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