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Micheline Presle
Also known as: Micheline Chassagne, Мишлин Николь Джулия Эмилинна Шассан, Micheline Nicole Julia Emilien Chassagne, Мишлин Пресль
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1922
Day of Death
February 21, 2024
Age at Death
101 years old
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Popularity Score
0.8
Filmography
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
2018Movie
Rue Mandar
la tante
2013Movie
I Will Show My Breasts
Jeanne
2013Movie
Just Like Brothers
Grandmother
2012Movie
Bankable
Granny
2012Movie
Hitler in Hollywood
Micheline Presle
2011Movie
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Huguette
2010Movie
Going South
La grand-mère
2009Movie
A Man and His Dog
Femme
2009Movie
A Day at the Museum
Liliane
2008Movie
Vous êtes de la police ?
Jane Latour-Jackson
2007Movie
Grabuge!
Gisèle Lenoir
2005Movie
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Self (voice)
2004Movie
Le Voyageur sans bagage
Mme Renaud
2004Movie
France Boutique
Nicole
2003Movie
Chouchou
La mère de Stanislas
2003Movie
Anna in Corsica
Marie
2003Movie
Saltimbank
Mrs. Saltim
2003Movie
La Vie au grand air
Claire Lacombe
2002Movie
Charming Fellow
Bélise
2001Movie
Tender Souls
Juliette
2001Movie
Vertiges de l'amour
La mère de Vincent
2001Movie
Transfixed
Violette Ancelin
2001Movie
The Heart at Work
Madeleine
2000Movie
Un enfant, un secret
Marthe
2000Movie
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Self
1999Movie
Venus Beauty Institute
Tante Maryse
1999Movie
Bad Company
Mamie
1999Movie
The Journey to Paris
Madame Dubosc
1999Movie
Grève party
Madame Raymonde
1998Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
Madame de Saint-Méran
1998TV
H
Elle-même (l'actrice)
1998TV
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998TV
Should Not!...
la "mère" de Bernard
1996Movie
A Chef in Love
Marcelle Ichak
1996Movie
Diary of a Seducer
Diane
1996Movie
The Voyage of Penelope
Hermine
1996Movie
Les Miserables
Mother Superior
1995Movie
Casque bleu
Gisèle
1994Movie
Something Fishy
Mrs. Loussine
1994Movie
Fanfan
Maude
1993Movie
My Name is Victor
Luce
1993Movie
Point d'orgue
Avril Espart
1993Movie
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Mme Donnadieu
1991Movie
The Other Eye
Self
1991Movie
Epiphany Sunday
Germaine et Marie-Louise
1991Movie
Seul face au crime
Maria
1991Movie
Après après-demain
La voisine
1990Movie
Fathers' Day
Mireille Miran
1990Movie
In inniger Feindschaft
Gloria Maieul
1989Movie
I Want to Go Home
Isabelle Gauthier
1989Movie
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Lady with jewels
1988Movie
Mignon Has Left
Prof. Girelli
1988Movie
Matin Bonheur
Self
1987TV
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987TV
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
Jacqueline
1986Movie
Qui trop embrasse...
La mère de Christian
1986Movie
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Grandma
1985TV
The Blood of Others
Denise
1984Movie
Thieves After Dark
Genevieve
1984Movie
Les Fausses Confidences
Mme Argente
1984Movie
The Dog
Simone
1984Movie
At the Top of the Stairs
Mathilde
1983Movie
Archipelago of Love
The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
1983Movie
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982TV
Certaines nouvelles
Hélène
1980Movie
It All Depends on Girls
Betty
1980Movie
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Mlle Chagrin
1979Movie
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
1979Movie
Out of Whack
Carmen
1979Movie
We Forget Everything!
Madame Courdevey
1979Movie
Démons de midi
Rose
1979Movie
Tales of the Unexpected
Madame Lagrue
1979TV
Your Turn, My Turn
Valentine Vatrin
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
The Devil in the Box
Madame Aubert
1977Movie
Nea
Helen Ashby
1976Movie
Don't Bite, We Love You
Psychologist
1976Movie
La Vie de Marianne
Mme. de Miran
1976TV
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Star Belladonna
1975Movie
The Broken Mirror
Mother
1975Movie
Midi Première
Self
1975TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Apostrophes
Self
1975TV
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Laurence
1974Movie
La Gueule de l’emploi
Micheline Presle
1974Movie
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Dr Delavigne
1973Movie
Devil in the Brain
Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
1972Movie
The Legend of Frenchie King
Aunt Amelie
1971Movie
Samedi soir
Self
1971TV
Donkey Skin
The Red Queen
1970Movie
Earth Light
L'Antiquaire
1970Movie
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Madame de Séryeuse
1970Movie
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Self
1969Movie
The Nun
Mme de Moni
1967Movie
King of Hearts
Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
1966Movie
Hail! Mafia
Daisy
1965Movie
Les Saintes Chéries
Ève Lagarde
1965TV
Male Hunt
Isabelle Lartois
1964Movie
Les Pieds nickelés
Paméla Van Der Mèche
1964Movie
Dark Purpose
Monique Bouvier
1964Movie
The Prize
Denise Marceau
1963Movie
The Bamboo Stroke
Angèle Brissac
1963Movie
Teuf-teuf
1963Movie
Lust
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
1962Movie
If a Man Answers
Germaine Stacy
1962Movie
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Micheline Allan
1962Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
1962Movie
Law of Men
Sophie Givier
1962Movie
Imperial Venus
Josephine
1962Movie
Combat!
Annette
1962TV
Time Out for Love
Michele
1961Movie
The Red and the Black
Madame de Rénal
1961Movie
The Assassin
Adalgisa De Matteis
1961Movie
Seduction Of The South
La marchesa
1961Movie
Five Day Lover
Madeleine
1961Movie
The Baron of the Locks
Perle Germain-Joubert
1960Movie
Mistress of the World - Part I
Madame Latour
1960Movie
Mistress of the World - Part II
Mrs. Latour
1960Movie
A Mistress for the Summer
Paule
1960Movie
Blind Date
Jacqueline Cousteau
1959Movie
Bobosse
Régine / Simone
1959Movie
Christine
Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
1958Movie
Women Are Talkative
Nicole
1958Movie
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Rachelle
1958TV
Demoniac
Hélène Vanaux
1957Movie
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Lucrezia Cenci
1956Movie
Her Bridal Night
Judith Aurigault
1956Movie
Napoleon
Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
1955Movie
Thirteen at the Table
Madeleine Villardier
1955Movie
The Impure Ones
Michèle
1954Movie
House of Ricordi
Virginia Marchi
1954Movie
The Love of a Woman
Marie Prieur
1953Movie
La Dame aux camélias
Marguerite Gauthier
1953Movie
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Mrs. de Pompadour
1953Movie
It Happened in the Park
Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
1953Movie
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Lea Mariotte
1951Movie
Under My Skin
Paule Manet
1950Movie
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Jeanne Martinez
1950Movie
The Last Days of Pompeii
Hélène
1950Movie
All Roads Lead to Rome
Laura Lee
1949Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Devil in the Flesh
Marthe Grangier
1947Movie
The Chips Are Down
Eve Charlier
1947Movie
Angel and Sinner
Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
1945Movie
Paris Frills
Micheline Lafaurie
1945Movie
Twilight
Félicie Nanteuil
1944Movie
Secrets of a Ballerina
Clara Biondi
1943Movie
Le soleil a toujours raison
Micheline
1943Movie
Fantastic Night
Irène
1942Movie
The Beautiful Adventure
Françoise Pimbrache
1942Movie
Parade in 7 Nights
Irène Morillon
1941Movie
Foolish Husbands
Adélaïde Barbier
1941Movie
Comedy of Happiness
Lydia
1940Movie
They Were Twelve Women
Lucie
1940Movie
The French Way
Claire Ancelot
1940Movie
Four Flights to Love
Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
1939Movie
Vous seule que j'aime
1939Movie
Girls in Distress
Jacqueline Presle
1939Movie
Petite peste
1939Movie
I Sing
(uncredited)
1938Movie
The Spanking
(uncredited)
1937Movie