Micheline Presle
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
Combat!
Annette
1962
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Apostrophes
Self
1975
Series
Midi Première
Self
1975
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Madame Lagrue
1979
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Samedi soir
Self
1971
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Grandma
1985
Series
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Rachelle
1958
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
H
Elle-même (l'actrice)
1998
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
Madame de Saint-Méran
1998
Film
Grève party
Madame Raymonde
1998
Series
Matin Bonheur
Self
1987
Film
Seduction Of The South
La marchesa
1961
Film
Donkey Skin
The Red Queen
1970
Film
Fanfan
Maude
1993
Film
Imperial Venus
Josephine
1962
Series
Les Saintes Chéries
Ève Lagarde
1965
Film
Chouchou
La mère de Stanislas
2003
Film
Napoleon
Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
1955
Film
The Prize
Denise Marceau
1963
Film
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
Self
2018
Film
Rue Mandar
la tante
2013
Film
It Happened in the Park
Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
1953
Film
Charming Fellow
Bélise
2001
Film
Bankable
Granny
2012
Un cane sciolto
Maria
1990
Film
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Huguette
2010
Film
Bobosse
Régine / Simone
1959
Teuf-teuf
1963
Film
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Micheline Allan
1962
Series
La Vie de Marianne
Mme. de Miran
1976
Film
I Sing
(uncredited)
1938
Film
Thieves After Dark
Genevieve
1984
Film
Hitler in Hollywood
Micheline Presle
2011
Film
Should Not!...
la "mère" de Bernard
1996
Film
Four Flights to Love
Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
1939
Film
Lust
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
1962
Film
The Broken Mirror
Mother
1975
Film
The Heart at Work
Madeleine
2000
Film
The Bamboo Stroke
Angèle Brissac
1963
Film
The Nun
Mme de Moni
1967
Film
Paris Frills
Micheline Lafaurie
1945
Film
The French Way
Claire Ancelot
1940
Film
Her Bridal Night
Judith Aurigault
1956
Film
Twilight
Félicie Nanteuil
1944
Film
Your Turn, My Turn
Valentine Vatrin
1978
Film
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Mrs. de Pompadour
1953
Film
Christine
Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
1958
Film
They Were Twelve Women
Lucie
1940
Film
The Legend of Frenchie King
Aunt Amelie
1971
Film
Something Fishy
Mrs. Loussine
1994
Film
Devil in the Flesh
Marthe Grangier
1947
Film
Thirteen at the Table
Madeleine Villardier
1955
Film
The Voyage of Penelope
Hermine
1996
Film
Fantastic Night
Irène
1942
Film
King of Hearts
Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
1966
Film
Mignon Has Left
Prof. Girelli
1988
Film
Les Miserables
Mother Superior
1995
Film
The Seven Deadly Sins
Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
1962
Film
Under My Skin
Paule Manet
1950
Le Voyageur sans bagage
Mme Renaud
2004
Film
Archipelago of Love
The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
1983
Film
All Roads Lead to Rome
Laura Lee
1949
Film
Venus Beauty Institute
Tante Maryse
1999
Film
Male Hunt
Isabelle Lartois
1964
Film
The Blood of Others
Denise
1984
Film
The Love of a Woman
Marie Prieur
1953
Film
A Man and His Dog
Femme
2009
L'âge d'aimer
Tante Mathilde
1981
Film
Les Fausses Confidences
Mme Argente
1984
Film
The Baron of the Locks
Perle Germain-Joubert
1960
Film
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Lady with jewels
1988
Film
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Dr Delavigne
1973
Film
Point d'orgue
Avril Espart
1993
Film
If a Man Answers
Germaine Stacy
1962
Film
I Want to Go Home
Isabelle Gauthier
1989
Film
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Jeanne Martinez
1950
I Will Show My Breasts
Jeanne
2013
Film
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Lea Mariotte
1951
Film
The Red and the Black
Madame de Rénal
1961
Film
Qui trop embrasse...
La mère de Christian
1986
Film
Blind Date
Jacqueline Cousteau
1959
Film
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Laurence
1974
Film
Earth Light
L'Antiquaire
1970
Film
House of Ricordi
Virginia Marchi
1954
Film
My Name is Victor
Luce
1993
Film
Mistress of the World - Part I
Madame Latour
1960
Film
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
1979
Film
Going South
La grand-mère
2009
Film
Devil in the Brain
Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
1972
Film
Le soleil a toujours raison
Micheline
1943
Film
The Spanking
(uncredited)
1937
Film
The Chips Are Down
Eve Charlier
1947
Film
In inniger Feindschaft
Gloria Maieul
1989
Film
The Assassin
Adalgisa De Matteis
1961
Film
The Other Eye
Self
1991
Film
Nea
Helen Ashby
1976
Film
Angel and Sinner
Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
1945
Film
A Day at the Museum
Liliane
2008
Film
Five Day Lover
Madeleine
1961
Film
Vertiges de l'amour
La mère de Vincent
2001
Film
Just Like Brothers
Grandmother
2012
Film
Don't Bite, We Love You
Psychologist
1976
Film
Parade in 7 Nights
Irène Morillon
1941
Film
Transfixed
Violette Ancelin
2001
Film
La Gueule de l’emploi
Micheline Presle
1974
Film
A Mistress for the Summer
Paule
1960
Film
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Mlle Chagrin
1979
Film
Bad Company
Mamie
1999
Film
The Devil in the Box
Madame Aubert
1977
Film
Diary of a Seducer
Diane
1996
Film
Les Pieds nickelés
Paméla Van Der Mèche
1964
Film
It All Depends on Girls
Betty
1980
Film
Comedy of Happiness
Lydia
1940
Film
Epiphany Sunday
Germaine et Marie-Louise
1991
Film
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Mistress of the World - Part II
Mrs. Latour
1960
Film
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Self
1999
Film
Fathers' Day
Mireille Miran
1990
Film
Foolish Husbands
Adélaïde Barbier
1941
Film
The Journey to Paris
Madame Dubosc
1999
Film
At the Top of the Stairs
Mathilde
1983
Film
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
Jacqueline
1986
Film
Hail! Mafia
Daisy
1965
Film
The Last Days of Pompeii
Hélène
1950
Film
Out of Whack
Carmen
1979
Saltimbank
Mrs. Saltim
2003
Film
Vous êtes de la police ?
Jane Latour-Jackson
2007
Film
Girls in Distress
Jacqueline Presle
1939
Film
The Impure Ones
Michèle
1954
Film
Vous seule que j'aime
1939
Un enfant, un secret
Marthe
2000
Film
Time Out for Love
Michele
1961
Film
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Star Belladonna
1975
Film
A Chef in Love
Marcelle Ichak
1996
Film
Tender Souls
Juliette
2001
Film
Anna in Corsica
Marie
2003
Film
La Dame aux camélias
Marguerite Gauthier
1953
Film
La Vie au grand air
Claire Lacombe
2002
Film
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Lucrezia Cenci
1956
Film
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Self (voice)
2004
Film
Law of Men
Sophie Givier
1962
Film
France Boutique
Nicole
2003
Film
Demoniac
Hélène Vanaux
1957
Film
Casque bleu
Gisèle
1994
Film
Grabuge!
Gisèle Lenoir
2005
Film
Secrets of a Ballerina
Clara Biondi
1943
Film
Women Are Talkative
Nicole
1958
Film
Dark Purpose
Monique Bouvier
1964
Film
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Madame de Séryeuse
1970
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Self
1969
Film
Après après-demain
La voisine
1990
Film
We Forget Everything!
Madame Courdevey
1979
Film
Certaines nouvelles
Hélène
1980
Film
Démons de midi
Rose
1979
Film
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Mme Donnadieu
1991
Film
The Prey
Bessie
1974
Film
The Beautiful Adventure
Françoise Pimbrache
1942
Film
The Dog
Simone
1984
Film
Petite peste
1939