Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the British films Against the Wind (1948) and The Dancing Years (1950).Hayward p.242
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.
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