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