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Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Actress
101 years (Aug 22, 1922 – Feb 21, 2024)Paris, France
Micheline Presle counts as a veteran of both film and television whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. 'Chouchou' is the other credit most often cited. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 89 years. 'Donkey Skin' is where the largest audience met her.
Micheline Presle counts as a veteran of both film and television whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. 'Chouchou' is the other credit most often cited. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 89 years. 'Donkey Skin' is where the largest audience met her.
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Rue Mandar
la tante
★ 5.3
2013
Just Like Brothers
Grandmother
★ 6.6
2012
Hitler in Hollywood
Micheline Presle
★ 6.2
2011
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Huguette
★ 5.5
2010
Going South
La grand-mère
★ 5.7
2009
A Man and His Dog
Femme
★ 5.8
2009
A Day at the Museum
Liliane
★ 4.5
2008
Vous êtes de la police ?
Jane Latour-Jackson
2007
Grabuge!
Gisèle Lenoir
★ 6.0
2005
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Micheline Presle still alive?
Micheline Presle passed away on February 21, 2024 at age 101.
What are the most famous roles of Micheline Presle?
Micheline Presle is best known for roles in Donkey Skin, Chouchou, Just Like Brothers.
How many movies has Micheline Presle been in?
Over a 87-year career (since 1937), Micheline Presle has appeared in 123 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Micheline Presle's first movie?
The career of Micheline Presle began with The Spanking (1937).
What is Micheline Presle's most recent movie or series?
Micheline Presle's most recent release is Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic, which premiered on December 19, 2018.
What TV shows has Micheline Presle appeared in?
On television, Micheline Presle has appeared in The Count of Monte Cristo, Combat!, H, Tales of the Unexpected.
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Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle
1922-08-22 · Paris, France

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.

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