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