Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost (1910–2011, France) was a French actress renowned for her extensive career spanning over 250 films from the 1930s to the 1980s. She gained prominence in pre-World War II French cinema, notably appearing in Jean Renoir’s “La Grande Illusion” (1937) as a sympathetic innkeeper’s wife, as well as in works by directors like René Clair and Marcel Carné. Dubost’s versatile supporting roles contributed to the legacy of poetic realism and classic French film, earning her recognition as a enduring figure in European cinema.