Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant.[1] She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935.[2] While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the British films Against the Wind (1948) and The Dancing Years (1950).[3]
Gisèle Préville | |
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| Born | 11 December 1918 |
| Died | 26 November 2006 (aged 87) Villiers-le-Bel, Val d'Oise, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936-1987 (film) |
Partial filmography
- Adventure in Paris (1936) - Solange Surnisse
- Beethoven's Great Love (1936) - (uncredited)
- White Cargo (1937) - Béatrice Blanco
- Trois artilleurs au pensionnat (1937)
- Prison sans barreaux (1938) - Alice
- Trois artilleurs en vadrouille (1938) - Monique Chabert
- Mother Love (1938) - La jeune fille
- Cocoanut (1939) - Nathalie
- Nightclub Hostess (1939) - Lucienne Noblet
- Paris-New York (1940) - Jane Billingham
- Melody for You (1942) - Irène Daniel
- Two Timid Souls (1943) - Cécile Vancouver
- Vautrin (1943) - Madame de Maufrigneuse
- Trente et quarante (1946) - Aurélia
- The Adventures of Casanova (1947) - Esther Van Hope
- Counter Investigation (1947) - Odette Marchal
- Mirror (1947) - Anna Lussac
- Criminal Brigade (1947) - Christine
- Against the Wind (1948) - Julie
- Return to Life (1949) - Lilian (segment 2 : "Le retour d'Antoine")
- The Dancing Years (1950) - Maria Zeidler
- The Turkey (1951) - Maguy Pacarel
- Les mousquetaires du roi (1951)
- It Happened All Night (1960) - Madame Lenormand
- The President (1961)
- Five Miles to Midnight (1962) - Mrs. Harrington
- A Time for Loving (1972) - Amie Isadore (uncredited)
- The Witness (1978) - Louise Maurisson
- Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981) - Dr. Jekyll's mother
- Nuit docile (1987) - L'amie de Simone Dubois (final film role)
References
Bibliography
- Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.