Jacqueline Maillan
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-01-11
- Died:
- 1992-05-12
- Place of birth:
- Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France
Biography
Jacqueline Jeanne Paule Maillan (11 January 1923 - 12 May 1992) was a French actress with a career spanning almost five decades, known primarily for her forty theatre productions, she also appeared in more than fifty films (1947 to 1992) and is remembered as one of the greatest comedic thespians of her generation and even nicknamed "The Louis de Funès in skirt". After working on the classics of French theatre, she excelled in playing exuberant, strong and powerful women in vaudeville and boulevard on stage or in such films as Jean-Marie Poiré's cult Gramps Is in the Resistance (French: Papy fait de la résistance,1983) before pioneering stand-up in France. Her husband Michel Emer, who was Edith Piaf's composer, helped her hide her bisexuality (if not her sole homosexuality) from the public as they lived as a 'free couple' when it was then deeply stigmatized during the 1950s and 1960s. She was made a Chevalier (French: Knight) of the Légion d'honneur and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Source: Article "Jacqueline Maillan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Ville à vendre
Pièce montée
Both Sides of the Street
La Femme fardée
Stars 90
Palace
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
To Our Late Husband
The Seasons of Pleasure
Lily et Lily
Sacrée soirée
Nulle part ailleurs
Matin Bonheur
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Croque-monsieur
J'ai deux mots à vous dire
Potiche
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Coup de soleil
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Champs-Elysées
Féfé de Broadway
Le pont japonais
La facture
30 millions d'amis
Numéro un
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Midi Première
Madame Sans-Gêne
Folle Amanda
Midi trente
Call Me Mathilde
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
The Real Bargain
Que personne ne sorte
How Do You Like My Sister?
L'échelle
Squeak-squeak
People in Luck
Who Stole the Body?
Tartarin de Tarascon
How to Succeed in Love
On purge bébé
The Door Slams
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
The Heirs
You Have Nothing to Declare?
Julie la rousse
The Magnificent Tramp
The Motorcycle Cops
Discorama
P.L.M
Vive les vacances
Honey, Scare Me
Burning Fuse
The Grand Manoeuvre
Villa Sans-Souci
Les deux font la paire
Peek-a-boo
The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Scheming Women
Royal Affairs in Versailles