Cast

Michèle Morgan

1920 – 2016

Active years (films on this site)

1938–1963

Genres

DramaCrimeRomanceFilm-NoirMystery

Schools and movements

French Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaBritish CinemaFrench New Wave

Directors worked with

Marcel Carné1 filmJean Delannoy1 filmCarol Reed1 filmRené Clair1 filmClaude Chabrol1 film

Biography

Michèle Morgan was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was the inaugural winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, she was given an honorary César Award for her contributions to French cinema.

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Awards and honours

International

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1946
• Officer of the National Order of Merit 1975
• Honorary César 1992
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 1996
• Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit 2004
• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 2013
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

National / local

• Victoires du cinéma français 1950
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1960

5 films on this site

1. Port of Shadows 1938 · Marcel Carné · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. La Symphonie pastorale 1946 · Jean Delannoy · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
3. The Fallen Idol 1948 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. The Grand Maneuver 1955 · René Clair · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
5. Landru 1963 · Claude Chabrol · IMDb 6.4 · Cast