Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and

Miss France Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it ...

in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the British films '' Against the Wind'' (1948) and ''

The Dancing Years ''The Dancing Years'' is a musical with book and music by Ivor Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall. The story takes place in Vienna, from 1911 until 1938. It follows the life of a penniless Jewish composer and his love for two women of di ...

'' (1950).Hayward p.242

Partial filmography

* ''

Adventure in Paris ''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lou ...

'' (1936) - Solange Surnisse * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''

White Cargo ''White Cargo'' is a 1942 film drama starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon, which was in turn adapted from ...

'' (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 ''Nightclub Hostess'' (French title: ''L'Entraîneuse'') is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by Albert Valentin. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Gisèle Préville, J ...

'' (1939) - Lucienne Noblet * ''

Paris-New York ''Paris-New York'' (French: ''Paris New-York'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande, Claude Heymann and Georges Lacombe. It stars Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon and André Lefaur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Cité ...

'' (1940) - Jane Billingham * ''Mélodie pour toi'' (1942) - Irène Daniel * ''

Two Timid Souls ''Two Timid Souls'' (french: Les Deux Timides) is a 1928 French silent film comedy directed by René Clair, and based on the 1860 play ''Les Deux Timides'' by Eugène Labiche. It was made by the Films Albatros production company.McGerr p.224 T ...

'' (1943) - Cécile Vancouver * ''

Vautrin Vautrin is a character from the novels of French writer Honoré de Balzac in the ''La Comédie humaine'' series. His real name is Jacques Collin . He appears in the novels '' Le Père Goriot'' (Father Goriot, 1834/35) under the name Vautrin, a ...

'' (1943) - Madame de Maufrigneuse * ''Trente et quarante'' (1946) - Aurélia * ''Les aventures de Casanova'' (1947) - Esther Van Hope * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) - Odette Marchal * '' Miroir'' (1947) - Anna Lussac * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1947) - Christine * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) - Julie * ''

Return to Life ''Return to Life'' (french: Retour à la vie) is a 1949 French drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Dréville (who directed the last two parts). It was entered into the ...

'' (1949) - Lilian (segment 2 : "Le retour d'Antoine") * ''

'' (1950) - Maria Zeidler * ''

The Turkey "The Turkey" is an early short story by the American author Flannery O'Connor Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as we ...

'' (1951) - Maguy Pacarel * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * ''

It Happened All Night ''It Happened All Night'' (in French: ''Affaire d'une nuit'') is a 1960 French film directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Pascale Petit, Roger Hanin, Pierre Mondy and with the participation of Brigitte Bardot. Cast * Pascale Petit : Christine ...

'' (1960) - Madame Lenormand * '' The President'' (1961) * ''

Five Miles to Midnight ''Five Miles to Midnight'' (French: ''Le Couteau dans la plaie'', literally ''The Knife in the wound'') is a 1962 Franco-Italian international co-production drama film produced and directed by Anatole Litvak. It starred Sophia Loren and Anthony ...

'' (1962) - Mrs. Harrington * ''

A Time for Loving ''A Time for Loving'' is from an original screenplay by the French playwright Jean Anouilh, commissioned by the producer Anatole de Grunwald before he died in 1967, which was finally produced by his younger brother Dimitri de Grunwald with Ch ...

'' (1972) - Amie Isadore (uncredited) * '' The Witness'' (1978) - Louise Maurisson * ''

Docteur Jekyll et les femmes ''Docteur Jekyll et les femmes'' is a 1981 horror film directed by Walerian Borowczyk. The film is a variation on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' and stars Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, H ...

'' (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.

External links

* 1918 births 2006 deaths French film actresses French television actresses Beauty pageant contestants Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses Models from Paris {{France-actor-stub