Micheline Presle

Acting

Born Aug 22, 1922

From Paris, France

Died Feb 21, 2024

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

Micheline Presle

Known For

The Legend of Frenchie King

Donkey Skin

Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon

Christine

The Prize

Royal Affairs in Versailles

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Nun

Fanfan

Les Miserables

Filmography — Acting

The Legend of Frenchie King

Donkey Skin

Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon

Christine

The Prize

Royal Affairs in Versailles

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Nun

Fanfan

Les Miserables

Napoleon

Chouchou

House of Ricordi

King of Hearts

Venus Beauty Institute

I Want to Go Home

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Nea

Male Hunt

The Blood of Others

Lust

Blind Date

Don't Bite, We Love You

Hitler in Hollywood

It Happened in the Park

Imperial Venus

Just Like Brothers

If a Man Answers

Going South

Mistress of the World - Part I

Paris Frills

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

The Devil in the Box

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

A Chef in Love

The Assassin

Mistress of the World - Part II

Adventures of Captain Fabian

Under My Skin

Law of Men

Angel and Sinner

Out of Whack

Les Pieds nickelés

Thelma, Louise et Chantal

Demoniac

The Baron of the Locks

Saltimbank

Dark Purpose

Transfixed

Twilight

Devil in the Flesh

Casque bleu

Thieves After Dark

Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !

Devil in the Brain

A Day at the Museum

At the Top of the Stairs

The Spanking

La Dame aux camélias

The Voyage of Penelope

La Gueule de l’emploi

My Name is Victor

The Last Days of Pompeii

Vous êtes de la police ?

Earth Light

We Forget Everything!

A Slightly Pregnant Man