Mylène Demongeot

Mylène Demongeot
Demongeot at the César Award during the 1990s
Born	Marie-Hélène Demongeot 29 September 1935 (1935-09-29) (age 76) Nice, France
Years active	1953–present
Spouse	Marc Simenon (1968–1999) (his death)

Mylène Demongeot (born on 29 September 1935 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French actress, who has appeared in 72 films since 1953. She was born Marie-Hélène Demongeot in Nice, Southern France.^[1]

Demongeot gained fame and adulation for her portrayal of Abigail Williams in the Franco-East German production The Crucible (1957), for which she was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Most Promising Newcomer to Film. The blonde actress has performed in adventures like Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) as Milady de Winter and in comedies like Fantômas (1964) directed by André Hunebelle. In the US she has co-starred with David Niven in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse (1958). She was also nominated for César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004) and La Californie (2006).

She was married to director Marc Simenon from 1968 until his death in 1999.

Selected filmography

Frou-Frou (1955) It's a Wonderful World (1956) The Crucible (1957) Bonjour Tristesse (1958) Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) The Three Musketeers (1961) Il ratto delle sabine (1961) Doctor in Distress (1963) Fantômas (1964) OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965) 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004) La Californie (2006)

Portrait in 2008

References

Notes

1. ^ Extrait de naissance 2317/1935 (source : Les Gens du Cinéma) — Dans ses mémoires, Mylène Demongeot précise elle-même son jour de naissance, soit le 29 septembre.

Bibliography

• Demongeot, Mylène (September, 2001). Tiroirs secrets. Paris: Le Pré aux Clercs. ISBN 2842281314. 

External links

• Mylène Demongeot at the Internet Movie Database
• Mylène Demongeot at AllRovi
• Mylène Demongeot at AlloCiné
• Mylène Demongeot - Personal Website

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Name	Demongeot, Mylene
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Date of birth	29 September 1935
Place of birth	Nice, France
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