At one time, the film about the beautiful Angelica won the hearts of Soviet viewers. Yes, what's there - this picture has found fans all over the globe, and the image of the golden-haired beauty has broken men's hearts for several decades. Back in 1964, the first part of the saga about the fatal beauty was released, and the main role in it was played by a young Frenchwoman Michelle Mercier. We decided to show a photo of what the actress Michelle Mercier looks like from the movie "Angelica, Marquis of Angels" now.
A bit of history
The star of French cinematography was born on January 1, 1939 and began acting at the age of 18. The girl dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but the meeting with the great Charlie Chaplin changed everything. He saw great potential in the girl and recommended that she learn English in order to go to conquer the Hollywood expanses. Before filming the acclaimed "Angelica", the actress had already had several very successful projects, including the films "Do you love Brahms?", "A Thousand and One Nights" and "Shoot the Pianist".
Mercier was not supposed to play in a historical drama, in her place could be Catherine Deneuve, Brigi Bardot and Marina Vlady. But by the will of fate, all these actresses were engaged in films that seemed more interesting and promising to them. So, Michelle, who in real life was a brunette, got the role of a golden-haired beauty.
Personal life
The film about a poor aristocrat was applauded at the premiere by Coco Chanel herself. But everyone knows the success story of the picture, but only a few people know what happened to the actress afterwards.
Michelle Mercier is now over 80 years old and looks great for her age. "Angelica" made her popular overnight, but brought a lot of suffering. And this was especially true of his personal life. All men perceived her as a screen image.
Mercier has been married four times and has never found true happiness in any of the marriages. Michelle's first husband, Andre Smaggi, worked as an assistant director and devoted all his time to work. This ultimately served as a reason for divorce. The woman's second choice was the racer Claude Burilo. This was followed by a marriage with American businessman Adrian Yanko. This relationship could become a real happiness for the actress, but soon the man died of cancer.
The fourth husband of the actress was no more, no less - the prince, Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi. But the princess barely managed to feel Michelle with him. The man put his beautiful wife in a golden cage and forbade meeting with friends, acting in films and leading a bohemian lifestyle. The movie star couldn't even accept flowers from her fans.
This marriage could not last forever, and soon Nicolo and Michelle divorced. The childless actress decided to live in a small house near Cannes and lead a quiet, measured life there.
Michelle Mercier now
For many, she will remain a poor, beautiful aristocrat Angelica with a languid look, but we decided to show the photo and tell how the actress Michelle Mercier looks from the movie "Angelica, Marquis of Angels" now. At the moment, the French star is writing a memoir and believes that her personal life was ruined by the image of a beauty with languid eyes, in whom the whole world was in love, but not a single man could perceive her as an ordinary woman.