Micheline Presle
Acting
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
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movieDanielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieRue Mandar
2013
la tante
movieJust Like Brothers
2012
Grandmother
movieBankable
2012
Granny
movieHitler in Hollywood
2011
Micheline Presle
movieGoing South
2009
La grand-mère
movieA Day at the Museum
2008
Liliane
movieVous êtes de la police ?
2007
Jane Latour-Jackson
movieGrabuge!
2005
Gisèle Lenoir
movieLes Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
2004
Self (voice)
movieFrance Boutique
2003
Nicole
Saltimbank
2003
Mrs. Saltim
movieChouchou
2003
La mère de Stanislas
movieLa Vie au grand air
2002
Claire Lacombe
movieVertiges de l'amour
2001
La mère de Vincent
movieTender Souls
2001
Juliette
movieTransfixed
2001
Violette Ancelin
movieCharming Fellow
2001
Bélise
movieThe Heart at Work
2000
Madeleine
movieBad Company
1999
Mamie
movieThe Journey to Paris
1999
Madame Dubosc
movieVenus Beauty Institute
1999
Tante Maryse
tvH
1998
Elle-même (l'actrice)
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1998
Madame de Saint-Méran
movieGrève party
1998
Madame Raymonde
movieShould Not!...
1996
la "mère" de Bernard
movieA Chef in Love
1996
Marcelle Ichak
movieLes Miserables
1995
Mother Superior
movieCasque bleu
1994
Gisèle
movieSomething Fishy
1994
Mrs. Loussine
movieFanfan
1993
Maude
moviePoint d'orgue
1993
Avril Espart
movieLes Disparus de Saint-Agil
1991
Mme Donnadieu
movieEpiphany Sunday
1991
Germaine et Marie-Louise
movieAprès après-demain
1990
La voisine
movieFathers' Day
1990
Mireille Miran
movieI Want to Go Home
1989
Isabelle Gauthier
movieIn inniger Feindschaft
1989
Gloria Maieul
movieMignon Has Left
1988
Prof. Girelli
movieLark, I'll Pluck You!
1988
Lady with jewels
movieQui trop embrasse...
1986
La mère de Christian
movieLes Fausses Confidences
1984
Mme Argente
movieThe Dog
1984
Simone
movieThieves After Dark
1984
Genevieve
movieArchipelago of Love
1983
The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
movieOut of Whack
1979
Carmen
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Madame Lagrue
movieWe Forget Everything!
1979
Madame Courdevey
movieYour Turn, My Turn
1978
Valentine Vatrin
movieThe Devil in the Box
1977
Madame Aubert
movieNea
1976
Helen Ashby
movieDon't Bite, We Love You
1976
Psychologist
tvLa Vie de Marianne
1976
Mme. de Miran
movieThe Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975
Star Belladonna
movieLa Gueule de l’emploi
1974
Micheline Presle
movieA Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
Dr Delavigne
movieDevil in the Brain
1972
Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
movieThe Legend of Frenchie King
1971
Aunt Amelie
movieDonkey Skin
1970
The Red Queen
movieEarth Light
1970
L'Antiquaire
movieLe Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970
Madame de Séryeuse
movieThe Nun
1967
Mme de Moni
movieKing of Hearts
1966
Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
tvLes Saintes Chéries
1965
Ève Lagarde
movieHail! Mafia
1965
Daisy
movieLes Pieds nickelés
1964
Paméla Van Der Mèche
movieMale Hunt
1964
Isabelle Lartois
movieDark Purpose
1964
Monique Bouvier
movieThe Prize
1963
Denise Marceau
movieThe Bamboo Stroke
1963
Angèle Brissac
movieImperial Venus
1962
Josephine
movieIf a Man Answers
1962
Germaine Stacy
tvCombat!
1962
Annette
movieThe Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
Micheline Allan
movieLaw of Men
1962
Sophie Givier
movieLust
1962
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1962
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
movieThe Red and the Black
1961
Madame de Rénal
movieSeduction Of The South
1961
La marchesa
movieThe Assassin
1961
Adalgisa De Matteis
movieFive Day Lover
1961
Madeleine
movieTime Out for Love
1961
Michele
movieMistress of the World - Part II
1960
Mrs. Latour
movieMistress of the World - Part I
1960
Madame Latour
movieThe Baron of the Locks
1960
Perle Germain-Joubert
movieBlind Date
1959
Jacqueline Cousteau
movieBobosse
1959
Régine / Simone
movieChristine
1958
Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
tvLes Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
Rachelle
movieDemoniac
1957
Hélène Vanaux
movieHer Bridal Night
1956
Judith Aurigault
movieCastle of the Banned Lovers
1956
Lucrezia Cenci
movieThirteen at the Table
1955
Madeleine Villardier
movieNapoleon
1955
Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
movieHouse of Ricordi
1954
Virginia Marchi
movieThe Impure Ones
1954
Michèle
movieIt Happened in the Park
1953
Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
movieRoyal Affairs in Versailles
1953
Mrs. de Pompadour
movieThe Love of a Woman
1953
Marie Prieur
movieLa Dame aux camélias
1953
Marguerite Gauthier
movieAdventures of Captain Fabian
1951
Lea Mariotte
movieAmerican Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
Jeanne Martinez
movieUnder My Skin
1950
Paule Manet
movieAll Roads Lead to Rome
1949
Laura Lee
movieDevil in the Flesh
1947
Marthe Grangier
movieThe Chips Are Down
1947
Eve Charlier
movieAngel and Sinner
1945
Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
movieParis Frills
1945
Micheline Lafaurie
movieTwilight
1944
Félicie Nanteuil
movieSecrets of a Ballerina
1943
Clara Biondi
movieLe soleil a toujours raison
1943
Micheline
movieThe Beautiful Adventure
1942
Françoise Pimbrache
movieFoolish Husbands
1941
Adélaïde Barbier
movieParade in 7 Nights
1941
Irène Morillon
movieThe French Way
1940
Claire Ancelot
movieFour Flights to Love
1939
Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
movieGirls in Distress
1939
Jacqueline Presle
movieI Sing
1938
(uncredited)
movieThe Spanking
1937
(uncredited)