Jeanne Provost

Acting

Jeanne Provost

Born — Died

1887-11-28 — 1980-11-24

Place of birth

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Heart of Paris poster
4.9

Camille Morestan serves as a jury member at a court in Paris. The attractive Natalie Roguin is accused of murder. Morestan doesn't want to believe she really killed her lover. He succeeds in convincing the other jury members she was innocent. After her acquittal he takes her into his house. While he tries to keep her identity a secret for his family her presence leads to a number of unfortunate incidents.

Heart of Paris

1937

Monsieur Coccinelle poster
4.4

An average worker who feels downtrodden at work and home, dreams of becoming a dictator. His aunt has her own fantasy that the love-of-her-life, a fairground magician, will return to her once more.

Monsieur Coccinelle

1938

The Secret of Helene Marimon poster
4.2

At the end of the Great War, the wounded Jacques Taillandier is cared for by the beautiful Hélène Marimon and becomes her lover. He hides from her the fact that her husband is a comrade from the trenches, and only reveals the truth when he learns of Marimon's death. Outraged, Hélène drives him away. After many years, Jacques reappears to learn that Hélène had once given him a daughter. Hélène, unwilling to reveal anything to young Dominique, forces the man she loves to leave her country. Dominique not only gets her mother to talk, but also reunites those separated by fate.

The Secret of Helene Marimon

1954

Le père Lebonnard poster
7.0

Father Lebonnard, a former watchmaker who made a fortune, remains simple while his wife is only dreaming of worldly affairs and pushes his son Freddy to marry Bianca, the daughter of the Marquis de Rocafort, their neighbor. She feeds a similar project for her daughter Mariella.

Le père Lebonnard

1939

Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées poster
5.4

The history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances from Guitry himself.

Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

1938

The Ironmaster poster
9.0

A young noblewoman regrets having to marry the village ironmaster for money reasons, but later comes to appreciate her new husband.

The Ironmaster

1948

Film credits

1940s · 3 titles

1930s · 7 titles