Cast
Micheline Presle
Acting
Cast
Micheline Presle
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-08-22
From
Paris, France
Died
2024-02-21
Also known as Micheline Chassagne, Мишлин Николь Джулия Эмилинна Шассан, Micheline Nicole Julia Emilien Chassagne
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
Christine
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Napoleon
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Paris Frills
as Micheline Lafaurie
Donkey Skin
as The Red Queen
Chouchou
as La mère de Stanislas
France Boutique
as Nicole
Transfixed
as Violette Ancelin
The Prize
as Denise Marceau
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Micheline Allan
House of Ricordi
as Virginia Marchi
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Lust
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
Imperial Venus
as Josephine
Venus Beauty Institute
as Tante Maryse
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Aunt Amelie
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Mrs. de Pompadour
The Assassin
as Adalgisa De Matteis
Nea
as Helen Ashby
Les Miserables
as Mother Superior
The Blood of Others
as Denise
King of Hearts
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Jeanne Martinez
The Spanking
as (uncredited)
Just Like Brothers
as Grandmother
A Day at the Museum
as Liliane
Comedy of Happiness
as Lydia
Hitler in Hollywood
as Micheline Presle
Bankable
as Granny
Blind Date
as Jacqueline Cousteau
The Dog
as Simone
The Nun
as Mme de Moni
Devil in the Flesh
as Marthe Grangier
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
as Huguette
Fanfan
as Maude
Her Bridal Night
as Judith Aurigault
I Want to Go Home
as Isabelle Gauthier
Démons de midi
as Rose
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
as Self
The Devil in the Box
as Madame Aubert
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Mlle Chagrin
Law of Men
as Sophie Givier
Going South
as La grand-mère
Grabuge!
as Gisèle Lenoir
If a Man Answers
as Germaine Stacy
Your Turn, My Turn
as Valentine Vatrin
Qui trop embrasse...
as La mère de Christian
A Slightly Pregnant Man
as Dr Delavigne
A Chef in Love
as Marcelle Ichak
Male Hunt
as Isabelle Lartois
The Baron of the Locks
as Perle Germain-Joubert
Grève party
as Madame Raymonde
Casque bleu
as Gisèle
It Happened in the Park
as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
Bad Company
as Mamie
Should Not!...
as la "mère" de Bernard
Dark Purpose
as Monique Bouvier
A Man and His Dog
as Femme
The Impure Ones
as Michèle
Saltimbank
as Mrs. Saltim
Earth Light
as L'Antiquaire
The Bamboo Stroke
as Angèle Brissac
Something Fishy
as Mrs. Loussine
It All Depends on Girls
as Betty
The Other Eye
as Self
The Voyage of Penelope
as Hermine
Seduction Of The South
as La marchesa
Angel and Sinner
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Les Pieds nickelés
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
Vertiges de l'amour
as La mère de Vincent
All Roads Lead to Rome
as Laura Lee
Adventures of Captain Fabian
as Lea Mariotte
Thieves After Dark
as Genevieve
Four Flights to Love
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Don't Bite, We Love You
as Psychologist
Teuf-teuf
Vous êtes de la police ?
as Jane Latour-Jackson
Under My Skin
as Paule Manet
Devil in the Brain
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
The Chips Are Down
as Eve Charlier
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Hélène
Archipelago of Love
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
La Gueule de l’emploi
as Micheline Presle
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Star Belladonna
Hail! Mafia
as Daisy
Out of Whack
as Carmen
Time Out for Love
as Michele
Twilight
as Félicie Nanteuil
A Mistress for the Summer
as Paule
At the Top of the Stairs
as Mathilde
Tender Souls
as Juliette
The Heart at Work
as Madeleine
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Mrs. Latour
The French Way
as Claire Ancelot
Mignon Has Left
as Prof. Girelli
I Sing
as (uncredited)
Castle of the Banned Lovers
as Lucrezia Cenci
The Love of a Woman
as Marie Prieur
The Red and the Black
as Madame de Rénal
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
as Self
Demoniac
as Hélène Vanaux
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
as Self (archive footage)
La Dame aux camélias
as Marguerite Gauthier
Fantastic Night
as Irène
We Forget Everything!
as Madame Courdevey
Petite peste
Epiphany Sunday
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Charming Fellow
as Bélise
Certaines nouvelles
as Hélène
Les Fausses Confidences
as Mme Argente
Bobosse
as Régine / Simone
Le soleil a toujours raison
as Micheline
Thirteen at the Table
as Madeleine Villardier
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
as Jacqueline
They Were Twelve Women
as Lucie
Five Day Lover
as Madeleine
Girls in Distress
as Jacqueline Presle
Women Are Talkative
as Nicole
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
as Laurence
The Journey to Paris
as Madame Dubosc
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
as Self
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
as Lady with jewels
Diary of a Seducer
as Diane
Parade in 7 Nights
as Irène Morillon
Seul face au crime
as Maria
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Madame Latour
Fathers' Day
as Mireille Miran
The Beautiful Adventure
as Françoise Pimbrache
Après après-demain
as La voisine
My Name is Victor
as Luce
Le Voyageur sans bagage
as Mme Renaud
Foolish Husbands
as Adélaïde Barbier
The Broken Mirror
as Mother
I Will Show My Breasts
as Jeanne
Secrets of a Ballerina
as Clara Biondi
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
as Madame de Séryeuse
Point d'orgue
as Avril Espart
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
as Self (voice)
In inniger Feindschaft
as Gloria Maieul
Un enfant, un secret
as Marthe
Rue Mandar
as la tante
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
as Mme Donnadieu
La Vie au grand air
as Claire Lacombe
Anna in Corsica
as Marie
