Skip to content
MovieCove
Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Actor · Died February 21, 2024, aged 101 · 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1922
Died
February 21, 2024 (aged 101)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 149 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 1% in 30 days

What are Micheline Presle's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 7 · Dark 6

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 3

Steady 13 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 9

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0

Casual 18 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Hero
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
10
Warm
11
Tense
9
Joyful
9
Melancholic
10
Other
25

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Micheline Presle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Micheline Presle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

149 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Will Show My Breasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jeanne

  • Rue Mandar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as la tante

  • Just Like Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Grandmother

  • Bankable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Granny

  • Hitler in Hollywood(2010)

    as Micheline Presle

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Thelma, Louise et Chantal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Huguette

  • Going South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as La grand-mère

  • A Man and His Dog(2008)

    as Femme

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Musée haut, musée bas(2008)

    as Liliane

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Vous êtes de la police ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jane Latour-Jackson

  • Grabuge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gisèle Lenoir

  • Le Voyageur sans bagage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mme Renaud

  • France Boutique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nicole

  • Saltimbank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mrs. Saltim

  • Anna in Corsica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Marie

  • Chouchou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as La mère de Stanislas

  • La Vie au grand air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Claire Lacombe

  • Vertiges de l'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as La mère de Vincent

  • Tender Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Juliette

  • Transfixed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Violette Ancelin

  • Charming Fellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bélise

  • Le coeur à l'ouvrage(2000)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Un enfant, un secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marthe

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mamie

  • The Journey to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Madame Dubosc

  • Venus Beauty Institute(1999)

    as Tante Maryse

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Elle-même (l'actrice)

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Madame de Saint-Méran

  • Grève party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Madame Raymonde

  • Should Not!... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as la "mère" de Bernard

  • A Chef in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Marcelle Ichak

  • The Voyage of Penelope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hermine

  • Diary of a Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Diane

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    as Mother Superior

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Casque bleu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gisèle

  • Something Fishy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mrs. Loussine

  • Fanfan(1993)

    as Maude

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Point d'orgue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Avril Espart

  • My Name is Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Luce

  • Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mme Donnadieu

  • Epiphany Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Germaine et Marie-Louise

  • Seul face au crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Maria

  • Après après-demain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as La voisine

  • Fathers' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mireille Miran

  • I Want to Go Home(1989)

    as Isabelle Gauthier

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • In inniger Feindschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gloria Maieul

  • Mignon Has Left (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Prof. Girelli

  • Lark, I'll Pluck You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lady with jewels

  • Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jacqueline

  • Qui trop embrasse... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as La mère de Christian

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • Les Fausses Confidences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mme Argente

  • The Blood of Others(1984)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Simone

  • Thieves After Dark(1983)

    as Genevieve

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • At the Top of the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mathilde

  • Archipelago of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The mother (segment "Remue-ménage")

  • L'âge d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Tante Mathilde

  • Certaines nouvelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hélène

  • It All Depends on Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Betty

  • Out of Whack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Carmen

  • Démons de midi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Rose

  • S'il vous plaît... la mer ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Lagrue

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • We Forget Everything! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Madame Courdevey

  • Va voir maman, papa travaille(1978)

    as Valentine Vatrin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Devil in the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Madame Aubert

  • Nea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Helen Ashby

  • Don't Bite, We Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Psychologist

  • La Vie de Marianne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mme. de Miran

  • The Broken Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mother

  • The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Star Belladonna

  • The Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bessie

  • Two Big Girls in Pyjamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Laurence

  • La Gueule de l’emploi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Micheline Presle

  • A Slightly Pregnant Man(1973)

    as Dr Delavigne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Devil in the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc

  • The Legend of Frenchie King(1971)

    as Aunt Amelie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Donkey Skin(1970)

    as The Red Queen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Earth Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as L'Antiquaire

  • Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Madame de Séryeuse

  • The Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mme de Moni

  • King of Hearts(1966)

    as Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Les Saintes Chéries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 39 episodes · as Ève Lagarde

  • Hail! Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Daisy

  • Les Pieds nickelés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Paméla Van Der Mèche

  • Male Hunt(1964)

    as Isabelle Lartois

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Dark Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Monique Bouvier

  • The Prize(1963)

    as Denise Marceau

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Teuf-teuf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Bamboo Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Angèle Brissac

  • Imperial Venus(1962)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • If a Man Answers(1962)

    as Germaine Stacy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Annette

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Micheline Allan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Law of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Sophie Givier

  • Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)

    as Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Red and the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Madame de Rénal

  • Seduction Of The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as La marchesa

  • The Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Adalgisa De Matteis

  • Five Day Lover(1961)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Time Out for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Michele

  • Mistress of the World - Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mrs. Latour

  • Mistress of the World(1960)

    as Madame Latour

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • The Baron of the Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Perle Germain-Joubert

  • A Mistress for the Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Paule

  • Blind Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Jacqueline Cousteau

  • Bobosse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Régine / Simone

  • Christine(1958)

    as Baroness Lena Eggersdorf

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Women Are Talkative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Nicole

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachelle

  • Demoniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Hélène Vanaux

  • Her Bridal Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Judith Aurigault

  • Castle of the Banned Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lucrezia Cenci

  • Thirteen at the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Madeleine Villardier

  • Napoleon(1955)

    as Queen Hortense de Beauharnais

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • House of Ricordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Virginia Marchi

  • The Impure Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Michèle

  • It Happened in the Park(1953)

    as Valeria Valenzano (segment "Gli Amanti")

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Royal Affairs in Versailles(1954)

    as Mrs. de Pompadour

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Love of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Marie Prieur

  • La Dame aux camélias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Marguerite Gauthier

  • Adventures of Captain Fabian(1951)

    as Lea Mariotte

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Under My Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Paule Manet

  • The Last Days of Pompeii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Hélène

  • All Roads Lead to Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Laura Lee

  • Devil in the Flesh(1947)

    as Marthe Grangier

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Chips Are Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Eve Charlier

  • Angel and Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Élisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de suif"

  • Paris Frills(1945)

    as Micheline Lafaurie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Twilight(1944)

    as Félicie Nanteuil

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Secrets of a Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Clara Biondi

  • Le soleil a toujours raison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Micheline

  • The Beautiful Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Françoise Pimbrache

  • Fantastic Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Irène

  • Foolish Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Adélaïde Barbier

  • Parade in 7 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Irène Morillon

  • Comedy of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lydia

  • The French Way(1940)

    as Claire Ancelot

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Four Flights to Love(1939)

    as Janine Mercier / Jeannette Leblan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Vous seule que j'aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Petite peste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Girls in Distress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jacqueline Presle

  • Je chante(1938)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Spanking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 149 titles from 1937 to 2013; peak year 1994.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19372013

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1945Screen debut· Paris Frills
  • 1947First top-billed film· Devil in the Flesh
  • 1947Breakout· Devil in the Flesh

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting149 of 149: 149 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s20 · acting1960s26 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 28 roles
45657500

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Micheline Presle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed16

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Micheline Presle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Micheline Presle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Boulanger shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers