Presle, Micheline (1922—)

French actress. Name variations: Micheline Michel; Micheline Prelle. Born Micheline Chassagne on August 22, 1922, in Paris, France; married William Marshall, an American actor (divorced).

Selected filmography:

Je chante (1938); Jeunes Filles en Détresse (1939); Paradis perdu (Four Flights to Love, 1940); Histoire de Rire (Foolish Husbands, 1941); La Comédie du Bonheur (1942); La Nuit fantastique (1942); La Belle Aventure (Twilight, 1945); Félicie Nanteuil (1945); Falbalas (Paris Frills, 1945); Boule de Suif (Angel and Sinner, 1945); Le Diable au Corps (Devil in the Flesh, 1947); Les Jeux sont faits (The Chips Are Down, 1947); Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi (Sins of Pompeii, 1948); Under My Skin (US, 1950); An American Guerilla in the Philippines (US, 1950); Adventures of Captain Fabian (US, 1951); La Dame aux Camélias (1953); L'Amour d'une Femme (1954); Si Versailles m'était conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles, 1954); Villa Borghese (It Happened in the Park, 1954); Casa Ricordi (House of Ricordi, 1954); Napoléon (1955);Beatrice Cenci (1956); Les Louves (Demoiaque, 1957); Blind Date (Chance Meeting, UK, 1959); Une Fille pour l'Eté (Mistress for the Summer, 1960); L'Amant de Cinq Jours (The Five Day Lover, 1961); Les Grandes Personnes (Time Out for Love, 1961); L'Assassino (The Lady Killer of Rome, 1961); If a Man Answers (US, 1962); Les Sept Péchés capitaux (Seven Capital Sins, 1962); Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (The Devil and the Ten Commandments, 1962); Vénus Impériale (1962); The Prize (US, 1963); La Chasse à l'Homme (Male Hunt, 1964); La Religieuse (The Nun, 1965); Je vous salue Mafia (Hail! Mafia, 1965); Le Roi de Coeur (King of Hearts, 1966); Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel (1970); Peau d'Ane (Donkey Skin, 1970); Le Petroleuses (The Legend of Frenchy King, 1971); L'Evénement le plus important depuis que l'Homme a marché sur la Lune (A Slightly Pregnant Man, 1973); L'Oiseau Rare (1973); Eulallie quitte les Champs (1974); Mord pas on t'aime (1976); Nea (1976); Le Diable dans la Boîte (Your Turn, My Turn, 1978); Certains Nouvelles (1979); Démons de Midi (1979); Tout Dépend des Files (1980); Le Sanq des Autres (The Blood of Others, 1984); Les Fausses Confidences (1984); Beau Temps mais orageux en fin de Journée (Good Weather But Stormy Late This Afternoon, 1986); Le Chien (1986); Alouette je te plumerai (1988); I Want to Go Home (1989); La Fête des Pères (1990); Après Aprés-Demain (1990).

Born in Paris in 1922 and convent educated, actress Micheline Presle made her screen debut at 16 under the name Micheline Michel and attained almost instant success. Her career peaked in the late 1940s, following her role opposite French actor Gérard Philipe in Devil in the Flesh (1947), the story of an older woman who falls in love with a younger man. In the wake of international acclaim, she made a number of Hollywood films, but failed to interest American moviegoers. She continued her career in Europe, returning to Hollywood intermittently, notably in If a Man Answers (1962) and The Prize (1963).