Micheline Presle
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Micheline Presle (born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; August 22, 1922 – February 21, 2024) 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
Known for
Credits
Donkey Skin (1970)
as The Red Queen
The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
as Aunt Amelie
King of Hearts (1966)
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
as Micheline Allan
It Happened in the Park (1953)
as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
The Prize (1963)
as Denise Marceau
I Sing (1938)
as (uncredited)
They Were Twelve Women (1940)
as Lucie
Napoleon (1955)
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
If a Man Answers (1962)
as Germaine Stacy
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
as Self
Imperial Venus (1962)
as Josephine
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
as Jeanne Martinez
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953)
as Mrs. de Pompadour
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
as Marthe Grangier
Fanfan (1993)
as Maude
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
as Micheline Presle
A Man and His Dog (2009)
as Femme
The Blood of Others (1984)
as Denise
Thieves After Dark (1984)
as Genevieve
Twilight (1944)
as Félicie Nanteuil
Paris Frills (1945)
as Micheline Lafaurie
I Want to Go Home (1989)
as Isabelle Gauthier
The Nun (1967)
as Mme de Moni
Christine (1958)
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Chouchou (2003)
as La mère de Stanislas
Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
as Tante Maryse
Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010)
as Huguette
A Day at the Museum (2008)
as Liliane
Four Flights to Love (1939)
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Male Hunt (1964)
as Isabelle Lartois
The Heart at Work (2000)
as Madeleine
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
as Dr Delavigne
Lust (1962)
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
The Voyage of Penelope (1996)
as Hermine
Les Miserables (1995)
as Mother Superior
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979)
as Mlle Chagrin
The French Way (1940)
as Claire Ancelot
Your Turn, My Turn (1978)
as Valentine Vatrin
Her Bridal Night (1956)
as Judith Aurigault
Bobosse (1959)
as Régine / Simone
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
as Lea Mariotte
Rue Mandar (2013)
as la tante
Mistress of the World - Part I (1960)
as Madame Latour
Mistress of the World - Part II (1960)
as Mrs. Latour
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (1975)
as Star Belladonna
Le Voyageur sans bagage (2004)
as Mme Renaud
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
as Perle Germain-Joubert
Something Fishy (1994)
as Mrs. Loussine
Blind Date (1959)
as Jacqueline Cousteau
Law of Men (1962)
as Sophie Givier
The Bamboo Stroke (1963)
as Angèle Brissac
The Devil in the Box (1977)
as Madame Aubert
The Love of a Woman (1953)
as Marie Prieur
Seduction Of The South (1961)
as La marchesa
Devil in the Brain (1972)
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
The Broken Mirror (1975)
as Mother
Don't Bite, We Love You (1976)
as Psychologist
Fathers' Day (1990)
as Mireille Miran
Mignon Has Left (1988)
as Prof. Girelli
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai ! (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
La Gueule de l’emploi (1974)
as Micheline Presle
House of Ricordi (1954)
as Virginia Marchi
Diary of a Seducer (1996)
as Diane
Earth Light (1970)
as L'Antiquaire
Teuf-teuf (1963)
Actor
Five Day Lover (1961)
as Madeleine
Vous êtes de la police ? (2007)
as Jane Latour-Jackson
The Journey to Paris (1999)
as Madame Dubosc
Should Not!... (1996)
as la "mère" de Bernard
Girls in Distress (1939)
as Jacqueline Presle
Lark, I'll Pluck You! (1988)
as Lady with jewels
My Name is Victor (1993)
as Luce
The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)
as Hélène
Out of Whack (1979)
as Carmen
Nea (1976)
as Helen Ashby
Hail! Mafia (1965)
as Daisy
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
as Self
Vertiges de l'amour (2001)
as La mère de Vincent
Comedy of Happiness (1940)
as Lydia
Epiphany Sunday (1991)
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Le soleil a toujours raison (1943)
as Micheline
Transfixed (2001)
as Violette Ancelin
Going South (2009)
as La grand-mère
The Assassin (1961)
as Adalgisa De Matteis
Just Like Brothers (2012)
as Grandmother
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
as Madame de Séryeuse
Parade in 7 Nights (1941)
as Irène Morillon
France Boutique (2003)
as Nicole
The Chips Are Down (1947)
as Eve Charlier
L'âge d'aimer (1981)
as Tante Mathilde
It All Depends on Girls (1980)
as Betty
Charming Fellow (2001)
as Bélise
All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)
as Laura Lee
Les Fausses Confidences (1984)
as Mme Argente
The Red and the Black (1961)
as Madame de Rénal
Bankable (2012)
as Granny
Women Are Talkative (1958)
as Nicole
I Will Show My Breasts (2013)
as Jeanne
A Mistress for the Summer (1960)
as Paule
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas (1974)
as Laurence
At the Top of the Stairs (1983)
as Mathilde
Dark Purpose (1964)
as Monique Bouvier
A Chef in Love (1996)
as Marcelle Ichak
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon (1986)
as Jacqueline
Archipelago of Love (1983)
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon (1969)
as Self
Grève party (1998)
as Madame Raymonde
Vous seule que j'aime (1939)
Actor
Bad Company (1999)
as Mamie
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film (2004)
as Self (voice)
Les Pieds nickelés (1964)
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
La Vie au grand air (2002)
as Claire Lacombe
Qui trop embrasse... (1986)
as La mère de Christian
Fantastic Night (1942)
as Irène
Démons de midi (1979)
as Rose
The Spanking (1937)
as (uncredited)
Un enfant, un secret (2000)
as Marthe
Tender Souls (2001)
as Juliette
La Dame aux camélias (1953)
as Marguerite Gauthier
Point d'orgue (1993)
as Avril Espart
Thirteen at the Table (1955)
as Madeleine Villardier
S'il vous plaît... la mer ? (1979)
Actor
Casque bleu (1994)
as Gisèle
Under My Skin (1950)
as Paule Manet
In inniger Feindschaft (1989)
as Gloria Maieul
Saltimbank (2003)
as Mrs. Saltim
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (1991)
as Mme Donnadieu
Angel and Sinner (1945)
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956)
as Lucrezia Cenci
Demoniac (1957)
as Hélène Vanaux
Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
as Clara Biondi
Après après-demain (1990)
as La voisine
Time Out for Love (1961)
as Michele
The Other Eye (1991)
as Self
Foolish Husbands (1941)
as Adélaïde Barbier
The Prey (1974)
as Bessie
Grabuge! (2005)
as Gisèle Lenoir
The Beautiful Adventure (1942)
as Françoise Pimbrache
Petite peste (1939)
Actor
The Impure Ones (1954)
as Michèle
We Forget Everything! (1979)
as Madame Courdevey
Anna in Corsica (2003)
as Marie
The Dog (1984)
as Simone
Certaines nouvelles (1980)
as Hélène