Micheline Presle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1922
- Died
- February 21, 2024
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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
Filmography
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai ! 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic 2018
as Self
- I Will Show My Breasts
I Will Show My Breasts 2013
as Jeanne
Rue Mandar 2013
as la tante
Just Like Brothers 2012
as Grandmother
Bankable 2012
as Granny
Hitler in Hollywood 2011
as Micheline Presle
Thelma, Louise et Chantal 2010
as Huguette
Going South 2009
as La grand-mère
A Man and His Dog 2009
as Femme
A Day at the Museum 2008
as Liliane
Vous êtes de la police ? 2007
as Jane Latour-Jackson
Grabuge! 2005
as Gisèle Lenoir
- Le Voyageur sans bagage
Le Voyageur sans bagage 2004
as Mme Renaud
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film 2004
as Self (voice)
France Boutique 2003
as Nicole
- Saltimbank
Saltimbank 2003
as Mrs. Saltim
Anna in Corsica 2003
as Marie
Chouchou 2003
as La mère de Stanislas
La Vie au grand air 2002
as Claire Lacombe
Vertiges de l'amour 2001
as La mère de Vincent
Tender Souls 2001
as Juliette
Transfixed 2001
as Violette Ancelin
Charming Fellow 2001
as Bélise
The Heart at Work 2000
as Madeleine
- Un enfant, un secret
Un enfant, un secret 2000
as Marthe
Bad Company 1999
as Mamie
The Journey to Paris 1999
as Madame Dubosc
Venus Beauty Institute 1999
as Tante Maryse
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon 1999
as Self
Grève party 1998
as Madame Raymonde
Should Not!... 1996
as la "mère" de Bernard
A Chef in Love 1996
as Marcelle Ichak
The Voyage of Penelope 1996
as Hermine
Diary of a Seducer 1996
as Diane
Les Miserables 1995
as Mother Superior
Casque bleu 1994
as Gisèle
Something Fishy 1994
as Mrs. Loussine
Fanfan 1993
as Maude
Point d'orgue 1993
as Avril Espart
My Name is Victor 1993
as Luce
The Other Eye 1991
as Self
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil 1991
as Mme Donnadieu
Epiphany Sunday 1991
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Après après-demain 1990
as La voisine
Fathers' Day 1990
as Mireille Miran
I Want to Go Home 1989
as Isabelle Gauthier
In inniger Feindschaft 1989
as Gloria Maieul
Mignon Has Left 1988
as Prof. Girelli
Lark, I'll Pluck You! 1988
as Lady with jewels
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon 1986
as Jacqueline
Qui trop embrasse... 1986
as La mère de Christian
Les Fausses Confidences 1984
as Mme Argente
The Blood of Others 1984
as Denise
The Dog 1984
as Simone
Thieves After Dark 1984
as Genevieve
At the Top of the Stairs 1983
as Mathilde
Archipelago of Love 1983
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
- L'âge d'aimer
L'âge d'aimer 1981
as Tante Mathilde
Certaines nouvelles 1980
as Hélène
It All Depends on Girls 1980
as Betty
Out of Whack 1979
as Carmen
Démons de midi 1979
as Rose
S'il vous plaît... la mer ? 1979
Actor
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs 1979
as Mlle Chagrin
We Forget Everything! 1979
as Madame Courdevey
Your Turn, My Turn 1978
as Valentine Vatrin
The Devil in the Box 1977
as Madame Aubert
Nea 1976
as Helen Ashby
Don't Bite, We Love You 1976
as Psychologist
The Broken Mirror 1975
as Mother
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan 1975
as Star Belladonna
The Prey 1974
as Bessie
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas 1974
as Laurence
La Gueule de l’emploi 1974
as Micheline Presle
A Slightly Pregnant Man 1973
as Dr Delavigne
Devil in the Brain 1972
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
The Legend of Frenchie King 1971
as Aunt Amelie
Donkey Skin 1970
as The Red Queen
Earth Light 1970
as L'Antiquaire
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel 1970
as Madame de Séryeuse
- À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon 1969
as Self
The Nun 1967
as Mme de Moni
King of Hearts 1966
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Hail! Mafia 1965
as Daisy
Les Pieds nickelés 1964
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
Male Hunt 1964
as Isabelle Lartois
Dark Purpose 1964
as Monique Bouvier
The Prize 1963
as Denise Marceau
- Teuf-teuf
Teuf-teuf 1963
Actor
The Bamboo Stroke 1963
as Angèle Brissac
Imperial Venus 1962
as Josephine
If a Man Answers 1962
as Germaine Stacy
The Devil and the Ten Commandments 1962
as Micheline Allan
Law of Men 1962
as Sophie Givier
The Seven Deadly Sins 1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Lust 1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
The Red and the Black 1961
as Madame de Rénal
Seduction Of The South 1961
as La marchesa
The Assassin 1961
as Adalgisa De Matteis
Five Day Lover 1961
as Madeleine
Time Out for Love 1961
as Michele
Mistress of the World - Part II 1960
as Mrs. Latour
Mistress of the World - Part I 1960
as Madame Latour
The Baron of the Locks 1960
as Perle Germain-Joubert
A Mistress for the Summer 1960
as Paule
Blind Date 1959
as Jacqueline Cousteau
Bobosse 1959
as Régine / Simone
Christine 1958
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Women Are Talkative 1958
as Nicole
Demoniac 1957
as Hélène Vanaux
Her Bridal Night 1956
as Judith Aurigault
Castle of the Banned Lovers 1956
as Lucrezia Cenci
Thirteen at the Table 1955
as Madeleine Villardier
Napoleon 1955
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
House of Ricordi 1954
as Virginia Marchi
The Impure Ones 1954
as Michèle
It Happened in the Park 1953
as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
Royal Affairs in Versailles 1953
as Mrs. de Pompadour
The Love of a Woman 1953
as Marie Prieur
La Dame aux camélias 1953
as Marguerite Gauthier
Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951
as Lea Mariotte
American Guerrilla in the Philippines 1950
as Jeanne Martinez
Under My Skin 1950
as Paule Manet
The Last Days of Pompeii 1950
as Hélène
All Roads Lead to Rome 1949
as Laura Lee
Devil in the Flesh 1947
as Marthe Grangier
The Chips Are Down 1947
as Eve Charlier
Angel and Sinner 1945
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Paris Frills 1945
as Micheline Lafaurie
Twilight 1944
as Félicie Nanteuil
Secrets of a Ballerina 1943
as Clara Biondi
Le soleil a toujours raison 1943
as Micheline
The Beautiful Adventure 1942
as Françoise Pimbrache
Fantastic Night 1942
as Irène
Foolish Husbands 1941
as Adélaïde Barbier
Parade in 7 Nights 1941
as Irène Morillon
Comedy of Happiness 1940
as Lydia
The French Way 1940
as Claire Ancelot
They Were Twelve Women 1940
as Lucie
Four Flights to Love 1939
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Vous seule que j'aime 1939
Actor
Petite peste 1939
Actor
Girls in Distress 1939
as Jacqueline Presle
I Sing 1938
as (uncredited)
The Spanking 1937
as (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.