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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1922
Died
February 21, 2024
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also Known As
- Micheline Chassagne
- Мишлин Николь Джулия Эмилинна Шассан
- Micheline Nicole Julia Emilien Chassagne
- Мишлин Пресль
- Micheline Prelle
Micheline Presle
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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
Known For
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019
6.4
Self
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
🎬
0.0
Jeanne
I Will Show My Breasts
2013
5.3
la tante
Rue Mandar
2013
6.6
Grandmother
Just Like Brothers
2012
5.8
Granny
Bankable
2012
6.3
Micheline Presle
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
5.7
Huguette
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
5.8
La grand-mère
Going South
2009
6.0
Femme
A Man and His Dog
2009
Credits
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.1
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
as Self
2018
6.4
🎬
I Will Show My Breasts
as Jeanne
2013
0.0
Rue Mandar
as la tante
2013
5.3
Just Like Brothers
as Grandmother
2012
6.6
Bankable
as Granny
2012
5.8
Hitler in Hollywood
as Micheline Presle
2011
6.3
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
as Huguette
2010
5.7
Going South
as La grand-mère
2009
5.8
A Man and His Dog
as Femme
2009
6.0
A Day at the Museum
as Liliane
2008
4.5
Vous êtes de la police ?
as Jane Latour-Jackson
2007
0.0
Grabuge!
as Gisèle Lenoir
2005
4.5
🎬
Le voyageur sans bagage
as Mme Renaud
2004
7.0
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
as Self (voice)
2004
0.0
France Boutique
as Nicole
2003
4.9
🎬
Saltimbank
as Mrs. Saltim
2003
5.0
Anna in Corsica
as Marie
2003
0.0
Chouchou
as La mère de Stanislas
2003
5.3
La vie au grand air
as Claire Lacombe
2002
0.0
Vertiges de l'amour
as La mère de Vincent
2001
4.8
Tender Souls
as Juliette
2001
4.0
Transfixed
as Violette Ancelin
2001
5.6
Charming Fellow
as Bélise
2001
4.0
The Heart at Work
as Madeleine
2000
4.2
🎬
Un enfant, un secret
as Marthe
2000
0.0
Bad Company
as Mamie
1999
5.2
The Journey to Paris
as Madame Dubosc
1999
4.0
Venus Beauty Institute
as Tante Maryse
1999
5.8
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
as Self
1999
0.0
H
as Elle-même (l'actrice)
1998
7.1
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
3.0
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Madame de Saint-Méran
1998
7.2
Grève party
as Madame Raymonde
1998
5.0
Should Not!...
as la "mère" de Bernard
1996
5.3
A Chef in Love
as Marcelle Ichak
1996
4.6
The Voyage of Penelope
as Hermine
1996
4.8
Diary of a Seducer
as Diane
1996
5.2
Les Miserables
as La mère supérieure / Mother Superior
1995
6.7
Casque bleu
as Gisèle
1994
5.3
Something Fishy
as Mrs. Loussine
1994
6.0
Fanfan
as Maude
1993
6.3
Point d'orgue
as Avril Espart
1993
0.0
My Name is Victor
as Luce
1993
0.0
The Other Eye
as Self
1991
0.0
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
as Mme Donnadieu
1991
0.0
Epiphany Sunday
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
1991
5.8
🎬
Seul face au crime
as Maria
1991
0.0
Après après-demain
as La voisine
1990
0.0
Fathers' Day
as Mireille Miran
1990
3.6
I Want to Go Home
as Isabelle Gauthier
1989
4.9
In inniger Feindschaft
as Gloria Maieul
1989
0.0
Mignon Has Left
as Prof. Girelli
1988
7.1
Alouette, je te plumerai
as Lady with jewels
1988
1.5
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
6.5
🎬
Matin Bonheur
as Self
1987
0.0
Beau temps mais orageux en fin de journée
as Jacqueline
1986
5.4
Qui trop embrasse...
as La mère de Christian
1986
0.0
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Grandma
1985
6.9
Les Fausses Confidences
as Mme Argente
1984
3.8
The Blood of Others
as Denise
1984
5.0
🎬
The Dog
1984
0.0
Thieves After Dark
as Genevieve
1984
4.7
At the Top of the Stairs
as Mathilde
1983
7.2
Archipelago of Love
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
1983
3.7
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
Certaines nouvelles
as Hélène
1980
7.0
It All Depends on Girls
as Betty
1980
4.3
Out of Whack
as Carmen
1979
6.0
Démons de midi
as Rose
1979
0.0
S'il vous plaît... la mer?
1979
0.0
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Mlle Chagrin
1979
5.2
Tales of the Unexpected
as Madame Lagrue
1979
6.7
We Forget Everything!
as Madame Courdevey
1979
0.0
Your Turn, My Turn
as Valentine Vatrin
1978
4.3
The Devil in the Box
as Madame Aubert
1977
4.5
Nea
as Helen Ashby
1976
4.7
Don't Bite, We Love You
1976
4.0
La Vie de Marianne
as Mme. de Miran
1976
0.0
The Broken Mirror
as Mother
1975
8.0
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Star Belladonna
1975
1.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
Apostrophes
as Self
1975
8.5
Midi Première
as Self
1975
10.0
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
as Laurence
1974
3.1
La Gueule de l’emploi
as Micheline Presle
1974
2.8
A Slightly Pregnant Man
as Dr Delavigne
1973
5.7
Devil in the Brain
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
1972
5.7
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Aunt Amelie
1971
5.6
🎬
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
6.0
Donkey Skin
as The Red Queen
1970
7.2
Earth Light
as L'Antiquaire
1970
6.8
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
as Madame de Séryeuse
1970
5.0
🎬
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
as Self
1969
0.0
The Nun
as Mme de Moni
1967
7.1
King of Hearts
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
1966
6.9
Les Saintes Chéries
as Ève Lagarde
1965
6.0
Hail! Mafia
as Daisy
1965
7.0
Les pieds nickelés
as Paméla Van Der Mèche
1964
5.8
Male Hunt
as Isabelle Lartois
1964
6.6
Dark Purpose
as Monique Bouvier
1964
5.3
The Prize
as Denise Marceau
1963
6.8
🎬
Teuf-teuf
1963
0.0
The Bamboo Stroke
as Angèle Brissac
1963
3.3
Imperial Venus
as Josephine
1962
3.7
If a Man Answers
as Germaine Stacy
1962
5.9
Combat!
as Annette
1962
7.6
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Micheline Allan
1962
5.7
Law of Men
as Sophie Givier
1962
4.0
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
1962
5.6
Lust
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
1962
7.5
The Red and the Black
as Madame de Rénal
1961
0.0
Seduction Of The South
as La marchesa
1961
4.5
The Assassin
as Adalgisa De Matteis
1961
6.8
Five Day Lover
as Madeleine
1961
6.3
Time Out for Love
as Michele
1961
5.3
Mistress of the World - Part II
as Mrs. Latour
1960
5.0
Mistress of the World - Part I
as Madame Latour
1960
6.2
The Baron of the Locks
as Perle Germain-Joubert
1960
6.3
A Mistress for the Summer
as Paule
1960
5.5
Blind Date
as Jacqueline Cousteau
1959
6.0
Bobosse
as Régine / Simone
1959
8.0
Christine
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
1958
6.3
Women Are Talkative
as Nicole
1958
3.5
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
as Rachelle
1958
0.0
Demoniac
as Hélène Vanaux
1957
6.0
Her Bridal Night
as Judith Aurigault
1956
5.3
Castle of the Banned Lovers
as Lucrezia Cenci
1956
6.0
Thirteen at the Table
as Madeleine Villardier
1955
4.3
Napoleon
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
1955
6.6
House of Ricordi
as Virginia Marchi
1954
6.2
Les impures
as Michèle
1954
4.2
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Mrs. de Pompadour
1954
6.8
It Happened in the Park
as Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
1953
6.4
The Love of a Woman
as Marie Prieur
1953
6.8
La Dame aux camélias
as Marguerite Gauthier
1953
4.5
Adventures of Captain Fabian
as Lea Mariotte
1951
5.2
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Jeanne Martinez
1950
5.5
Under My Skin
as Paule Manet
1950
5.9
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Hélène
1950
5.2
All Roads Lead to Rome
as Laura Lee
1949
6.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Devil in the Flesh
as Marthe Grangier
1947
6.3
The Chips Are Down
as Eve Charlier
1947
6.8
Angel and Sinner
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
1945
5.5
Paris Frills
as Micheline Lafaurie
1945
6.4
Twilight
as Félicie Nanteuil
1944
6.0
Secrets of a Ballerina
as Clara Biondi
1943
5.3
Le soleil a toujours raison
as Micheline
1943
6.0
The Beautiful Adventure
as Françoise Pimbrache
1942
0.0
Fantastic Night
as Irène
1942
5.9
Foolish Husbands
as Adélaïde Barbier
1941
6.0
Parade in 7 Nights
as Irène Morillon
1941
4.5
Comedy of Happiness
as Lydia
1940
6.4
The French Way
as Claire Ancelot
1940
5.0
They Were Twelve Women
as Lucie
1940
5.3
Four Flights to Love
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
1939
6.2
Vous seule que j'aime
1939
0.0
Petite peste
1939
0.0
Girls in Distress
as Jacqueline Presle
1939
4.5
I Sing
as (uncredited)
1938
1.0
The Spanking
as (uncredited)
1937
6.0