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Mylène Demongeot

French actress

Mylène Demongeot was a French film, television and theatre actress and author with more than 100 credits over seven decades. She became a star at 21 as Abigail Williams in The Crucible, earning a BAFTA nomination and the best actress prize at Karlovy Vary. She played Elsa in Bonjour Tristesse and Milady de Winter in Les Trois Mousquetaires, and has a cult following for the Fantômas trilogy.

Mylène Demongeot appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1964 to 1967. Most of that work is in adventure, comedy and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: André Hunebelle (4), Louis de Funès (3), Jean Marais (3), Robert Dalban (3), Jacques Dynam (3).

Known for

  • The Crucible (1957), Abigail Williams. Made her a star and earned a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
  • Fantômas (1964), Hélène Gurn. The first of the trilogy that gave her a cult following.
  • Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Elsa. Played Elsa in Otto Preminger’s film alongside Deborah Kerr and David Niven.
  • Fantômas se déchaîne (1965), Hélène Gurn. Returned for the second film of the trilogy.
  • Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967), Hélène Gurn. Completed the trilogy in 1967.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Mylène Demongeot been in?
Mylène Demongeot appears in Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967), Fantômas se déchaîne (1965) and Fantômas (1964) on The Remote.
When was Mylène Demongeot born?
Mylène Demongeot was born on 29 September 1935.

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