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'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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.52 |
| Birthday | 1923-01-11 |
| Place of Birth | Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France |
| Also Known As |
1960
The Door Slams
0/0
Between a whimsical wife, two insolent girls, a son who is engaged in strange chemical experiments and a mother-in-law who is being courted by a rich...
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The Door Slams
1959
The Magnificent Tramp
7.027/37
Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.
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The Magnificent Tramp
1963
Squeak-squeak
6.809/170
Léonard Monestier owns a large fortune, alas his wife Cynthia made a bad investment in a worthless oil concession. Far from letting this get him down,...
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Squeak-squeak
1982
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
5.433/15
An official's earlier rise to power had some sordid aspects that are about to be uncovered by the death of his uncle. While he is trying to contain an...
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Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1988
The Seasons of Pleasure
4.5/17
Charles and Emmanuelle organize as every year, the congress of perfumers who distribute their products in their castle. Garibaldi, their mutilated and...
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The Seasons of Pleasure
1983
Gramps Is in the Resistance
6.872/375
It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do...
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Gramps Is in the Resistance
1976
La facture
5.5/3
Noëlle is a woman who succeeds in everything. In addition, she is blessed with incredible luck. But one day, she questions herself, convinced one day...
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La facture
1954
Peek-a-boo
4.9/36
A small-town policeman is informed that "naked women" are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Being the guardian of public morals that he i...
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Peek-a-boo
1992
Ville à vendre
4.5/4
A man comes to a small town in France and witness the apparent murder of a woman pharmacist. He teams up with the victim's vulgar assistant to try to...
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Ville à vendre
1954
The Scheming Women
5.2/12
The renowned theatre manager, Paul Rémy, is accused by his general secretary Andrieux of having killed his partner. On the advice of his wife Mona, Pa...
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The Scheming Women
1960
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
6.1/12
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, an...
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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1969
Call Me Mathilde
8.5/2
Mathilde de Blanzac is abducted on her way home from an evening at the opera with her wealthy industrialist husband. Her pathetic pieds-nickelés kidna...
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Call Me Mathilde
1962
Tartarin de Tarascon
4.6/5
A well-to-do bourgeois, Tartarin lives in Tarascon, a small southern town, among friends who, like him, love hunting "à la casquette", gossip, aperiti...
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Tartarin de Tarascon
1963
Who Stole the Body?
6.5/2
Edouard and Félix work in a real estate agency. One day, they are threatened with dismissal if they don't manage to sell a very isolated house to an e...
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Who Stole the Body?
1959
You Have Nothing to Declare?
5.8/4
Married against her will to the Comte de Trivelin, Paulette Dupont shares her anxieties with her childhood friend Labaule. Warned too late to prevent...
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You Have Nothing to Declare?
1987
Lily et Lily
8/3
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Lily et Lily
1958
Honey, Scare Me
2.5/2
A crime story writer comes to the French Alps for vacation. However, an envelope given by a strange man, would put him in a conflict between two teams...
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Honey, Scare Me
1991
Pièce montée
8/1
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Pièce montée
1987
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
4.2/24
On the day he loses his job in advertising agency, Gérard Floque returns home to find that his infant daughter has been arrested for drugs trafficking...
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The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
1964
Que personne ne sorte
5/2
Set between Christmas and New Year, the film told the story of six criminals who kidnap an ambassador's daughter and await the ransom; enter Monsieur...
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Que personne ne sorte
1962
How to Succeed in Love
2.5/2
Bernard, a young, serious publisher of religious books, finds himself embroiled in amusing and eventful adventures with Sophie, a wacky twist dancer....
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How to Succeed in Love
1990
La Femme fardée
5.5/4
Marivaudages of a privileged group embarked on the "Narcissus" for a musical cruise in company of the famous diva La Doria.
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La Femme fardée
1964
How Do You Like My Sister?
0/0
The brother of a delinquent schoolboy falls in love with his teacher and intrigues to make him reciprocate her love, and succeeds.
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How Do You Like My Sister?
1974
Madame Sans-Gêne
0/0
Catherine Hubscher, laundress, saves the life of an Austrian nobleman with the complicity of her fiancé, Sergeant Lefebvre, the day when royalty colla...
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Madame Sans-Gêne
1974
Folle Amanda
6.2/3
A former music hall singer, Amanda lives day by day while remaining optimistic. Short of money, she wants to publish her memoirs. But her ex-husband P...
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Folle Amanda
1983
Potiche
7.3/3
Suzanne Pujol is the submissive wife of a rich industrialist who is as unpleasant with his family as with his workers. Following a strike in the compa...
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Potiche
1966
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
3/1
In order to appoint his new right-hand man, a CEO decides to organize a weekend with all the candidates.
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Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
1959
The Motorcycle Cops
5/3
Marc, a motorcycle brigadier, is engaged to the charming Véronique. But his future brother-in-law, the clumsy Roger, leader of a Sunday motorcycle gan...
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The Motorcycle Cops
1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
6.8/23
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours,...
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Royal Affairs in Versailles
1988
To Our Late Husband
4.5/2
The widow of a thief learns that the chateau she lives in has a fortune in gold hidden somewhere.
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To Our Late Husband
1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
3.6/5
The leader of a nudist camp enlists the help of left-wing militant when he mistakenly believes he should receive the Legion of Honor.
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Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1982
Coup de soleil
0/1
Valentine Matignon is a renowned perfumer, "nose". She has had a relationship for 15 years with Gérard, and is about to break up because she is bored....
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Coup de soleil
1978
Le pont japonais
8/1
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Le pont japonais
1979
Féfé de Broadway
5.5/2
Maria, a great tragedian, has desires for radical change in her career. Singing, dancing, changing registers and getting younger: it has become an obs...
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Féfé de Broadway
1984
J'ai deux mots à vous dire
2/1
After a depression that cost her a hospital stay, a music hall singer recounts her career and her problems as a woman.
Between 2 phone calls and 14 s...
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J'ai deux mots à vous dire
1961
On purge bébé
8/1
Mr. Follavoine plans to supply the French army with chamber pots. In preparation for this lucrative contract, he invites a doctor from the Ministry of...
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On purge bébé
1955
Les deux font la paire
3.5/2
Two third-rate actors, longing to be famous, try to make the headlines by feigning a murder.
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Les deux font la paire
2020
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
5/3
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Les 60 ans du one-man-show
1984
Croque-monsieur
0/0
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Croque-monsieur
2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
0/0
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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
1963
People in Luck
5.6/27
A light French comedy of 5 segments.
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People in Luck
1991
Both Sides of the Street
1/1
Marie has always been somewhat independent and is considered by some to be a bit of a tomboy. Though she is not quite a teenager, her photographer fat...
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Both Sides of the Street
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
5.7/33
A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.
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The Sheep Has Five Legs
1958
Vive les vacances
0/0
Roger and Jeannot, two jolly good fellows, are workers in a car factory. When the summer holidays come they merrily mount their scooter and head for t...
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Vive les vacances
1959
Julie la rousse
1/1
The artist Edouard Lavigne falls in love with a young girl but must quickly leave her because her parents are opposed to this relationship. Edourd's s...
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Julie la rousse
1955
Villa Sans-Souci
0/0
The whimsical Jean Latour wins a competition for a month's holiday on the Côte d'Azur. When he arrives at the "Villa Sans Souci", he discovers that th...
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Villa Sans-Souci
1957
Burning Fuse
4.7/9
Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He c...
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Burning Fuse
1960
The Heirs
6/1
Rival brother and sister Gaëtan and Chantal, the last heirs of the late billionaire financier Omar Porassis, use every trick in the book to try and cl...
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The Heirs
1965
The Real Bargain
1/1
The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He sells it to the young mathematics teacher Jacques Denzac w...
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The Real Bargain
1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
6.069/29
Armand, a boastful womaniser, makes a bet that he can seduce any girl he wants. He soon crosses paths with a beautiful Parisian divorcee, who is nothi...
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