JD
Photo of Josée Dayan

Josée Dayan

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn October 6, 1943 (81 years)
Josée Dayan (born 6 October 1943 in Toulouse, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.

Dayan grew up in Algiers, Algeria, where her father Albert Dagnant, who came from a Jewish family, worked as a television director; her grandmother was the owner of a cinema. Since 1974 she directed mainly movies for television. In 1979, under her direction, a documentary about Simone de Beauvoir appeared. Her most successful works are the 1998 TV mini-series The Count of Monte Cristo with Gérard Depardieu in the lead role, and the 2002 mini-series Les Misérables with Depardieu and John Malkovich. Then there is Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999) and Cet amour-là (2001), both with Jeanne Moreau,[5] and Raspoutine (2011) with Depardieu. A major success was Les Liaisons dangereuses (2003) with Catherine Deneuve and Nastassja Kinski in the leading roles.

Source: Article "Josée Dayan" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)
  • Les Misérables (2000)
  • Based on a True Story
  • Rasputin
  • Captain Marleau
  • Balzac: A Passionate Life
  • The Accursed Kings (2005)
  • Cet amour-là
  • Navarro
  • Hot Chocolate
  • Attila
  • The King’s Favorite
  • Julie, Police Commissioner
  • Marie Octobre
  • Collection Fred Vargas

Filmography

2017
2014
Captain Marleau (TV Series) · as Journaliste Tv
2005
Akoibon · as Jacqueline Pommard
1995
La Rivière Espérance (TV Series) · as Le Borgne
1994
Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Guest Audience
1988
Camille Claudel · as (amie Camille À L'exposition)

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices