France
•
12 views
Paulette Dubost
Paris, France
Archival Overview
Centenarian French actress whose vibrant 80-year screen career encompassed over 250 films, immortalized as Lisette the chambermaid in Jean Renoir's masterpiece The Rules of the Game.
Biographical Record
Paulette Marie Emma Deplanque entered the Paris Opera Ballet school at age seven and sang in operettas before making her film debut in 1926. In 1939, Jean Renoir cast her as the flirtatious, astute chambermaid Lisette in his immortal masterpiece 'The Rules of the Game' (La Règle du Jeu).
Dubost appeared in films by Max Ophüls ('Le Plaisir', 'Lola Montès'), Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy, and Louis Malle ('Milou en mai'). Working until age 97, she was one of the last surviving links to the Golden Age of 1930s French cinema, celebrated for her sparkling humor and natural comedic warmth.
Key Life Milestones
Lisette in The Rules of the Game
Delivered her defining comedic performance in Jean Renoir's masterpiece, universally recognized as one of the greatest films ever made.
Milou in May (Milou en mai)
Starred as Madame Vieuzac in Louis Malle's delightful comedy, earning a César nomination at age eighty.
Memorial Guestbook & Tributes
0 messages recordedLeave a Respectful Tribute
Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialArpajon, France