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Micheline Presle
Born · August 22, 1922
Died · February 21, 2024 (101 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Bio
Micheline Presle (born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne on 22 August 1922) 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
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Self (archive footage)
7.1
2019
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
6.4
2018
I Will Show My Breasts
Jeanne
0.0
2013
Rue Mandar
la tante
5.3
2013
Just Like Brothers
Grandmother
6.6
2012
Hitler in Hollywood
Micheline Presle
6.4
2011
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Huguette
5.7
2010
Going South
La grand-mère
5.8
2009
A Man and His Dog
Femme
5.9
2009
A Day at the Museum
Liliane
4.5
2008
Vous êtes de la police ?
Jane Latour-Jackson
0.0
2007
Grabuge!
Gisèle Lenoir
4.5
2005
Le voyageur sans bagage
Mme Renaud
7.0
2004
Les anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Self (voice)
0.0
2004
France Boutique
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4.9
2003
Saltimbank
Mrs. Saltim
5.0
2003
Anna in Corsica
Marie
0.0
2003
Chouchou
La mère de Stanislas
5.3
2003
La vie au grand air
Claire Lacombe
0.0
2002
Vertiges de l'amour
La mère de Vincent
4.8
2001
Tender Souls
Juliette
4.0
2001
Transfixed
Violette Ancelin
5.6
2001
Charming Fellow
Bélise
4.0
2001
The Heart at Work
Madeleine
4.6
2000
Un enfant, un secret
Marthe
0.0
2000
Bad Company
Mamie
5.2
1999
The Journey to Paris
Madame Dubosc
4.0
1999
Venus Beauty Institute
Tante Maryse
5.8
1999
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Self
0.0
1999
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7.1
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
3.2
1998
The Count of Monte Cristo
Madame de Saint-Méran · (4 episodes)
7.3
1998
Grève party
Madame Raymonde
5.0
1998
Should Not!...
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5.3
1996
A Chef in Love
Marcelle Ichak
4.5
1996
The Voyage of Penelope
Hermine
4.8
1996
Diary of a Seducer
Diane
5.2
1996
Les Miserables
La mère supérieure / Mother Superior
6.7
1995
Casque bleu
Gisèle
5.4
1994
Something Fishy
Mrs. Loussine
6.0
1994
Fanfan
Maude
6.2
1993
Point d'orgue
Avril Espart
0.0
1993
My Name is Victor
Luce
0.0
1993
The Other Eye
Self
0.0
1991
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Mme Donnadieu
0.0
1991
Epiphany Sunday
Germaine et Marie-Louise
5.8
1991
Après après-demain
La voisine
0.0
1990
Fathers' Day
Mireille Miran
3.6
1990
I Want to Go Home
Isabelle Gauthier
4.9
1989
In inniger Feindschaft
Gloria Maieul
0.0
1989
Mignon Has Left
Prof. Girelli
7.0
1988
Alouette, je te plumerai
Lady with jewels
1.5
1988
Matin Bonheur
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1987
Beau temps mais orageux en fin de journée
Jacqueline
5.4
1986
Qui trop embrasse...
La mère de Christian
0.0
1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Grandma · (1 episode)
6.9
1985
Les Fausses Confidences
Mme Argente
1.0
1984
The Blood of Others
Denise
5.0
1984
The Dog
0.0
1984
Thieves After Dark
Genevieve
4.7
1984
At the Top of the Stairs
Mathilde
7.2
1983
Archipelago of Love
The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
3.7
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
Certaines nouvelles
Hélène
7.0
1980
It All Depends on Girls
Betty
3.5
1980
Out of Whack
Carmen
6.0
1979
Démons de midi
Rose
0.0
1979
S'il vous plaît... la mer?
0.0
1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Mlle Chagrin
5.2
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Madame Lagrue · (1 episode)
6.7
1979
We Forget Everything!
Madame Courdevey
0.0
1979
Your Turn, My Turn
Valentine Vatrin
4.3
1978
The Devil in the Box
Madame Aubert
4.5
1977
Nea
Helen Ashby
4.7
1976
Don't Bite, We Love You
4.0
1976
La Vie de Marianne
Mme. de Miran · (6 episodes)
0.0
1976
The Broken Mirror
Mother
8.0
1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Star Belladonna
0.0
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
Apostrophes
Self · (1 episode)
8.5
1975
Midi Première
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
1975
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Laurence
3.1
1974
La Gueule de l’emploi
Micheline Presle
2.8
1974
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Dr Delavigne
5.6
1973
Devil in the Brain
Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
5.7
1972
The Legend of Frenchie King
Aunt Amelie
5.5
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Donkey Skin
The Red Queen
7.2
1970
Earth Light
L'Antiquaire
6.8
1970
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Madame de Séryeuse
5.0
1970
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Self
0.0
1969
King of Hearts
Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
6.9
1966
The Nun
Mme de Moni
7.2
1966
Les Saintes Chéries
Ève Lagarde · (39 episodes)
6.0
1965
Hail! Mafia
Daisy
7.0
1965
Les pieds nickelés
Paméla Van Der Mèche
5.8
1964
Male Hunt
Isabelle Lartois
6.6
1964
Dark Purpose
Monique Bouvier
5.3
1964
The Prize
Denise Marceau
6.8
1963
Teuf-teuf
0.0
1963
The Bamboo Stroke
Angèle Brissac
3.3
1963
Imperial Venus
Josephine
3.7
1962
If a Man Answers
Germaine Stacy
5.9
1962
Combat!
Annette · (1 episode)
7.6
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
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5.6
1962
Law of Men
Sophie Givier
4.0
1962
Lust
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
7.6
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
5.6
1962
The Red and the Black
Madame de Rénal
0.0
1961
Seduction Of The South
La marchesa
6.0
1961
The Assassin
Adalgisa De Matteis
6.9
1961
Five Day Lover
Madeleine
6.3
1961
Time Out for Love
Michele
5.3
1961
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Mrs. Latour
5.0
1960
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6.2
1960
The Baron of the Locks
Perle Germain-Joubert
6.3
1960
A Mistress for the Summer
Paule
5.5
1960
Blind Date
Jacqueline Cousteau
6.0
1959
Bobosse
Régine / Simone
8.0
1959
Christine
Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
6.3
1958
Women Are Talkative
Nicole
3.5
1958
Demoniac
Hélène Vanaux
6.0
1957
Her Bridal Night
Judith Aurigault
5.4
1956
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Lucrezia Cenci
6.0
1956
Thirteen at the Table
Madeleine Villardier
4.5
1955
Napoleon
Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
6.3
1955
House of Ricordi
Virginia Marchi
6.2
1954
Les impures
Michèle
4.2
1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Mrs. de Pompadour
6.8
1954
It Happened in the Park
Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
6.4
1953
The Love of a Woman
Marie Prieur
6.8
1953
La Dame aux camélias
Marguerite Gauthier
4.5
1953
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Lea Mariotte
5.1
1951
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Jeanne Martinez
5.4
1950
Under My Skin
Paule Manet
5.9
1950
The Last Days of Pompeii
Hélène
5.0
1950
All Roads Lead to Rome
Laura Lee
6.0
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948
Devil in the Flesh
Marthe Grangier
6.3
1947
The Chips Are Down
Eve Charlier
6.7
1947
Angel and Sinner
Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
5.5
1945
Paris Frills
Micheline Lafaurie
6.4
1945
Twilight
Félicie Nanteuil
6.0
1944
Secrets of a Ballerina
Clara Biondi
5.3
1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
Micheline
6.0
1943
The Beautiful Adventure
Françoise Pimbrache
0.0
1942
Fantastic Night
Irène
5.9
1942
Foolish Husbands
Adélaïde Barbier
6.0
1941
Parade in 7 Nights
Irène Morillon
4.5
1941
Comedy of Happiness
Lydia
6.4
1940
The French Way
Claire Ancelot
5.0
1940
They Were Twelve Women
Lucie
5.3
1940
Four Flights to Love
Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
6.2
1939
Vous seule que j'aime
0.0
1939
Petite peste
0.0
1939
Girls in Distress
Jacqueline Presle
4.5
1939
I Sing
(uncredited)
1.0
1938
The Spanking
(uncredited)
6.0
1937