Jacqueline Maillan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-01-11

Day of death

1992-05-12 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France

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

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Croque-monsieur

    Croque-monsieur

  • Squeak-squeak

    Squeak-squeak

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Stars 90

    Stars 90

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Folle Amanda

    Folle Amanda

  • Honey, Scare Me

    Honey, Scare Me

  • Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs

    The Sheep Has Five Legs

  • Potiche

    Potiche

  • Ville à vendre

    Ville à vendre

  • On purge bébé

    On purge bébé

  • Palace

    Palace

  • Who Stole the Body?

    Who Stole the Body?

  • People in Luck

    People in Luck

  • Tartarin de Tarascon

    Tartarin de Tarascon

  • Gramps Is in the Resistance

    Gramps Is in the Resistance

  • Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

  • Vive les vacances

    Vive les vacances

  • Le pont japonais

    Le pont japonais

  • Peek-a-boo

    Peek-a-boo

  • Madame Sans-Gêne

    Madame Sans-Gêne

  • The Grand Manoeuvre

    The Grand Manoeuvre

  • Royal Affairs in Versailles

    Royal Affairs in Versailles

  • Lily et Lily

    Lily et Lily

  • The Real Bargain

    The Real Bargain

  • Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

  • Coup de soleil

    Coup de soleil

  • The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque

    The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque

  • La Femme fardée

    La Femme fardée

  • Monsieur le Président Directeur Général

    Monsieur le Président Directeur Général

  • Is There a Frenchman in the House?

    Is There a Frenchman in the House?

  • Féfé de Broadway

    Féfé de Broadway

  • The Scheming Women

    The Scheming Women

  • The Magnificent Tramp

    The Magnificent Tramp

  • You Have Nothing to Declare?

    You Have Nothing to Declare?

  • Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

  • Burning Fuse

    Burning Fuse

  • Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

    Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

  • The Motorcycle Cops

    The Motorcycle Cops

  • How Do You Like My Sister?

    How Do You Like My Sister?

  • How to Succeed in Love

    How to Succeed in Love

  • Both Sides of the Street

    Both Sides of the Street

  • Call Me Mathilde

    Call Me Mathilde

  • The Seasons of Pleasure

    The Seasons of Pleasure

  • Julie la rousse

    Julie la rousse

  • Villa Sans-Souci

    Villa Sans-Souci

  • To Our Late Husband

    To Our Late Husband

  • Que personne ne sorte

    Que personne ne sorte

  • The Door Slams

    The Door Slams

  • La facture

    La facture

  • Les 60 ans du one-man-show

    Les 60 ans du one-man-show

  • Les deux font la paire

    Les deux font la paire

  • Pièce montée

    Pièce montée

  • The Heirs

    The Heirs

  • J'ai deux mots à vous dire

    J'ai deux mots à vous dire