
Jacqueline Maillan
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Midi Première
1975
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Midi trente
1972
as Self

Discorama
1959
as Self

Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self

30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self

Stars 90
1990
as Self

Palace
1988
as Docteur Hélène Swift
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Movies (50)

Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Visitor (uncredited)

The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982
as Madame Fluck

Squeak-squeak
1963
as Cynthia Monestier, la femme de Léonard

The Seasons of Pleasure
1988
as Jacqueline Garibaldi

Peek-a-boo
1954
as Mme Maillan, la directrice de la salle

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988
as Henriette Brulard

The Scheming Women
1954
as une danseuse

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine

The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Figurante

The Door Slams
1960
as Jacqueline

Call Me Mathilde
1969
as Mathilde de Blanzac

People in Luck
1963
as Élisabeth Duchemin (segment "Le Yacht")

La Femme fardée
1990
as Edma Bautet-Lebrêche

Que personne ne sorte
1964
as Adelia Plunkett

How to Succeed in Love
1962
as Edmée Rondeau

Ville à vendre
1992
as Delphine Martinet, la pharmacienne

To Our Late Husband
1988
as Hermione

Julie la rousse
1959

Burning Fuse
1957
as Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper

The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
1987
as Mammy

How Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Charlotte Varangeot

The Real Bargain
1965
as Maria Ramirez

Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
1966
as Thérèse

The Magnificent Tramp
1959
as Mme Marjorie

Both Sides of the Street
1991
as Mrs. Yvette

Les 60 ans du one-man-show
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Villa Sans-Souci
1955
as Adélaïde Legardon

Madame Sans-Gêne
1974
as Catherine Hubscher

Who Stole the Body?
1963
as Gin, English

Potiche
1983
as Suzanne Pujol

Folle Amanda
1974
as Amanda

Féfé de Broadway
1979
as Maria Brémont

Coup de soleil
1982
as Valentine

Honey, Scare Me
1958
as The spy Natacha Dubrovno

You Have Nothing to Declare?
1959
as Gladys Dupont

Tartarin de Tarascon
1962
as Mrs. Bézuquet

La facture
1976
as Noëlle

The Motorcycle Cops
1959
as Dance teacher

The Heirs
1960
as Chantal

Croque-monsieur
1984
as Coco Baisos

Le pont japonais
1978
as Sarah Jacoby

Vive les vacances
1958
as Babette Berkley

On purge bébé
1961
as Julie Follavoine

J'ai deux mots à vous dire
1984
as Self

Les deux font la paire
1955
as Olga

Pièce montée
1991
as Françoise Lumière

Lily et Lily
1987
as Lily et Déborah Dacosta
About Jacqueline Maillan
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'… With 62 credits spanning from 1953 to 2020, Jacqueline Maillan has appeared in 50 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jacqueline Maillan Movies
- Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983) — as Héléna Bourdelle dit « La Bourdelle »
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — as Visitor (uncredited)
- The Grand Manoeuvre (1955) — as Jeanne Duverger, sister of Victor
- Is There a Frenchman in the House? (1982) — as Madame Fluck
- Squeak-squeak (1963) — as Cynthia Monestier, la femme de Léonard
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