- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1922
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- February 21, 2024
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 prod…
Filmography
movieDanielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieJean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018 · Self
I Will Show My Breasts
movieI Will Show My Breasts
2013 · Jeanne
movieRue Mandar
2013 · la tante
movieJust Like Brothers
2012 · Grandmother
movieBankable
2012 · Granny
movieHitler in Hollywood
2011 · Micheline Presle
movieThelma, Louise et Chantal
2010 · Huguette
movieGoing South
2009 · La grand-mère
movieA Man and His Dog
2009 · Femme
movieA Day at the Museum
2008 · Liliane
movieVous êtes de la police ?
2007 · Jane Latour-Jackson
movieGrabuge!
2005 · Gisèle Lenoir
Le Voyageur sans bagage
movieLe Voyageur sans bagage
2004 · Mme Renaud
movieLes Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
2004 · Self (voice)
movieFrance Boutique
2003 · Nicole
Saltimbank
movieSaltimbank
2003 · Mrs. Saltim
movieAnna in Corsica
2003 · Marie
movieChouchou
2003 · La mère de Stanislas
movieLa Vie au grand air
2002 · Claire Lacombe
movieVertiges de l'amour
2001 · La mère de Vincent
movieTender Souls
2001 · Juliette
movieTransfixed
2001 · Violette Ancelin
movieCharming Fellow
2001 · Bélise
movieThe Heart at Work
2000 · Madeleine
Un enfant, un secret
movieUn enfant, un secret
2000 · Marthe
movieBad Company
1999 · Mamie
movieThe Journey to Paris
1999 · Madame Dubosc
movieVenus Beauty Institute
1999 · Tante Maryse
movieLetter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999 · Self
tvH
1998 · Elle-même (l'actrice)
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1998 · Madame de Saint-Méran
movieGrève party
1998 · Madame Raymonde
movieShould Not!...
1996 · la "mère" de Bernard
movieA Chef in Love
1996 · Marcelle Ichak
movieThe Voyage of Penelope
1996 · Hermine
movieDiary of a Seducer
1996 · Diane
movieLes Miserables
1995 · Mother Superior
movieCasque bleu
1994 · Gisèle
movieSomething Fishy
1994 · Mrs. Loussine
movieFanfan
1993 · Maude
moviePoint d'orgue
1993 · Avril Espart
movieMy Name is Victor
1993 · Luce
movieThe Other Eye
1991 · Self
movieLes Disparus de Saint-Agil
1991 · Mme Donnadieu
movieEpiphany Sunday
1991 · Germaine et Marie-Louise
Seul face au crime
movieSeul face au crime
1991 · Maria
movieAprès après-demain
1990 · La voisine
movieFathers' Day
1990 · Mireille Miran
movieI Want to Go Home
1989 · Isabelle Gauthier
movieIn inniger Feindschaft
1989 · Gloria Maieul
movieMignon Has Left
1988 · Prof. Girelli
movieLark, I'll Pluck You!
1988 · Lady with jewels
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Matin Bonheur
tvMatin Bonheur
1987 · Self
movieGood Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
1986 · Jacqueline
movieQui trop embrasse...
1986 · La mère de Christian
tvThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Grandma
movieLes Fausses Confidences
1984 · Mme Argente
movieThe Blood of Others
1984 · Denise
movieThe Dog
1984 · Simone
movieThieves After Dark
1984 · Genevieve
movieAt the Top of the Stairs
1983 · Mathilde
movieArchipelago of Love
1983 · The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieCertaines nouvelles
1980 · Hélène
movieIt All Depends on Girls
1980 · Betty
movieOut of Whack
1979 · Carmen
movieDémons de midi
1979 · Rose
movieS'il vous plaît... la mer ?
1979
movieI've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979 · Mlle Chagrin
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Madame Lagrue
movieWe Forget Everything!
1979 · Madame Courdevey
movieYour Turn, My Turn
1978 · Valentine Vatrin
movieThe Devil in the Box
1977 · Madame Aubert
movieNea
1976 · Helen Ashby
movieDon't Bite, We Love You
1976 · Psychologist
tvLa Vie de Marianne
1976 · Mme. de Miran
movieThe Broken Mirror
1975 · Mother
movieThe Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975 · Star Belladonna
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
tvMidi Première
1975 · Self
movieTwo Big Girls in Pyjamas
1974 · Laurence
movieLa Gueule de l’emploi
1974 · Micheline Presle
movieA Slightly Pregnant Man
1973 · Dr Delavigne
movieDevil in the Brain
1972 · Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
movieThe Legend of Frenchie King
1971 · Aunt Amelie
Samedi soir
tvSamedi soir
1971 · Self
movieDonkey Skin
1970 · The Red Queen
movieEarth Light
1970 · L'Antiquaire
movieLe Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970 · Madame de Séryeuse
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
movieÀ la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969 · Self
movieThe Nun
1967 · Mme de Moni
movieKing of Hearts
1966 · Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
tvLes Saintes Chéries
1965 · Ève Lagarde
movieHail! Mafia
1965 · Daisy
movieLes Pieds nickelés
1964 · Paméla Van Der Mèche
movieMale Hunt
1964 · Isabelle Lartois
movieDark Purpose
1964 · Monique Bouvier
movieThe Prize
1963 · Denise Marceau
Teuf-teuf
movieTeuf-teuf
1963
movieThe Bamboo Stroke
1963 · Angèle Brissac
movieImperial Venus
1962 · Josephine
movieIf a Man Answers
1962 · Germaine Stacy
tvCombat!
1962 · Annette
movieThe Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962 · Micheline Allan
movieLaw of Men
1962 · Sophie Givier
movieLust
1962 · Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1962 · Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
movieThe Red and the Black
1961 · Madame de Rénal
movieSeduction Of The South
1961 · La marchesa
movieThe Assassin
1961 · Adalgisa De Matteis
movieFive Day Lover
1961 · Madeleine
movieTime Out for Love
1961 · Michele
movieMistress of the World - Part II
1960 · Mrs. Latour
movieMistress of the World - Part I
1960 · Madame Latour
movieThe Baron of the Locks
1960 · Perle Germain-Joubert
movieA Mistress for the Summer
1960 · Paule
movieBlind Date
1959 · Jacqueline Cousteau
movieBobosse
1959 · Régine / Simone
movieChristine
1958 · Baroness Lena Eggersdorf
movieWomen Are Talkative
1958 · Nicole
tvLes Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958 · Rachelle
movieDemoniac
1957 · Hélène Vanaux
movieHer Bridal Night
1956 · Judith Aurigault
movieCastle of the Banned Lovers
1956 · Lucrezia Cenci
movieThirteen at the Table
1955 · Madeleine Villardier
movieNapoleon
1955 · Queen Hortense de Beauharnais
movieHouse of Ricordi
1954 · Virginia Marchi
movieThe Impure Ones
1954 · Michèle
movieIt Happened in the Park
1953 · Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")
movieRoyal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · Mrs. de Pompadour
movieThe Love of a Woman
1953 · Marie Prieur
movieLa Dame aux camélias
1953 · Marguerite Gauthier
movieAdventures of Captain Fabian
1951 · Lea Mariotte
movieAmerican Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950 · Jeanne Martinez
movieUnder My Skin
1950 · Paule Manet
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1950 · Hélène
movieAll Roads Lead to Rome
1949 · Laura Lee
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieDevil in the Flesh
1947 · Marthe Grangier
movieThe Chips Are Down
1947 · Eve Charlier
movieAngel and Sinner
1945 · Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"
movieParis Frills
1945 · Micheline Lafaurie
movieTwilight
1944 · Félicie Nanteuil
movieSecrets of a Ballerina
1943 · Clara Biondi
movieLe soleil a toujours raison
1943 · Micheline
movieThe Beautiful Adventure
1942 · Françoise Pimbrache
movieFantastic Night
1942 · Irène
movieFoolish Husbands
1941 · Adélaïde Barbier
movieParade in 7 Nights
1941 · Irène Morillon
movieComedy of Happiness
1940 · Lydia
movieThe French Way
1940 · Claire Ancelot
movieThey Were Twelve Women
1940 · Lucie
movieFour Flights to Love
1939 · Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan
movieVous seule que j'aime
1939
moviePetite peste
1939
movieGirls in Distress
1939 · Jacqueline Presle
movieI Sing
1938 · (uncredited)
movieThe Spanking
1937 · (uncredited)