Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier at age 49
Born
Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier

(1939-01-01) 1 January 1939
Nice, France
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active1957–present
Spouse(s)André Smagghe
(1961–1967)
Claude Bourillot
(1968–1976)

Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Mario Bava, Peter Collinson and Ken Annakin. Her leading men have included Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Charles Aznavour, Robert Hossein, Charles Bronson, Tony Curtis and Charlton Heston. She has appeared in over fifty films, and is best known for her starring role in Angelique, Marquise des Anges.