Icon of the 1960s, Michèle Mercier is, and will remain, the unforgettable Angélique de Sancé, marquise of angels. Exiled from film sets since 2013, the 86-year-old actress now lives far from the cameras, in her little corner of paradise.
Now aged 86, Michèle Mercier, whose real name is Jocelyne Yvonne Renée, experienced a global explosion in her acting career in the mid-1960s. Star of the saga Angelic Marquise of Angelsit has released no less than five sequels, all of which have generated several million entries at the box office.
Michele Mercier : where does she live now “with happiness” ?
But, in the long run, the icon of the sixties got tired, trying to break away from this very demanding role. She then exported her career to the United States, before returning to France, this time to the theater. From November 5, and for a month, the one who began her career at the age of fifteen in a film by Maurice Chevalier will be honored in an exhibition at the Miramar space in Cannes. A consecration for the actress who knows the city of festivals like the back of her hand.
And for good reason, if Michèle Mercier was born in Nice, it was in Cannes that she set down her bags many years ago. And that she found the peace she had sought for so long after the crazy success of the films that propelled her to the forefront! “I was born happily in Nice, and I live happily in Cannes, with the sun as my witness. Today, I am moving up the ranks, and am doubly decorated with elegance”the actress declared in March 2024 when receiving, from the hands of the mayor of Cannes, the badge of the Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honor.
What happens to Michèle Mercier?
If she deserted film sets, and theater boards, in 2013 after a rather brief appearance in the France 2 mini-series The Katz FamilyMichèle Mercier nonetheless remains an essential figure in French cinema, in France and across the Atlantic.
However, she has decided to live as a recluse in her Cannes home, and now avoids public outings and red carpets. No one knows if Michèle Mercier will make an appearance on November 5 at the launch of the exhibition dedicated to her by her great friend, the journalist Henry-Jean Servat…
