
Micheline Presle
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 awar...
Known For
Filmography

Danielle Darrieux : Il est poli d'être gai !
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
as Self

Rue Mandar
2013
as la tante
I Will Show My Breasts
2013
as Jeanne

Just Like Brothers
2012
as Grandmother

Bankable
2012
as Granny

Hitler in Hollywood
2011
as Micheline Presle

Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Huguette

Going South
2009
as La grand-mère

A Man and His Dog
2009
as Femme

A Day at the Museum
2008
as Liliane

Vous êtes de la police ?
2007
as Jane Latour-Jackson

Grabuge!
2005
as Gisèle Lenoir

Les Anges 1943, histoire d'un film
2004
as Self (voice)
Le voyageur sans bagage
2004
as Mme Renaud

France Boutique
2003
as Nicole

Chouchou
2003
as La mère de Stanislas

Anna in Corsica
2003
as Marie
Saltimbank
2003
as Mrs. Saltim

La vie au grand air
2002
as Claire Lacombe

Charming Fellow
2001
as Bélise

Tender Souls
2001
as Juliette

Vertiges de l'amour
2001
as La mère de Vincent

Transfixed
2001
as Violette Ancelin

The Heart at Work
2000
as Madeleine
Un enfant, un secret
2000
as Marthe

Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999
as Self

Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Tante Maryse

Bad Company
1999
as Mamie

The Journey to Paris
1999
as Madame Dubosc

Grève party
1998
as Madame Raymonde

The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Madame de Saint-Méran

H
1998
as Elle-même (l'actrice)

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Should Not!...
1996
as la "mère" de Bernard

A Chef in Love
1996
as Marcelle Ichak

Diary of a Seducer
1996
as Diane

The Voyage of Penelope
1996
as Hermine

Les Miserables
1995
as Mother Superior

Casque bleu
1994
as Gisèle

Something Fishy
1994
as Mrs. Loussine

Fanfan
1993
as Maude

My Name is Victor
1993
as Luce

Point d'orgue
1993
as Avril Espart

Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
1991
as Mme Donnadieu

The Other Eye
1991
as Self

Epiphany Sunday
1991
as Germaine et Marie-Louise
Seul face au crime
1991
as Maria

Après après-demain
1990
as La voisine

Fathers' Day
1990
as Mireille Miran

In inniger Feindschaft
1989
as Gloria Maieul

I Want to Go Home
1989
as Isabelle Gauthier

Lark, I'll Pluck You!
1988
as Lady with jewels

Mignon Has Left
1988
as Prof. Girelli
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self

Sacrée Soirée
1987
as Self

Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon
1986
as Jacqueline

Qui trop embrasse...
1986
as La mère de Christian

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Grandma

The Blood of Others
1984
as Denise

Thieves After Dark
1984
as Genevieve

Les Fausses Confidences
1984
as Mme Argente

The Dog
1984
as Simone

At the Top of the Stairs
1983
as Mathilde

Archipelago of Love
1983
as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Certaines nouvelles
1980
as Hélène

It All Depends on Girls
1980
as Betty

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979
as Mlle Chagrin

S'il vous plaît... la mer?
1979

Out of Whack
1979
as Carmen

We Forget Everything!
1979
as Madame Courdevey

Démons de midi
1979
as Rose

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Madame Lagrue

Your Turn, My Turn
1978
as Valentine Vatrin

The Devil in the Box
1977
as Madame Aubert

Nea
1976
as Helen Ashby

Don't Bite, We Love You
1976
as Psychologist

La Vie de Marianne
1976
as Mme. de Miran

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975
as Star Belladonna

The Broken Mirror
1975
as Mother

Midi Première
1975
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Apostrophes
1975
as Self

Two Big Girls in Pyjamas
1974
as Laurence

La Gueule de l’emploi
1974
as Micheline Presle

A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
as Dr Delavigne

Devil in the Brain
1972
as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc

The Legend of Frenchie King
1971
as Aunt Amelie
Samedi soir
1971
as Self

Donkey Skin
1970
as The Red Queen

Earth Light
1970
as L'Antiquaire

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970
as Madame de Séryeuse
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
as Self

The Nun
1967
as Mme de Moni

King of Hearts
1966
as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine

Hail! Mafia
1965
as Daisy

Les Saintes Chéries
1965
as Ève Lagarde

Male Hunt
1964
as Isabelle Lartois

Les Pieds nickelés
1964
as Paméla Van Der Mèche

Dark Purpose
1964
as Monique Bouvier

The Prize
1963
as Denise Marceau

The Bamboo Stroke
1963
as Angèle Brissac
Teuf-teuf
1963

Lust
1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard

If a Man Answers
1962
as Germaine Stacy

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Micheline Allan

The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

Law of Men
1962
as Sophie Givier

Imperial Venus
1962
as Josephine

Combat!
1962
as Annette

Time Out for Love
1961
as Michele

The Red and the Black
1961
as Madame de Rénal

The Assassin
1961
as Adalgisa De Matteis

Seduction Of The South
1961
as La marchesa

Five Day Lover
1961
as Madeleine

The Baron of the Locks
1960
as Perle Germain-Joubert

Mistress of the World - Part I
1960
as Madame Latour

Mistress of the World - Part II
1960
as Mrs. Latour

A Mistress for the Summer
1960
as Paule

Blind Date
1959
as Jacqueline Cousteau

Bobosse
1959
as Régine / Simone

Christine
1958
as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf

Women Are Talkative
1958
as Nicole

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Rachelle

Demoniac
1957
as Hélène Vanaux

Castle of the Banned Lovers
1956
as Lucrezia Cenci

Her Bridal Night
1956
as Judith Aurigault

Napoleon
1955
as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais

Thirteen at the Table
1955
as Madeleine Villardier

The Impure Ones
1954
as Michèle

House of Ricordi
1954
as Virginia Marchi

The Love of a Woman
1953
as Marie Prieur

La Dame aux camélias
1953
as Marguerite Gauthier

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Mrs. de Pompadour

It Happened in the Park
1953
as Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)

Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951
as Lea Mariotte

Under My Skin
1950
as Paule Manet

American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
as Jeanne Martinez

The Last Days of Pompeii
1950
as Hélène

All Roads Lead to Rome
1949
as Laura Lee

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Devil in the Flesh
1947
as Marthe Grangier

The Chips Are Down
1947
as Eve Charlier

Angel and Sinner
1945
as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"

Paris Frills
1945
as Micheline Lafaurie

Twilight
1944
as Félicie Nanteuil

Secrets of a Ballerina
1943
as Clara Biondi

Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
as Micheline

Fantastic Night
1942
as Irène

The Beautiful Adventure
1942
as Françoise Pimbrache

Parade in 7 Nights
1941
as Irène Morillon

Foolish Husbands
1941
as Adélaïde Barbier

Comedy of Happiness
1940
as Lydia

They Were Twelve Women
1940
as Lucie

The French Way
1940
as Claire Ancelot

Four Flights to Love
1939
as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan

Vous seule que j'aime
1939

Girls in Distress
1939
as Jacqueline Presle

Petite peste
1939

I Sing
1938
as (uncredited)

The Spanking
1937
as (uncredited)