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