image of Jacqueline Maillan
Birthday: Jan 11, 1923
Place of Birth: Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France

Jacqueline Maillan

Jacqueline Jeanne Paule Maillan (11 January 1923 - 12 May 1992) was a French actress with a career spanning almost five decades, known primarily for her forty theatre productions, she also appeared in more than fifty films (1947 to 1992) and is remembered as one of the greatest comedic thespians of her generation and even nicknamed "The Louis de Funès in skirt". After working on the classics of French theatre, she excelled in playing exuberant, strong and powerful women in vaudeville and boulevard on stage or in such films as Jean-Marie Poiré's cult Gramps Is in the Resistance (French: Papy fait de la résistance,1983) before pioneering stand-up in France. Her husband Michel Emer, who was Edith Piaf's composer, helped her hide her bisexuality (if not her sole homosexuality) from the public as they lived as a 'free couple' when it was then deeply stigmatized during the 1950s and 1960s. She was made a Chevalier (French: Knight) of the Légion d'honneur and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Source: Article "Jacqueline Maillan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Door Slams Jacqueline 1960
The Magnificent Tramp Mme Marjorie 1959
Squeak-squeak Cynthia Monestier, la femme de Léonard 1963
Is There a Frenchman in the House? Madame Fluck 1982
The Seasons of Pleasure Jacqueline 1988
Gramps Is in the Resistance Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle » 1983
La facture Noëlle 1976
Peek-a-boo Mme Maillan, la directrice de la salle 1954
Ville à vendre Delphine Martinet, la pharmacienne 1992
The Scheming Women une danseuse 1954
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine 1960
Call Me Mathilde Mathilde de Blanzac 1969
Tartarin de Tarascon Mme Bézuquet 1962
Who Stole the Body? Gin, English 1963
Both Sides of the Street Mrs. Yvette 1991
You Have Nothing to Declare? Gladys Dupont 1959
Lily et Lily Lily et Déborah Dacosta 1987
Honey, Scare Me The spy Natacha Dubrovno 1958
The Sheep Has Five Legs Figurante 1954
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque Mammy 1987
Julie la rousse 1959
Que personne ne sorte Adelia Plunkett 1964
How to Succeed in Love Edmée Rondeau 1962
La Femme fardée Edma Bautet-Lebrêche 1990
How Do You Like My Sister? Charlotte Varangeot 1964
Madame Sans-Gêne Catherine Hubscher 1974
Burning Fuse 1957
Villa Sans-Souci 1955
Potiche Suzanne Pujol 1983
Vive les vacances 1958
Folle Amanda Amanda 1974
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général Thérèse 1966
The Motorcycle Cops Dance teacher 1959
The Heirs Chantal 1960
The Real Bargain 1965
The Grand Manoeuvre Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor 1955
Pièce montée Françoise Lumière 1991
Royal Affairs in Versailles Visitor (uncredited) 1954
To Our Late Husband Hermione 1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale Henriette Brulard 1988
Coup de soleil Valentine 1982
On purge bébé Julie Follavoine 1961
Féfé de Broadway Maria Brémont 1979
Le pont japonais Sarah Jacoby 1978
J'ai deux mots à vous dire 1984
Les deux font la paire Olga 1955
Les 60 ans du one-man-show Self 2020
Croque-monsieur Coco Baisos 1984
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) Self (archive footage) 2009
People in Luck Élisabeth Duchemin (« Le Yacht ») 1963
Series Cast Year
Nulle part ailleurs Self 1987
Palace Docteur Hélène Swift 1988
Midi trente Self 1972
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Numéro un Self 1975
Numéro un Self - Host 1975
Midi Première Self 1975
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Discorama Self 1959
Matin Bonheur Self 1987
Stars 90 self 1990
30 millions d'amis Self 1976
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