Acting
Micheline Presle
FR, EN, KA, DE cinema · 146 credits
Born
22 August 1922
Died
21 February 2024 (aged 101)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Micheline Chassagne · Мишлин Николь Джулия Эмилинна Шассан · Micheline Nicole Julia Emilien Chassagne · Мишлин Пресль · Micheline Prelle
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
Known for
Filmography
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
as Self (archive footage)
Rue Mandar
as la tante
Just Like Brothers
as Grandmother
Bankable
as Granny
Hitler in Hollywood
as Micheline Presle
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
as Huguette
Going South
as La grand-mère
A Man and His Dog
as Femme
A Day at the Museum
as Liliane
Vous êtes de la police ?
as Jane Latour-Jackson
Grabuge!
as Gisèle Lenoir
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
as Self (voice)
France Boutique
as Nicole
Chouchou
as La mère de Stanislas
Anna in Corsica
as Marie
Saltimbank
2003
Saltimbank
as Mrs. Saltim
La Vie au grand air
as Claire Lacombe
Charming Fellow
as Bélise
Tender Souls
as Juliette
Vertiges de l'amour
as La mère de Vincent
Transfixed
as Violette Ancelin
The Heart at Work
as Madeleine
Venus Beauty Institute
as Tante Maryse
Bad Company
as Mamie
The Journey to Paris
as Madame Dubosc
Grève party
as Madame Raymonde
Should Not!...
as la "mère" de Bernard
A Chef in Love
as Marcelle Ichak
Diary of a Seducer
as Diane
The Voyage of Penelope
as Hermine
Les Miserables
as Mother Superior
Casque bleu
as Gisèle
Something Fishy
as Mrs. Loussine
Fanfan
as Maude
Point d'orgue
as Avril Espart
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
as Mme Donnadieu
The Other Eye
as Self
Epiphany Sunday
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Après après-demain
as La voisine
Fathers' Day
as Mireille Miran
In inniger Feindschaft
as Gloria Maieul
I Want to Go Home
as Isabelle Gauthier
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
as Lady with jewels
Mignon Has Left
as Prof. Girelli
Qui trop embrasse...
as La mère de Christian
The Blood of Others
as Denise
Thieves After Dark
as Genevieve
Les Fausses Confidences
as Mme Argente
The Dog
as Simone
At the Top of the Stairs
as Mathilde
Archipelago of Love
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
L'âge d'aimer
1981
L'âge d'aimer
as Tante Mathilde
Certaines nouvelles
as Hélène
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Mlle Chagrin
Out of Whack
as Carmen
We Forget Everything!
as Madame Courdevey
Démons de midi
as Rose
Your Turn, My Turn
as Valentine Vatrin
The Devil in the Box
as Madame Aubert
Nea
as Helen Ashby
Don't Bite, We Love You
as Psychologist
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Star Belladonna
The Broken Mirror
as Mother
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
as Laurence
La Gueule de l’emploi
as Micheline Presle
The Prey
as Bessie
A Slightly Pregnant Man
as Dr Delavigne
Devil in the Brain
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Aunt Amelie
Donkey Skin
as The Red Queen
Earth Light
as L'Antiquaire
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
as Madame de Séryeuse
The Nun
as Mme de Moni
King of Hearts
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Hail! Mafia
as Daisy
Male Hunt
as Isabelle Lartois
Les Pieds nickelés
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
Dark Purpose
as Monique Bouvier
The Prize
as Denise Marceau
The Bamboo Stroke
as Angèle Brissac
Lust
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
If a Man Answers
as Germaine Stacy
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Micheline Allan
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Law of Men
as Sophie Givier
Imperial Venus
as Josephine
Time Out for Love
as Michele
The Red and the Black
as Madame de Rénal
The Assassin
as Adalgisa De Matteis
Seduction Of The South
as La marchesa
Five Day Lover
as Madeleine
The Baron of the Locks
as Perle Germain-Joubert
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Madame Latour
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Mrs. Latour
Blind Date
as Jacqueline Cousteau
Bobosse
as Régine / Simone
Christine
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Women Are Talkative
as Nicole
Demoniac
as Hélène Vanaux
Castle of the Banned Lovers
as Lucrezia Cenci
Her Bridal Night
as Judith Aurigault
Napoleon
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Thirteen at the Table
as Madeleine Villardier
The Impure Ones
as Michèle
House of Ricordi
as Virginia Marchi
The Love of a Woman
as Marie Prieur
La Dame aux camélias
as Marguerite Gauthier
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Mrs. de Pompadour
It Happened in the Park
as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
Adventures of Captain Fabian
as Lea Mariotte
Under My Skin
as Paule Manet
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Jeanne Martinez
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Hélène
All Roads Lead to Rome
as Laura Lee
Devil in the Flesh
as Marthe Grangier
The Chips Are Down
as Eve Charlier
Angel and Sinner
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Paris Frills
as Micheline Lafaurie
Twilight
as Félicie Nanteuil
Secrets of a Ballerina
as Clara Biondi
Le soleil a toujours raison
as Micheline
Fantastic Night
as Irène
The Beautiful Adventure
as Françoise Pimbrache
Parade in 7 Nights
as Irène Morillon
Foolish Husbands
as Adélaïde Barbier
Comedy of Happiness
as Lydia
The French Way
as Claire Ancelot
Four Flights to Love
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Girls in Distress
as Jacqueline Presle
I Sing
as (uncredited)
The Spanking
as (uncredited)