Micheline Presle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1922
- Died
- February 21, 2024 (aged 101)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
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
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Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
Movie · as Self
Rue Mandar
Movie · as la tante
I Will Show My Breasts
Movie · as Jeanne
Just Like Brothers
Movie · as Grandmother
Bankable
Movie · as Granny
Hitler in Hollywood
Movie · as Micheline Presle
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Movie · as Huguette
Going South
Movie · as La grand-mère
A Man and His Dog
Movie · as Femme
A Day at the Museum
Movie · as Liliane
Vous êtes de la police ?
Movie · as Jane Latour-Jackson
Grabuge!
Movie · as Gisèle Lenoir
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Movie · as Self (voice)
Le Voyageur sans bagage
Movie · as Mme Renaud
France Boutique
Movie · as Nicole
Chouchou
Movie · as La mère de Stanislas
Anna in Corsica
Movie · as Marie
Saltimbank
Movie · as Mrs. Saltim
La Vie au grand air
Movie · as Claire Lacombe
Charming Fellow
Movie · as Bélise
Tender Souls
Movie · as Juliette
Vertiges de l'amour
Movie · as La mère de Vincent
Transfixed
Movie · as Violette Ancelin
The Heart at Work
Movie · as Madeleine
Un enfant, un secret
Movie · as Marthe
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Movie · as Self
Venus Beauty Institute
Movie · as Tante Maryse
Bad Company
Movie · as Mamie
The Journey to Paris
Movie · as Madame Dubosc
Grève party
Movie · as Madame Raymonde
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV · as Madame de Saint-Méran · 4 eps
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TV · as Elle-même (l'actrice) · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Should Not!...
Movie · as la "mère" de Bernard
A Chef in Love
Movie · as Marcelle Ichak
Diary of a Seducer
Movie · as Diane
The Voyage of Penelope
Movie · as Hermine
Les Miserables
Movie · as Mother Superior
Casque bleu
Movie · as Gisèle
Something Fishy
Movie · as Mrs. Loussine
Fanfan
Movie · as Maude
My Name is Victor
Movie · as Luce
Point d'orgue
Movie · as Avril Espart
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Movie · as Mme Donnadieu
The Other Eye
Movie · as Self
Epiphany Sunday
Movie · as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Après après-demain
Movie · as La voisine
Fathers' Day
Movie · as Mireille Miran
Un cane sciolto
TV · as Maria · 2 eps
In inniger Feindschaft
Movie · as Gloria Maieul
I Want to Go Home
Movie · as Isabelle Gauthier
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Movie · as Lady with jewels
Mignon Has Left
Movie · as Prof. Girelli
Matin Bonheur
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
Movie · as Jacqueline
Qui trop embrasse...
Movie · as La mère de Christian
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · as Grandma · 1 ep
The Blood of Others
Movie · as Denise
Thieves After Dark
Movie · as Genevieve
Les Fausses Confidences
Movie · as Mme Argente
The Dog
Movie · as Simone
At the Top of the Stairs
Movie · as Mathilde
Archipelago of Love
Movie · as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
L'âge d'aimer
Movie · as Tante Mathilde
Certaines nouvelles
Movie · as Hélène
It All Depends on Girls
Movie · as Betty
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Movie · as Mlle Chagrin
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
Movie
Out of Whack
Movie · as Carmen
We Forget Everything!
Movie · as Madame Courdevey
Démons de midi
Movie · as Rose
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Madame Lagrue · 1 ep
Your Turn, My Turn
Movie · as Valentine Vatrin
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Devil in the Box
Movie · as Madame Aubert
Nea
Movie · as Helen Ashby
Don't Bite, We Love You
Movie · as Psychologist
La Vie de Marianne
TV · as Mme. de Miran · 6 eps
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Movie · as Star Belladonna
The Broken Mirror
Movie · as Mother
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Apostrophes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Movie · as Laurence
La Gueule de l’emploi
Movie · as Micheline Presle
The Prey
Movie · as Bessie
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Movie · as Dr Delavigne
Devil in the Brain
Movie · as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
The Legend of Frenchie King
Movie · as Aunt Amelie
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Donkey Skin
Movie · as The Red Queen
Earth Light
Movie · as L'Antiquaire
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Movie · as Madame de Séryeuse
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Movie · as Self
The Nun
Movie · as Mme de Moni
King of Hearts
Movie · as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Hail! Mafia
Movie · as Daisy
Les Saintes Chéries
TV · as Ève Lagarde · 39 eps
Male Hunt
Movie · as Isabelle Lartois
Les Pieds nickelés
Movie · as Paméla Van Der Mèche
Dark Purpose
Movie · as Monique Bouvier
The Prize
Movie · as Denise Marceau
The Bamboo Stroke
Movie · as Angèle Brissac
Teuf-teuf
Movie
Lust
Movie · as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
If a Man Answers
Movie · as Germaine Stacy
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Movie · as Micheline Allan
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie · as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Law of Men
Movie · as Sophie Givier
Imperial Venus
Movie · as Josephine
Combat!
TV · as Annette · 1 ep
Time Out for Love
Movie · as Michele
The Red and the Black
Movie · as Madame de Rénal
The Assassin
Movie · as Adalgisa De Matteis
Seduction Of The South
Movie · as La marchesa
Five Day Lover
Movie · as Madeleine
The Baron of the Locks
Movie · as Perle Germain-Joubert
Mistress of the World - Part I
Movie · as Madame Latour
Mistress of the World - Part II
Movie · as Mrs. Latour
A Mistress for the Summer
Movie · as Paule
Blind Date
Movie · as Jacqueline Cousteau
Bobosse
Movie · as Régine / Simone
Christine
Movie · as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Women Are Talkative
Movie · as Nicole
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV · as Rachelle · 1 ep
Demoniac
Movie · as Hélène Vanaux
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Movie · as Lucrezia Cenci
Her Bridal Night
Movie · as Judith Aurigault
Napoleon
Movie · as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Thirteen at the Table
Movie · as Madeleine Villardier
The Impure Ones
Movie · as Michèle
House of Ricordi
Movie · as Virginia Marchi
The Love of a Woman
Movie · as Marie Prieur
La Dame aux camélias
Movie · as Marguerite Gauthier
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Movie · as Mrs. de Pompadour
It Happened in the Park
Movie · as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Movie · as Lea Mariotte
Under My Skin
Movie · as Paule Manet
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Movie · as Jeanne Martinez
The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie · as Hélène
All Roads Lead to Rome
Movie · as Laura Lee
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Devil in the Flesh
Movie · as Marthe Grangier
The Chips Are Down
Movie · as Eve Charlier
Angel and Sinner
Movie · as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Paris Frills
Movie · as Micheline Lafaurie
Twilight
Movie · as Félicie Nanteuil
Secrets of a Ballerina
Movie · as Clara Biondi
Le soleil a toujours raison
Movie · as Micheline
Fantastic Night
Movie · as Irène
The Beautiful Adventure
Movie · as Françoise Pimbrache
Parade in 7 Nights
Movie · as Irène Morillon
Foolish Husbands
Movie · as Adélaïde Barbier
Comedy of Happiness
Movie · as Lydia
They Were Twelve Women
Movie · as Lucie
The French Way
Movie · as Claire Ancelot
Four Flights to Love
Movie · as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Vous seule que j'aime
Movie
Girls in Distress
Movie · as Jacqueline Presle
Petite peste
Movie
I Sing
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Spanking
Movie · as (uncredited)