Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier , born Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier (born January 1, 1939 in Nice , France ) is a French actress .
Life
Michèle Mercier is the daughter of a pharmacist and an Italian. She began as a ballet dancer at the Opéra de Nice and went on to become a solo dancer. At seventeen she went to the Paris Opera Ballet under Roland Petit and took private acting lessons.
After initially small roles in French films, some film people were aware of the talented actress (among other things she played the Clarisse at the side of Charles Aznavour in François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player ), eventually by Bernard Borderie discovered was, and he with her shot the Angélique series (based on the books by Anne Golon ). The films had an immense success, but on the other hand, the image of 'Angélique' stuck to her.
In the 70s, only minor roles followed in second-rate films, heralding the end of her acting career. From 2000 onwards she published several books dealing with herself, her role as 'Angélique' and other topics.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: Lucifer's daughter (Retour de manivelle) - directed by Denys de La Patellière
- 1957: Mädchenfalle (Donnez-moi ma chance) - Director: Léonide Moguy
- 1959: An angel on earth (Mademoiselle Ange)
- 1959: The nights of love of Lucrezia Borgia (Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia) - Director: Sergio Grieco
- 1960: Fury at Smuggler's Bay
- 1960: Inspector Kent hunts brisk dolls (Le Saint mène la danse)
- 1960: Shoot the Pianist (Tirez sur le pianiste)
- 1961: Do you love Brahms? (Goodbye again)
- 1961: Aladdin's Adventure (Le meraviglie di Aladino)
- 1961: Women for the Devil's Island (Le prigioniere dell'isola del diavolo)
- 1961: Avengers of the Seas (Il giustiziere dei mari)
- 1962: The millions of a hunted (L'aine des ferchaux)
- 1963: The three faces of fear (I tre volti della paura) - Director: Mario Bava
- 1963: Amore in four dimensions (Amore in quattro dimensioni)
- 1963: The girl La Pupa (La pupa)
- 1963: I mostri
- 1963: Crazy Summer (Frenesia dell'estate)
- 1963: Thursday (Il giovedi)
- 1963: The millions of a hunted (L 'Aîné des Ferchaux)
- 1964: Angélique (Angélique, marquise des Anges)
- 1964: Staatsaffären (A Global Affair) - Director: Jack Arnold
- 1965: Angélique, Part 2 (Merveilleuse Angélique)
- 1965: Casanova '70 (Casanova '70)
- 1965: Lord of Brassac Castle (Le Tonnerre de Dieu) - Director: Denys de La Patellière
- 1965: Our husbands (I nostri mariti)
- 1965: The unfaithful lover (La Seconde vérité)
- 1966: Angélique and the King (Angélique et le roi)
- 1966: That certain something for women (Come imparai ad amare le donne) - Director: Luciano Salce
- 1966: Heße Nights (Soleil noir) - Directed by Denys de La Patellière
- 1967: The oldest trade in the world (Le plus vieux métier du monde)
- 1967: Indomitable Angélique (Indomptable Angélique)
- 1968: Angélique and the Sultan (Angélique et le sultan)
- 1968: Cemetery without crosses (Une corde, un colt)
- 1968: Lady Hamilton - Between shame and love
- 1970: Two Granite Guys (You Can't Win 'Em All)
- 1971: Dracula in the Castle of Secrets (Nella stretta morsa del ragno)
- 1971: Roma bene - Love and Sex in Rome (Roma bene) - Director: Carlo Lizzani
- 1972: Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild)
- 1978: Götz von Berlichingen with the iron hand
- 1984: Jeans Tonic - Director: Michel Patient
- 1998: La Rumbera - Director: Piero Vivarelli
Books
- Angelique a coeur perdu: autobiography (1979)
- Angéliquement votre (2000)
- Je ne suis pas Angélique (2002)
Web links
- Michèle Mercier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Detailed biography and filmography with photo (German)
- Books by Michèle Mercier (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mercier, Michèle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mercier, Jocelyne Yvonne Renée (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice , France |