Jacqueline Maillan

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

Sacrée soirée

Champs-Elysées

Midi Première

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Numéro un

Discorama

All Movies (51)

Les 60 ans du one-man-show2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)2009 · as Self (archive footage)
Ville à vendre1992 · as Delphine Martinet, la pharmacienne
Pièce montée1991 · as Françoise Lumière
Both Sides of the Street1991 · as Mrs. Yvette
La Femme fardée1990 · as Edma Bautet-Lebrêche
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale1988 · as Henriette Brulard
To Our Late Husband1988 · as Hermione
The Seasons of Pleasure1988 · as Jacqueline Garibaldi
Lily et Lily1987 · as Lily et Déborah Dacosta
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque1987 · as Mammy
Croque-monsieur1984 · as Coco Baisos
J'ai deux mots à vous dire1984 · as Self
Potiche1983 · as Suzanne Pujol
Gramps Is in the Resistance1983 · as Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »
Coup de soleil1982 · as Valentine
Is There a Frenchman in the House?1982 · as Madame Fluck
Féfé de Broadway1979 · as Maria Brémont
Le pont japonais1978 · as Sarah Jacoby
La facture1976 · as Noëlle
Madame Sans-Gêne1974 · as Catherine Hubscher
Folle Amanda1974 · as Amanda
Call Me Mathilde1969 · as Mathilde de Blanzac
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général1966 · as Thérèse
The Real Bargain1965 · as Maria Ramirez
Que personne ne sorte1964 · as Adelia Plunkett
How Do You Like My Sister?1964 · as Charlotte Varangeot
L'échelle1964 · as Elise
Squeak-squeak1963 · as Cynthia Monestier, la femme de Léonard
People in Luck1963 · as Élisabeth Duchemin (segment "Le Yacht")
Who Stole the Body?1963 · as Gin, English
Tartarin de Tarascon1962 · as Mrs. Bézuquet
How to Succeed in Love1962 · as Edmée Rondeau
On purge bébé1961 · as Julie Follavoine
The Door Slams1960 · as Jacqueline
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century1960 · as Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine
The Heirs1960 · as Chantal
You Have Nothing to Declare?1959 · as Gladys Dupont
Julie la rousse1959
The Magnificent Tramp1959 · as Mme Marjorie
The Motorcycle Cops1959 · as Dance teacher
Vive les vacances1958 · as Babette Berkley
Honey, Scare Me1958 · as The spy Natacha Dubrovno
Burning Fuse1957 · as Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
The Grand Manoeuvre1955 · as Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor
Villa Sans-Souci1955 · as Adélaïde Legardon
Les deux font la paire1955 · as Olga
Peek-a-boo1954 · as Mme Maillan, la directrice de la salle
The Sheep Has Five Legs1954 · as Figurante
The Scheming Women1954 · as une danseuse
Royal Affairs in Versailles1953 · as Visitor (uncredited)

All TV Shows (14)

Stars 901990 · as Self
Palace1988 · as Docteur Hélène Swift
Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self (archive footage)
Nulle part ailleurs1987 · as Self
Matin Bonheur1987 · as Self
Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
Numéro un1975 · as Self
Numéro un1975 · as Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
Midi Première1975 · as Self
Midi trente1972 · as Self
Discorama1959 · as Self