beauty claimed by two Austrian officers.
Le Roi de Paris
1995-01-11
Victor Derval is returning home after a performance when he is hailed by Lisa, a young Hungarian wom
Workers for the Good Lord
2000-03-08
After his wife leaves him, Fred goes on a cross-country crime spree in this dark but dreamy French c
The Naked Woman
1949-09-02
Having become famous, a painter marries his model whom he soon brings to despair by deceiving her.
Vous serez ma femme
1932-05-20
Le dolmen tragique
1948-07-21
Chatelard, one of Viscount de Kerlec's guests, has died in mysterious conditions. The police initiat
La dernière chevauchée
1947-03-28
A jealous wealthy landlord intercepts a letter to his wife written by her cousin. He decides to take
Way of Youth
1959-09-23
This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation:
A Dog That Pays Off
1932-01-01
Josyane Plaisir, a rather idle singer, who is waiting for the man of her heart,handsome and rich if
Opéra-musette
1942-02-18
The itinerant musician Lampluche, having found a musical score on the banks of a river and a full wa
Count Obligado
1935-02-01
Antoine, elevator operator of a haute couture house, takes advantage of an inheritance to lead the h
Une fois dans la vie
1934-03-16
One weekend an office worker is stuck with five million francs that he is temporarily unable to depo
Happy Go Lucky
1946-05-15
After lovers fight, the boy leaves for the Riviera. On her way to rejoin him, the girl meets a disti
Farandole
1945-02-10
A ruined banker is abandoned by his mistress. He commits suicide after entrusting a prostitute with
Les Mamies
1992-11-11
When 12 year old Alex runs away, his grandmother ask her 6 friends for help and follow the kid from
Feu sur le candidat
1990-07-04
Robert Cavaillon is the king of the pet food industry. After he sold the factory to his workers, he
Un chantage en or
1996-08-16
Le Billet de mille
1935-01-11
The tribulations of a banknote, from its exit from a counter to its destruction, passing through doz