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
145 movies · 18 shows
Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019·7.1
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018·6.4
I Will Show My Breasts
2013·0.0
Rue Mandar
2013·5.3
Just Like Brothers
2012·6.6
Bankable
2012·5.8
Hitler in Hollywood
2011·6.2
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010·5.5
Going South
2009·5.7
A Man and His Dog
2009·5.8
A Day at the Museum
2008·4.5
Vous êtes de la police ?
2007·0.0
Grabuge!
2005·6.0
Le Voyageur sans bagage
2004·7.3
Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
2004·8.0
France Boutique
2003·4.9
Saltimbank
2003·5.8
Anna in Corsica
2003·7.0
Chouchou
2003·5.3
La Vie au grand air
2002·7.0
Vertiges de l'amour
2001·6.1
Tender Souls
2001·4.3
Transfixed
2001·5.6
Charming Fellow
2001·4.4
The Heart at Work
2000·4.2
Un enfant, un secret
2000·9.0
Bad Company
1999·5.3
The Journey to Paris
1999·7.0
Venus Beauty Institute
1999·5.9
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999·0.0
Grève party
1998·5.4
Should Not!...
1996·5.4
A Chef in Love
1996·4.8
The Voyage of Penelope
1996·5.3
Diary of a Seducer
1996·5.4
Les Miserables
1995·6.7
Casque bleu
1994·5.4
Something Fishy
1994·6.0
Fanfan
1993·6.3
Point d'orgue
1993·8.0
My Name is Victor
1993·8.0
The Other Eye
1991·7.0
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
1991·10.0
Epiphany Sunday
1991·6.1
Seul face au crime
1991·9.0
Après après-demain
1990·7.0
Fathers' Day
1990·4.0
I Want to Go Home
1989·4.8
In inniger Feindschaft
1989·0.0
Mignon Has Left
1988·7.2
Lark, I'll Pluck You!
1988·3.5
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
1986·5.7
Qui trop embrasse...
1986·7.0
Les Fausses Confidences
1984·5.5
The Blood of Others
1984·5.3
The Dog
1984·9.0
Thieves After Dark
1984·5.3
At the Top of the Stairs
1983·7.4
Archipelago of Love
1983·4.0
Certaines nouvelles
1980·7.3
It All Depends on Girls
1980·5.0
Out of Whack
1979·6.5
Démons de midi
1979·7.5
S'il vous plaît... la mer ?
1979·8.0
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979·5.2
We Forget Everything!
1979·7.0
Your Turn, My Turn
1978·4.5
The Devil in the Box
1977·6.0
Nea
1976·4.9
Don't Bite, We Love You
1976·4.2
The Broken Mirror
1975·7.0
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975·5.0
Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
1974·3.5
La Gueule de l’emploi
1974·3.5
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973·5.7
Devil in the Brain
1972·5.7
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971·5.6
Donkey Skin
1970·7.2
Earth Light
1970·6.9
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970·5.8
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969·0.0
The Nun
1967·7.1
King of Hearts
1966·6.9
Hail! Mafia
1965·7.4
Les Pieds nickelés
1964·6.2
Male Hunt
1964·6.5
Dark Purpose
1964·6.3
The Prize
1963·6.7
Teuf-teuf
1963·9.0
The Bamboo Stroke
1963·4.5
Imperial Venus
1962·4.1
If a Man Answers
1962·6.1
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962·5.7
Law of Men
1962·5.5
Lust
1962·7.5
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962·5.8
The Red and the Black
1961·8.0
Seduction Of The South
1961·5.3
The Assassin
1961·6.9
Five Day Lover
1961·6.4
Time Out for Love
1961·5.8
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960·5.0
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960·6.8
The Baron of the Locks
1960·6.5
A Mistress for the Summer
1960·6.3
Blind Date
1959·5.9
Bobosse
1959·7.7
Christine
1958·6.3
Women Are Talkative
1958·5.0
Demoniac
1957·6.3
Her Bridal Night
1956·5.8
Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956·6.0
Thirteen at the Table
1955·5.0
Napoleon
1955·6.3
House of Ricordi
1954·6.3
The Impure Ones
1954·4.2
It Happened in the Park
1953·6.5
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953·6.7
The Love of a Woman
1953·6.8
La Dame aux camélias
1953·5.3
Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951·5.3
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950·5.5
Under My Skin
1950·6.4
The Last Days of Pompeii
1950·5.3
All Roads Lead to Rome
1949·7.0
Devil in the Flesh
1947·6.2
The Chips Are Down
1947·6.8
Angel and Sinner
1945·5.4
Paris Frills
1945·6.5
Twilight
1944·6.7
Secrets of a Ballerina
1943·6.3
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943·6.8
The Beautiful Adventure
1942·9.0
Fantastic Night
1942·6.1
Foolish Husbands
1941·6.7
Parade in 7 Nights
1941·5.7
Comedy of Happiness
1940·7.0
The French Way
1940·5.8
They Were Twelve Women
1940·5.9
Four Flights to Love
1939·6.4
Vous seule que j'aime
1939·10.0
Petite peste
1939·8.0
Girls in Distress
1939·5.0
I Sing
1938·6.0
The Spanking
1937·6.2