Mylène Demongeot born Marie-Hélène Demongeot; 29 September 1935 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 (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 co-starred with David Niven in Otto Preminger’s Bonjour Tristesse (1958). In Britain she co-starred in several comedies, including It’s A Wonderful World (1956) and Upstairs and Downstairs (1959).
She was also nominated for César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004) and La Californie (2006).
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 (ADMD).
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 (son of Marie Joseph Marcel Demongeot, career soldier, and Clotilde Faussonne di Clavesana, Italian comtesse) and Claudia Troubnikova, born May 17, 1904 In Kharkiv (Ukraine). She has a half-brother, Leonid Ivantov, born in Kharbin (China) on December 17, 1925, from the first marriage of her mother.
Filmography
Mylène Demongeot at the César Award ceremony in 2005
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Children of Love | Nicole | Léonide Moguy | |
| 1955 | Frou-Frou | The mistress | Augusto Genina | |
| School for Love | The vocalist | Marc Allégret | ||
| Papa, maman, ma femme et moi | The woman at the door | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | ||
| 1956 | Quand vient l’amour | Micheline | Maurice Cloche | |
| It’s A Wonderful World | Georgie Dubois | Val Guest | ||
| 1957 | The Crucible | Abigail Williams | Raymond Rouleau | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Actress Nominated – BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles |
| Une manche et la belle | Éva Dollan | Henri Verneuil | ||
| 1958 | Cette nuit là… | Sylvie Mallet | Maurice Cazeneuve | |
| Bonjour tristesse | Elsa | Otto Preminger | ||
| Be Beautiful But Shut Up | Virginie Dumayet | Marc Allégret | ||
| 1959 | Le vent se lève | Catherine Mougin | Yves Ciampi | |
| Women are Weak | Sabine | Michel Boisrond | ||
| Bad Girls Don’t Cry | Laura | Mauro Bolognini | ||
| The Giant of Marathon | Andromeda | Jacques Tourneur & Mario Bava | ||
| Upstairs and Downstairs | Ingrid | Ralph Thomas | ||
| 1960 | Love in Rome | Anna Padoan | Dino Risi | |
| Under Ten Flags | Zizi | Duilio Coletti | ||
| 1961 | The Three Musketeers | Milady de Winter | Bernard Borderie | |
| The Singer Not the Song | Locha de Cortinez | Roy Ward Baker | ||
| Romulus and the Sabines | Réa | Richard Pottier | ||
| 1962 | Copacabana Palace | Zina von Raunacher | Steno | |
| I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra | Vittorio Sala | |||
| 1963 | Girl’s Apartment | Mélanie | Michel Deville | |
| Doctor in Distress | Sonia & Helga Stronberg | Ralph Thomas | ||
| Gold for the Caesars | Penelope | Andre DeToth & Sabatino Ciuffini | ||
| Because, Because of a Woman | Lisette | Michel Deville | ||
| 1964 | Fantômas | Hélène Gurn | André Hunebelle | |
| Cherchez l’idole | Herself | Michel Boisrond | ||
| 1965 | Uncle Tom’s Cabin | Harriet | Géza von Radványi | |
| Fantômas se déchaîne | Hélène Gurn | Haroun Tazieff & André Hunebelle | ||
| OSS 117 Mission for a Killer | Anna-Maria Sulza | André Hunebelle | ||
| 1966 | Tender Scoundrel | Muriel | Jean Becker | |
| 1967 | Fantômas contre Scotland Yard | Hélène Gurn | André Hunebelle | |
| 1968 | The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell | Gabby | Frank Tashlin | |
| Les dossiers de l’agence O | Myle Holga | Marc Simenon | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1969 | The Thirteen Chairs | Judy | Nicolas Gessner | |
| 1970 | The Mushroom | Anne Calder | Marc Simenon | |
| 1971 | L’explosion | Katia | Marc Simenon | |
| 1972 | Quelques arpents de neige | Laura | Denis Héroux | |
| 1973 | J’ai mon voyage ! | Madame De Chatiez | Denis Héroux | |
| Les aventures du capitaine Luckner | Daphne | François Villiers | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1974 | Par le sang des autres | The prostitute | Marc Simenon | |
| 1975 | Les noces de porcelaine | Julia | Roger Coggio | |
| Il faut vivre dangereusement | Laurence | Claude Makovski | ||
| 1977 | L’échappatoire | Elisabeth | Claude Patin | |
| Recherche dans l’intérêt des familles | Alcine Briant | Philippe Arnal | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1978 | Douze heures pour mourir | Germaine | Abder Isker | TV Movie |
| 1979 | Un jour un tueur | Cécile Pallas | Serge Korber | |
| 1980 | Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres | Martine | Marc Simenon | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | Malvina | Marc Simenon | |
| 1982 | Marion | Marion Treguier | Jean Pignol | TV Series (6 Episodes) |
| 1983 | Le bâtard | Brigitte | Bertrand Van Effenterre | |
| Flics de choc | The teacher | Jean-Pierre Desagnat | ||
| Surprise Party | Geneviève Lambert | Roger Vadim | ||
| 1984 | Retenez Moi…Ou Je Fais Un Malheur | The bench woman | Michel Gérard | |
| Série noire | The Baroness | Jacques Rouffio | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1986 | Tenue de soirée | Wife in house 3 | Bertrand Blier | |
| Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire | Madame Gulderbilt | Claude Confortès | ||
| 1988 | Big Man | Fernande | Steno | TV Mini-Series |
| 1989 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Madame Rochaise | Desmond Davis | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Vacances au purgatoire | Mathilde | Marc Simenon | TV Movie |
| 1994 | La Piste du télégraphe | Muriel | Liliane de Kermadec | |
| Minder | Madeleine | Ken Hannam | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1995 | Chien et chat | Annabelle Montbrial | Marc Simenon | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 1997 | L’Homme idéal | Guillemette | Xavier Gélin | |
| 2004 | Victoire | The mother | Stéphanie Murat | |
| Red Lights | The summer camp director | Cédric Kahn | ||
| 36 Quai des Orfèvres | Manou Berliner | Olivier Marchal | Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2005 | Tokyo Tower | The governess | Takashi Minamoto | |
| La tête haute | La Tine | Gérard Jourd’hui | TV Movie | |
| 2006 | Camping | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente | |
| French California | Katia | Jacques Fieschi | Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2007 | Les toits de Paris | Thérèse | Huner Saleem | |
| Le fantôme du lac | Louise Perreau | Philippe Niang | TV Movie | |
| 2009 | Tricheuse | Madame Vallardin | Jean-François Davy | |
| Oscar and the Lady in Pink | Lily | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | ||
| 2010 | Camping 2 | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente | |
| 2011 | Si tu meurs, je te tue | Geneviève | Huner Saleem | |
| Maman ! | The mother | Hélène de Fougerolles | Short | |
| 2013 | On My Way | Fanfan | Emmanuelle Bercot | |
| La balade de Lucie | The mother | Sandrine Ray | TV Movie | |
| Les mauvaises têtes | Virginie | Pierre Isoard | TV Movie | |
| 2014 | Des roses en hiver | Madeleine | Lorenzo Gabriele | TV Movie |
| 2015 | No Limit | Christine Libérati | Ludovic Colbeau-Justin | TV Series (2 Episodes) |
| 2016 | Camping 3 | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente | |
| 3 Mariages et un coup de foudre | Mamita | Gilles de Maistre | TV Movie | |
| 2017 | The Midwife | Rolande | Martin Provost | |
| Caïn | Jacqueline Benedetti | Bertrand Arthuys | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2018 | Infidèle | Giulia | Didier Le Pêcheur | TV Mini-Series |
| A l’intérieur | Rose Da Costa | Vincent Lannoo | TV Series (2 Episodes) |
Theater
Mylène Demongeot at the Festival de Cannes 1990.
Demongeot in 1960
| Year | Title | Author | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Dangerous Corner | John Boynton Priestley | Raymond Rouleau |
| 1968 | Gugusse | Marcel Achard | Michel Roux |
| 1988 | Salome | Oscar Wilde | Francis Sourbié |
| Caviale e lenticchie | Giulio Scarnicci & Renzo Tarabusi | Jacques Rosny | |
| 1992 | The Secretary Bird | William Douglas-Home | Pierre Mondy |
| Piège pour un homme seul | Robert Thomas | Robert Thomas | |
| 1994 | Electra | Jean Giraudoux | Raymond Gérôme |
| Un homme pressé | Bernard Chartreux | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 2000 | Becket | Jean Anouilh | Didier Long |
| 2017 | Love Letters | A. R. Gurney | Stéphanie Fagadau |
Bibliography
- Demongeot, Mylène (September 2001). Tiroirs secrets. Paris: Le Pré aux Clercs. ISBN 2-84228-131-4.