Name
Micheline Presle
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-08-22
Deathday
2024-02-21 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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.
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- 1963 The Prize as Denise Marceau
- 1962 Lust as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
- 1964 Male Hunt as Isabelle Lartois
- 1984 The Blood of Others as Denise
- 1958 Christine as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
- 1970 Donkey Skin as The Red Queen
- 1999 Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon as Self
- 1950 Under My Skin as Paule Manet
- 1999 Venus Beauty Institute as Tante Maryse
- 1990 Après après-demain as La voisine
- 1996 Should Not!... as la "mère" de Bernard
- 1991 Les Disparus de Saint-Agil as Mme Donnadieu
- 1967 The Nun as Mme de Moni
- 1955 Napoleon as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
- 1959 Blind Date as Jacqueline Cousteau
- 1945 Angel and Sinner as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
- 1947 Devil in the Flesh as Marthe Grangier
- 1986 Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon as Jacqueline
- 1953 The Love of a Woman as Marie Prieur
- 1971 The Legend of Frenchie King as Aunt Amelie
- 2003 France Boutique as Nicole
- 1943 Secrets of a Ballerina as Clara Biondi
- 1962 If a Man Answers as Germaine Stacy
- 1961 Time Out for Love as Michele
- 1939 Four Flights to Love as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
- 2003 Chouchou as La mère de Stanislas
- 1942 Fantastic Night as Irène
- 1988 Lark, I'll Pluck You! as Lady with jewels
- 1995 Les Miserables as Mother Superior
- 1991 The Other Eye as Self
- 1994 Casque bleu as Gisèle
- 1979 I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs as Mlle Chagrin
- 1979 S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
- 1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Micheline Allan
- 1937 The Spanking as (uncredited)
- 1962 The Seven Deadly Sins as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
- 1941 Parade in 7 Nights as Irène Morillon
- 1939 Vous seule que j'aime
- 1942 The Beautiful Adventure as Françoise Pimbrache
- 1950 American Guerrilla in the Philippines as Jeanne Martinez
- 1970 Earth Light as L'Antiquaire
- 2009 Going South as La grand-mère
- 2005 Grabuge! as Gisèle Lenoir
- 1960 The Baron of the Locks as Perle Germain-Joubert
- 2001 Charming Fellow as Bélise
- 1964 Les Pieds nickelés as Paméla Van Der Mèche
- 1993 Fanfan as Maude
- 2010 Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Huguette
- 1996 A Chef in Love as Marcelle Ichak
- 1945 Paris Frills as Micheline Lafaurie
- 1962 Law of Men as Sophie Givier
- 1999 Bad Company as Mamie
- 1973 A Slightly Pregnant Man as Dr Delavigne
- 1964 Dark Purpose as Monique Bouvier
- 2012 Just Like Brothers as Grandmother
- 1938 I Sing as (uncredited)
- 1956 Castle of the Banned Lovers as Lucrezia Cenci
- 1940 Comedy of Happiness as Lydia
- 1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian as Lea Mariotte
- 1984 Thieves After Dark as Genevieve
- 2013 Rue Mandar as la tante
- 1998 Grève party as Madame Raymonde
- 1961 The Red and the Black as Madame de Rénal
- 1965 Hail! Mafia as Daisy
- 1957 Demoniac as Hélène Vanaux
- 2001 Tender Souls as Juliette
- 1960 Mistress of the World - Part I as Madame Latour
- 1954 The Impure Ones as Michèle
- 1976 Nea as Helen Ashby
- 1944 Twilight as Félicie Nanteuil
- 1941 Foolish Husbands as Adélaïde Barbier
- 1961 The Assassin as Adalgisa De Matteis
- 1962 Imperial Venus as Josephine
- 1974 Two Big Girls in Pyjamas as Laurence
- 2007 Vous êtes de la police ? as Jane Latour-Jackson
- 1978 Your Turn, My Turn as Valentine Vatrin
- 2003 Anna in Corsica as Marie
- 2009 A Man and His Dog as Femme
- 1988 Mignon Has Left as Prof. Girelli
- 2000 The Heart at Work as Madeleine
- 2001 Vertiges de l'amour as La mère de Vincent
- 1980 Certaines nouvelles as Hélène
- 1996 Diary of a Seducer as Diane
- 1980 It All Depends on Girls as Betty
- 1961 Seduction Of The South as La marchesa
- 1976 Don't Bite, We Love You as Psychologist
- 1979 Out of Whack as Carmen
- 1983 At the Top of the Stairs as Mathilde
- 1953 La Dame aux camélias as Marguerite Gauthier
- 1961 Five Day Lover as Madeleine
- 1994 Something Fishy as Mrs. Loussine
- 1984 Les Fausses Confidences as Mme Argente
- 1956 Her Bridal Night as Judith Aurigault
- 1979 We Forget Everything! as Madame Courdevey
- 1977 The Devil in the Box as Madame Aubert
- 1970 Le Bal du comte d'Orgel as Madame de Séryeuse
- 1975 The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan as Star Belladonna
- 1939 Girls in Distress as Jacqueline Presle
- 1960 Mistress of the World - Part II as Mrs. Latour
- 2013 I Will Show My Breasts as Jeanne
- 1940 They Were Twelve Women as Lucie
- 1958 Women Are Talkative as Nicole
- 1989 In inniger Feindschaft as Gloria Maieul
- 1960 A Mistress for the Summer as Paule
- 1953 Royal Affairs in Versailles as Mrs. de Pompadour
- 1993 My Name is Victor as Luce
- 2000 Un enfant, un secret as Marthe
- 1984 The Dog as Simone
- 1966 King of Hearts as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
- 1963 The Bamboo Stroke as Angèle Brissac
- 1949 All Roads Lead to Rome as Laura Lee
- 1950 The Last Days of Pompeii as Hélène
- 1996 The Voyage of Penelope as Hermine
- 1991 Epiphany Sunday as Germaine et Marie-Louise
- 2011 Hitler in Hollywood as Micheline Presle
- 2004 Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film as Self (voice)
- 1940 The French Way as Claire Ancelot
- 1999 The Journey to Paris as Madame Dubosc
- 1990 Fathers' Day as Mireille Miran
- 1979 Démons de midi as Rose
- 1947 The Chips Are Down as Eve Charlier
- 2019 Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai ! as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 À la recherche de Jean Grémillon as Self
- 2004 Le Voyageur sans bagage as Mme Renaud
- 1974 La Gueule de l’emploi as Micheline Presle
- 1989 I Want to Go Home as Isabelle Gauthier
- 1972 Devil in the Brain as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
- 2001 Transfixed as Violette Ancelin
- 1953 It Happened in the Park as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
- 1963 Teuf-teuf
- 1939 Petite peste
- 1975 The Broken Mirror as Mother
- 1943 Le soleil a toujours raison as Micheline
- 1983 Archipelago of Love as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
- 2003 Saltimbank as Mrs. Saltim
- 2018 Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic as Self
- 1954 House of Ricordi as Virginia Marchi
- 1993 Point d'orgue as Avril Espart
- 1955 Thirteen at the Table as Madeleine Villardier
- 1959 Bobosse as Régine / Simone
- 2002 La Vie au grand air as Claire Lacombe
- 1986 Qui trop embrasse... as La mère de Christian
- 2008 A Day at the Museum as Liliane
- 1991 Seul face au crime as Maria
- 2012 Bankable as Granny
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Madame Lagrue
- 1962 Combat! ( 1 episode ) as Annette
- 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ( 1 episode ) as Grandma
- 1998 The Count of Monte Cristo ( 4 episodes ) as Madame de Saint-Méran
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Midi Première ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 H ( 1 episode ) as Elle-même (l'actrice)
- 1965 Les Saintes Chéries ( 39 episodes ) as Ève Lagarde
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Apostrophes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Matin Bonheur ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Samedi soir ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Vivement dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 La Vie de Marianne ( 6 episodes ) as Mme. de Miran
- 1958 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes ( 1 episode ) as Rachelle
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Ciné regards ( 1 episode ) as Self
