Mylène Demongeot


Mylène Demongeot is a French actress with a career spanning six decades. She has appeared in 72 films since 1953.

Career

Demongeot gained fame and adulation for her portrayal of Abigail Williams in the Franco-East German production The Crucible, 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 as Milady de Winter and in comedies like Fantômas directed by André Hunebelle.
In the US, she co-starred with David Niven in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse. In Britain she co-starred in several comedies, including It's A Wonderful World and Upstairs and Downstairs.
She was also nominated for César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 36 Quai des Orfèvres and La Californie.
Between September 2013 and June 2014, she was a columnist member of the radio show Les Grosses Têtes by Philippe Bouvard on RTL.
She is a member of the honor committee of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity.

Personal life

Demongeot was born in Nice, Southern France. She was married to director Marc Simenon from 1968 until his death in 1999.
Mylène Demongeot is the daughter of Alfred Jean Demongeot, born on January 30, 1897 in Nice and Claudia Troubnikova, born May 17, 1904 In Kharkov. She has a half-brother, Leonid Ivantov, born in Kharbin on December 17, 1925, from the first marriage of her mother.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1953Children of LoveNicoleLéonide Moguy
1955Frou-FrouThe mistressAugusto Genina
1955School for LoveThe vocalistMarc Allégret
1955Papa, maman, ma femme et moiThe woman at the doorJean-Paul Le Chanois
1956Quand vient l'amourMichelineMaurice Cloche
1956It's A Wonderful WorldGeorgie DuboisVal Guest
1957The CrucibleAbigail WilliamsRaymond RouleauKarlovy Vary International Film Festival - Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
1957Une manche et la belleÉva DollanHenri Verneuil
1958Cette nuit là...Sylvie MalletMaurice Cazeneuve
1958Bonjour tristesseElsaOtto Preminger
1958Be Beautiful But Shut UpVirginie DumayetMarc Allégret
1959Le vent se lèveCatherine MouginYves Ciampi
1959Women are WeakSabineMichel Boisrond
1959Bad Girls Don't CryLauraMauro Bolognini
1959The Giant of MarathonAndromedaJacques Tourneur & Mario Bava
1959Upstairs and DownstairsIngridRalph Thomas
1960Love in RomeAnna PadoanDino Risi
1960Under Ten FlagsZiziDuilio Coletti
1961The Three MusketeersMilady de WinterBernard Borderie
1961The Singer Not the SongLocha de CortinezRoy Ward Baker
1961Romulus and the SabinesRéaRichard Pottier
1962Copacabana PalaceZina von RaunacherSteno
1962I Don Giovanni della Costa AzzurraVittorio Sala
1963Girl's ApartmentMélanieMichel Deville
1963Doctor in DistressSonia & Helga StronbergRalph Thomas
1963Gold for the CaesarsPenelopeAndre DeToth & Sabatino Ciuffini
1963Because, Because of a WomanLisetteMichel Deville
1964FantômasHélène GurnAndré Hunebelle
1964Cherchez l'idoleHerselfMichel Boisrond
1965Uncle Tom's CabinHarrietGéza von Radványi
1965Fantômas se déchaîneHélène GurnHaroun Tazieff & André Hunebelle
1965OSS 117 Mission for a KillerAnna-Maria SulzaAndré Hunebelle
1966Tender ScoundrelMurielJean Becker
1967Fantômas contre Scotland YardHélène GurnAndré Hunebelle
1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellGabbyFrank Tashlin
1968Les dossiers de l'agence OMyle HolgaMarc SimenonTV Series
1969The Thirteen ChairsJudyNicolas Gessner
1970The MushroomAnne CalderMarc Simenon
1971L'explosionKatiaMarc Simenon
1972Quelques arpents de neigeLauraDenis Héroux
1973J'ai mon voyage !Madame De ChatiezDenis Héroux
1973Les aventures du capitaine LucknerDaphneFrançois VilliersTV Series
1974Par le sang des autresThe prostituteMarc Simenon
1975Les noces de porcelaineJuliaRoger Coggio
1975Il faut vivre dangereusementLaurenceClaude Makovski
1977L'échappatoireElisabethClaude Patin
1977Recherche dans l'intérêt des famillesAlcine BriantPhilippe ArnalTV Series
1978Douze heures pour mourirGermaineAbder IskerTV Movie
1979Un jour un tueurCécile PallasSerge Korber
1980Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autresMartineMarc SimenonTV Series
1981Signé FuraxMalvinaMarc Simenon
1982MarionMarion TreguierJean PignolTV Series
1983Le bâtardBrigitteBertrand Van Effenterre
1983Flics de chocThe teacherJean-Pierre Desagnat
1983Surprise PartyGeneviève LambertRoger Vadim
1984Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un MalheurThe bench womanMichel Gérard
1984Série noireThe BaronessJacques RouffioTV Series
1986Tenue de soiréeWife in house 3Bertrand Blier
1986Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaireMadame GulderbiltClaude Confortès
1988Big ManFernandeStenoTV Mini-Series
1989The Man Who Lived at the RitzMadame RochaiseDesmond DavisTV Movie
1992Vacances au purgatoireMathildeMarc SimenonTV Movie
1994La Piste du télégrapheMurielLiliane de Kermadec
1994MinderMadeleineKen HannamTV Series
1995Chien et chatAnnabelle MontbrialMarc SimenonTV Series
1997L'Homme idéalGuillemetteXavier Gélin
2004VictoireThe motherStéphanie Murat
2004Red LightsThe summer camp directorCédric Kahn
200436 Quai des OrfèvresManou BerlinerOlivier MarchalNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2005Tokyo TowerThe governessTakashi Minamoto
2005La tête hauteLa TineGérard Jourd'huiTV Movie
2006CampingLaurette PicFabien Onteniente
2006French CaliforniaKatiaJacques FieschiNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007Les toits de ParisThérèseHuner Saleem
2007Le fantôme du lacLouise PerreauPhilippe NiangTV Movie
2009TricheuseMadame VallardinJean-François Davy
2009Oscar and the Lady in PinkLilyÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt
2010Camping 2Laurette PicFabien Onteniente
2011Si tu meurs, je te tueGenevièveHuner Saleem
2011Maman !The motherHélène de FougerollesShort
2013On My WayFanfanEmmanuelle Bercot
2013La balade de LucieThe motherSandrine RayTV Movie
2013Les mauvaises têtesVirginiePierre IsoardTV Movie
2014Des roses en hiverMadeleineLorenzo GabrieleTV Movie
2015No LimitChristine LibératiLudovic Colbeau-JustinTV Series
2016Camping 3Laurette PicFabien Onteniente
20163 Mariages et un coup de foudreMamitaGilles de MaistreTV Movie
2017The MidwifeRolandeMartin Provost
2017CaïnJacqueline BenedettiBertrand ArthuysTV Series
2018InfidèleGiuliaDidier Le PêcheurTV Mini-Series
2018A l'intérieurRose Da CostaVincent LannooTV Series

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirector
1958Dangerous CornerJohn Boynton PriestleyRaymond Rouleau
1968GugusseMarcel AchardMichel Roux
1988SalomeOscar WildeFrancis Sourbié
1988Caviale e lenticchieGiulio Scarnicci & Renzo TarabusiJacques Rosny
1992The Secretary BirdWilliam Douglas-HomePierre Mondy
1992Piège pour un homme seulRobert ThomasRobert Thomas
1994ElectraJean GiraudouxRaymond Gérôme
1994Un homme presséBernard ChartreuxJean-Pierre Vincent
2000BecketJean AnouilhDidier Long
2017Love LettersA. R. GurneyStéphanie Fagadau