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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/03/2019
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2018
I Will Show My Breasts
Character:Jeanne
Release Date:22/05/2013
Rue Mandar
Character:la tante
Release Date:22/01/2013
Just Like Brothers
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:21/11/2012
Bankable
Character:Granny
Release Date:04/05/2012
Hitler in Hollywood
Character:Micheline Presle
Release Date:04/05/2011
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Character:Huguette
Release Date:03/03/2010
Going South
Character:La grand-mère
Release Date:30/12/2009
A Man and His Dog
Character:Femme
Release Date:14/01/2009
A Day at the Museum
Character:Liliane
Release Date:19/11/2008
Vous êtes de la police ?
Character:Jane Latour-Jackson
Release Date:19/12/2007
Grabuge!
Character:Gisèle Lenoir
Release Date:14/09/2005
Le voyageur sans bagage
Character:Mme Renaud
Release Date:25/09/2004
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:19/09/2004
France Boutique
Character:Nicole
Release Date:29/10/2003
Saltimbank
Character:Mrs. Saltim
Release Date:10/09/2003
Anna in Corsica
Character:Marie
Release Date:08/09/2003
Chouchou
Character:La mère de Stanislas
Release Date:19/03/2003
La vie au grand air
Character:Claire Lacombe
Release Date:04/02/2002
Vertiges de l'amour
Character:La mère de Vincent
Release Date:19/12/2001
Tender Souls
Character:Juliette
Release Date:05/12/2001
Transfixed
Character:Violette Ancelin
Release Date:08/08/2001
Charming Fellow
Character:Bélise
Release Date:24/01/2001
The Heart at Work
Character:Madeleine
Release Date:12/07/2000
Un enfant, un secret
Character:Marthe
Release Date:03/05/2000
Bad Company
Character:Mamie
Release Date:20/10/1999
The Journey to Paris
Character:Madame Dubosc
Release Date:07/07/1999
Venus Beauty Institute
Character:Tante Maryse
Release Date:03/02/1999
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Grève party
Character:Madame Raymonde
Release Date:04/03/1998
Should Not!...
Character:la "mère" de Bernard
Release Date:20/11/1996
A Chef in Love
Character:Marcelle Ichak
Release Date:06/06/1996
The Voyage of Penelope
Character:Hermine
Release Date:25/03/1996
Diary of a Seducer
Character:Diane
Release Date:28/02/1996
Les Miserables
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:22/03/1995
Casque bleu
Character:Gisèle
Release Date:15/06/1994
Something Fishy
Character:Mrs. Loussine
Release Date:06/04/1994
Fanfan
Character:Maude
Release Date:16/06/1993
Point d'orgue
Character:Avril Espart
Release Date:30/03/1993
My Name is Victor
Character:Luce
Release Date:16/03/1993
The Other Eye
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/1991
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Character:Mme Donnadieu
Release Date:16/09/1991
Epiphany Sunday
Character:Germaine et Marie-Louise
Release Date:20/03/1991
Seul face au crime
Character:Maria
Release Date:30/01/1991
Après après-demain
Character:La voisine
Release Date:02/05/1990
Fathers' Day
Character:Mireille Miran
Release Date:14/03/1990
I Want to Go Home
Character:Isabelle Gauthier
Release Date:27/09/1989
In inniger Feindschaft
Character:Gloria Maieul
Release Date:01/01/1989
Mignon Has Left
Character:Prof. Girelli
Release Date:20/10/1988
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Character:Lady with jewels
Release Date:27/04/1988
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:27/08/1986
Qui trop embrasse...
Character:La mère de Christian
Release Date:11/06/1986
Les Fausses Confidences
Character:Mme Argente
Release Date:02/10/1984
The Blood of Others
Character:Denise
Release Date:25/08/1984
The Dog
Character:Simone
Release Date:26/07/1984
Thieves After Dark
Character:Genevieve
Release Date:27/02/1984
At the Top of the Stairs
Character:Mathilde
Release Date:12/10/1983
Archipelago of Love
Character:The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
Release Date:16/03/1983
Certaines nouvelles
Character:Hélène
Release Date:12/03/1980
It All Depends on Girls
Character:Betty
Release Date:13/02/1980
Out of Whack
Character:Carmen
Release Date:12/12/1979
Démons de midi
Character:Rose
Release Date:28/11/1979
S'il vous plaît... la mer?
Character:
Release Date:07/11/1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Character:Mlle Chagrin
Release Date:04/04/1979
We Forget Everything!
Character:Madame Courdevey
Release Date:03/01/1979
Your Turn, My Turn
Character:Valentine Vatrin
Release Date:15/03/1978
The Devil in the Box
Character:Madame Aubert
Release Date:19/04/1977
Nea
Character:Helen Ashby
Release Date:17/08/1976
Don't Bite, We Love You
Character:Psychologist
Release Date:05/05/1976
The Broken Mirror
Character:Mother
Release Date:02/04/1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Character:Star Belladonna
Release Date:19/02/1975
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Character:Laurence
Release Date:26/04/1974
La Gueule de l’emploi
Character:Micheline Presle
Release Date:27/03/1974
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Character:Dr Delavigne
Release Date:20/09/1973
Devil in the Brain
Character:Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
Release Date:13/04/1972
The Legend of Frenchie King
Character:Aunt Amelie
Release Date:16/12/1971
Donkey Skin
Character:The Red Queen
Release Date:16/12/1970
Earth Light
Character:L'Antiquaire
Release Date:18/11/1970
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Character:Madame de Séryeuse
Release Date:30/06/1970
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Nun
Character:Mme de Moni
Release Date:26/07/1967
King of Hearts
Character:Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Release Date:21/12/1966
Hail! Mafia
Character:Daisy
Release Date:10/08/1965
Les pieds nickelés
Character:Paméla Van Der Mèche
Release Date:30/09/1964
Male Hunt
Character:Isabelle Lartois
Release Date:18/09/1964
Dark Purpose
Character:Monique Bouvier
Release Date:05/02/1964
The Prize
Character:Denise Marceau
Release Date:25/12/1963
Teuf-teuf
Character:
Release Date:05/10/1963
The Bamboo Stroke
Character:Angèle Brissac
Release Date:11/04/1963
Imperial Venus
Character:Josephine
Release Date:22/12/1962
If a Man Answers
Character:Germaine Stacy
Release Date:10/10/1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Character:Micheline Allan
Release Date:14/09/1962
Law of Men
Character:Sophie Givier
Release Date:04/07/1962
Lust
Character:Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
Release Date:07/03/1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Character:Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
Release Date:07/03/1962
The Red and the Black
Character:Madame de Rénal
Release Date:19/12/1961
Seduction Of The South
Character:La marchesa
Release Date:16/12/1961
The Assassin
Character:Adalgisa De Matteis
Release Date:01/04/1961
Five Day Lover
Character:Madeleine
Release Date:24/02/1961
Time Out for Love
Character:Michele
Release Date:03/02/1961
Mistress of the World - Part II
Character:Mrs. Latour
Release Date:26/04/1960
Mistress of the World - Part I
Character:Madame Latour
Release Date:14/04/1960
The Baron of the Locks
Character:Perle Germain-Joubert
Release Date:13/04/1960
A Mistress for the Summer
Character:Paule
Release Date:26/02/1960
Blind Date
Character:Jacqueline Cousteau
Release Date:01/08/1959
Bobosse
Character:Régine / Simone
Release Date:18/03/1959
Christine
Character:Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
Release Date:19/12/1958
Women Are Talkative
Character:Nicole
Release Date:04/06/1958
Demoniac
Character:Hélène Vanaux
Release Date:26/04/1957
Her Bridal Night
Character:Judith Aurigault
Release Date:25/10/1956
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Character:Lucrezia Cenci
Release Date:06/09/1956
Thirteen at the Table
Character:Madeleine Villardier
Release Date:28/12/1955
Napoleon
Character:Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
Release Date:25/03/1955
House of Ricordi
Character:Virginia Marchi
Release Date:01/12/1954
Les impures
Character:Michèle
Release Date:07/04/1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Character:Mrs. de Pompadour
Release Date:10/02/1954
It Happened in the Park
Character:Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
Release Date:18/12/1953
The Love of a Woman
Character:Marie Prieur
Release Date:13/12/1953
La Dame aux camélias
Character:Marguerite Gauthier
Release Date:06/11/1953
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Character:Lea Mariotte
Release Date:06/10/1951
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Character:Jeanne Martinez
Release Date:08/11/1950
Under My Skin
Character:Paule Manet
Release Date:17/03/1950
The Last Days of Pompeii
Character:Hélène
Release Date:02/03/1950
All Roads Lead to Rome
Character:Laura Lee
Release Date:16/09/1949
Devil in the Flesh
Character:Marthe Grangier
Release Date:12/09/1947
The Chips Are Down
Character:Eve Charlier
Release Date:01/07/1947
Angel and Sinner
Character:Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
Release Date:13/10/1945
Paris Frills
Character:Micheline Lafaurie
Release Date:20/06/1945
Twilight
Character:Félicie Nanteuil
Release Date:20/12/1944
Secrets of a Ballerina
Character:Clara Biondi
Release Date:25/11/1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
Character:Micheline
Release Date:27/01/1943
The Beautiful Adventure
Character:Françoise Pimbrache
Release Date:20/12/1942
Fantastic Night
Character:Irène
Release Date:10/07/1942
Foolish Husbands
Character:Adélaïde Barbier
Release Date:18/12/1941
Parade in 7 Nights
Character:Irène Morillon
Release Date:24/09/1941
Comedy of Happiness
Character:Lydia
Release Date:23/12/1940
The French Way
Character:Claire Ancelot
Release Date:27/06/1940
They Were Twelve Women
Character:Lucie
Release Date:16/04/1940
Four Flights to Love
Character:Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
Release Date:27/10/1939
Vous seule que j'aime
Character:
Release Date:29/06/1939
Petite peste
Character:
Release Date:22/02/1939
Girls in Distress
Character:Jacqueline Presle
Release Date:10/01/1939
I Sing
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1938
The Spanking
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1937
Television Appearances
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Character:Elle-même (l'actrice)
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Madame de Saint-Méran
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Matin Bonheur
Character:Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character:Grandma
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Madame Lagrue
La Vie de Marianne
Character:Mme. de Miran
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Apostrophes
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
Les Saintes Chéries
Character:Ève Lagarde
Combat!
Character:Annette
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Character:Rachelle
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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