Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne on 22 August 1922) was a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in Hollywood and in France. Born in Paris, she wanted to be an actress from an early age. She took acting classes in her early teens and made her film debut at the age of fifteen in the 1937 production of La Fessée. In 1938, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young actress in French cinema. Her rise to European stardom, in films such as Devil in the Flesh, led to offers from Hollywood and in 1950, she was signed by 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox executives changed Presle's last name to Prell. It was later changed to Prelle after a soap company brought out Prell shampoo. Her first Hollywood production was a starring role opposite John Garfield in the film Under My Skin directed by Jean Negulesco. That same year director Fritz Lang cast her opposite Tyrone Power in the war drama American Guerrilla in the Philippines. In 1950, she became the second wife of American actor William Marshall with whom she had a daughter, Tonie. William Marshall had teamed up with actor Errol Flynn and his production company and in 1951 he directed Flynn and her in the film Adventures of Captain Fabian. Presle's marriage did not last and she returned to France, divorcing Marshall in 1954. Her career flourished in French films and in 1957 she was a guest on the American Ed Sullivan Show. In 1959 she performed in the United Kingdom English-language production of Blind Date directed by Joseph Losey. She returned to Hollywood in 1962 for the role of Sandra Dee's mother in the Universal Studios film If a Man Answers which also featured Dee's husband, singer Bobby Darin. The following year, Presle acted again in English in The Prize starring Paul Newman. She did not make another English film, but after performing in more than 50 films in French, in 1989 she appeared in the French-made bilingual production I Want to Go Home, for which she was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 1971, Presle signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly declaring she had an illegal abortion. Presle died in Nogent-sur-Marne on 21 February 2024, at the age of 101, at the Maison des Artistes, a retirement home for artists, which receives partial government support. Her death was confirmed by Olivier Bomsel, her son-in-law, without specifying the cause. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- 2019 · Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai ! as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic as Self
- 2013 · I Will Show My Breasts as Jeanne
- 2013 · Rue Mandar as la tante
- 2012 · Just Like Brothers as Grandmother
- 2011 · Hitler in Hollywood as Micheline Presle
- 2010 · Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Huguette
- 2009 · Going South as La grand-mère
- 2009 · A Man and His Dog as Femme
- 2008 · A Day at the Museum as Liliane
- 2007 · Vous êtes de la police ? as Jane Latour-Jackson
- 2005 · Grabuge! as Gisèle Lenoir
- 2004 · Le voyageur sans bagage as Mme Renaud
- 2004 · Les anges 1943, histoire d'un film as Self (voice)
- 2003 · France Boutique as Nicole
- 2003 · Saltimbank as Mrs. Saltim
- 2003 · Anna in Corsica as Marie
- 2003 · Chouchou as La mère de Stanislas
- 2002 · La vie au grand air as Claire Lacombe
- 2001 · Vertiges de l'amour as La mère de Vincent
- 2001 · Tender Souls as Juliette
- 2001 · Transfixed as Violette Ancelin
- 2001 · Charming Fellow as Bélise
- 2000 · The Heart at Work as Madeleine
- 2000 · Un enfant, un secret as Marthe
- 1999 · Bad Company as Mamie
- 1999 · The Journey to Paris as Madame Dubosc
- 1999 · Venus Beauty Institute as Tante Maryse
- 1999 · Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon as Self
- 1998 · H as Elle-même (l'actrice)
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Madame de Saint-Méran
- 1998 · Grève party as Madame Raymonde
- 1996 · Should Not!... as la "mère" de Bernard
- 1996 · A Chef in Love as Marcelle Ichak
- 1996 · The Voyage of Penelope as Hermine
- 1996 · Diary of a Seducer as Diane
- 1995 · Les Miserables as La mère supérieure / Mother Superior
- 1994 · Casque bleu as Gisèle
- 1994 · Something Fishy as Mrs. Loussine
- 1993 · Fanfan as Maude
- 1993 · Point d'orgue as Avril Espart
- 1993 · My Name is Victor as Luce
- 1991 · The Other Eye as Self
- 1991 · Les Disparus de Saint-Agil as Mme Donnadieu
- 1991 · Epiphany Sunday as Germaine et Marie-Louise
- 1990 · Après après-demain as La voisine
- 1990 · Fathers' Day as Mireille Miran
- 1989 · I Want to Go Home as Isabelle Gauthier
- 1989 · In inniger Feindschaft as Gloria Maieul
- 1988 · Mignon Has Left as Prof. Girelli
- 1988 · Alouette, je te plumerai as Lady with jewels
- 1987 · Matin Bonheur as Self
- 1986 · Beau temps mais orageux en fin de journée as Jacqueline
- 1986 · Qui trop embrasse... as La mère de Christian
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Grandma
- 1984 · Les Fausses Confidences as Mme Argente
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Denise
- 1984 · The Dog as
- 1984 · Thieves After Dark as Genevieve
- 1983 · At the Top of the Stairs as Mathilde
- 1983 · Archipelago of Love as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Certaines nouvelles as Hélène
- 1980 · It All Depends on Girls as Betty
- 1979 · Out of Whack as Carmen
- 1979 · Démons de midi as Rose
- 1979 · S'il vous plaît... la mer? as
- 1979 · I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs as Mlle Chagrin
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Madame Lagrue
- 1979 · We Forget Everything! as Madame Courdevey
- 1978 · Your Turn, My Turn as Valentine Vatrin
- 1977 · The Devil in the Box as Madame Aubert
- 1976 · Nea as Helen Ashby
- 1976 · Don't Bite, We Love You as
- 1976 · La Vie de Marianne as Mme. de Miran
- 1975 · The Broken Mirror as Mother
- 1975 · The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan as The star Belladonna
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Apostrophes as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1974 · Two Big Girls in Pyjamas as Laurence
- 1974 · La Gueule de l’emploi as Micheline Presle
- 1973 · A Slightly Pregnant Man as Dr Delavigne
- 1972 · Devil in the Brain as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
- 1971 · The Legend of Frenchie King as Aunt Amelie
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1970 · Donkey Skin as La reine rouge
- 1970 · Earth Light as L'Antiquaire
- 1970 · Le Bal du comte d'Orgel as Madame de Séryeuse
- 1969 · À la recherche de Jean Grémillon as Self
- 1966 · King of Hearts as Madame Eva alias Madame Eglantine
- 1966 · The Nun as Mme de Moni
- 1965 · Les Saintes Chéries as Ève Lagarde
- 1965 · Hail! Mafia as Daisy
- 1964 · Les pieds nickelés as Paméla Van Der Mèche
- 1964 · Male Hunt as Isabelle Lartois
- 1964 · Dark Purpose as Monique Bouvier
- 1963 · The Prize as Denise Marceau
- 1963 · Teuf-teuf as
- 1963 · The Bamboo Stroke as Angèle Brissac
- 1962 · Imperial Venus as Josephine
- 1962 · If a Man Answers as Germaine Stacy
- 1962 · Combat! as Annette
- 1962 · The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Micheline Allan
- 1962 · Law of Men as Sophie Givier
- 1962 · The Seven Deadly Sins as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
- 1962 · Lust as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
- 1961 · The Red and the Black as Madame de Rénal
- 1961 · Seduction Of The South as La marchesa
- 1961 · The Assassin as Adalgisa De Matteis
- 1961 · Five Day Lover as Madeleine
- 1961 · Time Out for Love as Michele
- 1960 · Mistress of the World - Part II as Mrs. Latour
- 1960 · Mistress of the World - Part I as Madame Latour
- 1960 · The Baron of the Locks as Perle Germain-Joubert
- 1960 · A Mistress for the Summer as Paule
- 1959 · Blind Date as Jacqueline Cousteau
- 1959 · Bobosse as Régine / Simone
- 1958 · Christine as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
- 1958 · Women Are Talkative as Nicole
- 1957 · Demoniac as Hélène Vanaux
- 1956 · Her Bridal Night as Judith Aurigault
- 1956 · Castle of the Banned Lovers as Lucrezia Cenci
- 1955 · Thirteen at the Table as Madeleine Villardier
- 1955 · Napoleon as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
- 1954 · House of Ricordi as Virginia Marchi
- 1954 · Les impures as Michèle
- 1954 · Royal Affairs in Versailles as Mme de Pompadour
- 1953 · It Happened in the Park as Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
- 1953 · The Love of a Woman as Marie Prieur
- 1953 · La Dame aux camélias as Marguerite Gauthier
- 1951 · Adventures of Captain Fabian as Lea Mariotte
- 1950 · American Guerrilla in the Philippines as Jeanne Martinez
- 1950 · Under My Skin as Paule Manet
- 1950 · The Last Days of Pompeii as Hélène
- 1949 · All Roads Lead to Rome as Laura Lee
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · Devil in the Flesh as Marthe Grangier
- 1947 · The Chips Are Down as Eve Charlier
- 1945 · Angel and Sinner as Élisabeth Rousset, dite "Boule de suif"
- 1945 · The French Way as Claire Ancelot
- 1945 · Paris Frills as Micheline Lafaurie
- 1944 · Twilight as Félicie Nanteuil
- 1943 · Secrets of a Ballerina as Clara Biondi
- 1943 · Le soleil a toujours raison as Micheline
- 1942 · The Beautiful Adventure as Françoise Pimbrache
- 1942 · Fantastic Night as Irène
- 1941 · Foolish Husbands as Adélaïde Barbier
- 1941 · Parade in 7 Nights as Irène Morillon
- 1940 · Comedy of Happiness as Lydia
- 1940 · They Were Twelve Women as Lucie
- 1939 · Paradis perdu as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
- 1939 · Vous seule que j'aime as
- 1939 · Petite peste as
- 1939 · Girls in Distress as Jacqueline Presle
- 1938 · I Sing as (uncredited)
- 1937 · The Spanking as (uncredited)