Acting
Micheline Presle
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
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
Film · 2019
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic
Film · 2018
Rue Mandar
Film · 2013
I Will Show My Breasts
Film · 2013
Just Like Brothers
Film · 2012
Bankable
Film · 2012
Hitler in Hollywood
Film · 2011
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Film · 2010
Going South
Film · 2009
A Man and His Dog
Film · 2009
A Day at the Museum
Film · 2008
Vous êtes de la police ?
Film · 2007
Grabuge!
Film · 2005
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
Film · 2004
Le Voyageur sans bagage
Film · 2004
France Boutique
Film · 2003
Chouchou
Film · 2003
Anna in Corsica
Film · 2003
Saltimbank
Film · 2003
La Vie au grand air
Film · 2002
Charming Fellow
Film · 2001
Tender Souls
Film · 2001
Vertiges de l'amour
Film · 2001
Transfixed
Film · 2001
The Heart at Work
Film · 2000
Un enfant, un secret
Film · 2000
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
Film · 1999
Venus Beauty Institute
Film · 1999
Bad Company
Film · 1999
The Journey to Paris
Film · 1999
Grève party
Film · 1998
The Count of Monte Cristo
Series · 1998
H
Series · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Should Not!...
Film · 1996
A Chef in Love
Film · 1996
Diary of a Seducer
Film · 1996
The Voyage of Penelope
Film · 1996
Les Miserables
Film · 1995
Casque bleu
Film · 1994
Something Fishy
Film · 1994
Fanfan
Film · 1993
My Name is Victor
Film · 1993
Point d'orgue
Film · 1993
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Film · 1991
The Other Eye
Film · 1991
Epiphany Sunday
Film · 1991
Après après-demain
Film · 1990
Fathers' Day
Film · 1990
Un cane sciolto
Series · 1990
In inniger Feindschaft
Film · 1989
I Want to Go Home
Film · 1989
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Film · 1988
Mignon Has Left
Film · 1988
Matin Bonheur
Series · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
Film · 1986
Qui trop embrasse...
Film · 1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Series · 1985
The Blood of Others
Film · 1984
Thieves After Dark
Film · 1984
Les Fausses Confidences
Film · 1984
The Dog
Film · 1984
At the Top of the Stairs
Film · 1983
Archipelago of Love
Film · 1983
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
L'âge d'aimer
Film · 1981
Certaines nouvelles
Film · 1980
It All Depends on Girls
Film · 1980
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Film · 1979
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
Film · 1979
Out of Whack
Film · 1979
We Forget Everything!
Film · 1979
Démons de midi
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Your Turn, My Turn
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
The Devil in the Box
Film · 1977
Nea
Film · 1976
Don't Bite, We Love You
Film · 1976
La Vie de Marianne
Series · 1976
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Film · 1975
The Broken Mirror
Film · 1975
Midi Première
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Apostrophes
Series · 1975
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
Film · 1974
La Gueule de l’emploi
Film · 1974
The Prey
Film · 1974
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Film · 1973
Devil in the Brain
Film · 1972
The Legend of Frenchie King
Film · 1971
Samedi soir
Series · 1971
Donkey Skin
Film · 1970
Earth Light
Film · 1970
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Film · 1970
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Film · 1969
The Nun
Film · 1967
King of Hearts
Film · 1966
Hail! Mafia
Film · 1965
Les Saintes Chéries
Series · 1965
Male Hunt
Film · 1964
Les Pieds nickelés
Film · 1964
Dark Purpose
Film · 1964
The Prize
Film · 1963
The Bamboo Stroke
Film · 1963
Teuf-teuf
Film · 1963
Lust
Film · 1962
If a Man Answers
Film · 1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Film · 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Film · 1962
Law of Men
Film · 1962
Imperial Venus
Film · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
Time Out for Love
Film · 1961
The Red and the Black
Film · 1961
The Assassin
Film · 1961
Seduction Of The South
Film · 1961
Five Day Lover
Film · 1961
The Baron of the Locks
Film · 1960
Mistress of the World - Part I
Film · 1960
Mistress of the World - Part II
Film · 1960
A Mistress for the Summer
Film · 1960
Blind Date
Film · 1959
Bobosse
Film · 1959
Christine
Film · 1958
Women Are Talkative
Film · 1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Series · 1958
Demoniac
Film · 1957
Castle of the Banned Lovers
Film · 1956
Her Bridal Night
Film · 1956
Napoleon
Film · 1955
Thirteen at the Table
Film · 1955
The Impure Ones
Film · 1954
House of Ricordi
Film · 1954
The Love of a Woman
Film · 1953
La Dame aux camélias
Film · 1953
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Film · 1953
It Happened in the Park
Film · 1953
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Film · 1951
Under My Skin
Film · 1950
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Film · 1950
The Last Days of Pompeii
Film · 1950
All Roads Lead to Rome
Film · 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Devil in the Flesh
Film · 1947
The Chips Are Down
Film · 1947
Angel and Sinner
Film · 1945
Paris Frills
Film · 1945
Twilight
Film · 1944
Secrets of a Ballerina
Film · 1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
Film · 1943
Fantastic Night
Film · 1942
The Beautiful Adventure
Film · 1942
Parade in 7 Nights
Film · 1941
Foolish Husbands
Film · 1941
Comedy of Happiness
Film · 1940
They Were Twelve Women
Film · 1940
The French Way
Film · 1940
Four Flights to Love
Film · 1939
Vous seule que j'aime
Film · 1939
Girls in Distress
Film · 1939
Petite peste
Film · 1939
I Sing
Film · 1938
The Spanking
Film · 1937