Michèle Mercier, (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress.^[1] In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like  Although she appeared in more than fifty films, it is for her role as "Angélique" that she is best known in the world.

 

 安琪莉這位絕色佳人的命運真是歧嶇坎坷，每個男人看到她都想要佔為己有，然而佔有她的人後來都會淪落到萬劫不復的地步。從地方上的貴族到各國的國王，她被無數的男人佔有，被無數的男人互相爭奪，但她的心裡卻始終深愛著她的丈夫，她在苦難之中不屈不撓的精神讓無數的觀眾為之感動不已。

 
女主角蜜雪兒梅茜剛踏入電影圈時大多是演出一些小角色，直到她飾演《百劫紅顏》的安琪莉之後才成為大明星，後來她主演的幾部電影就都沒有那麼成功，因此她和安琪莉是幾乎可以畫上等號的。

 

 

She needed a role which could make her a star. It was in 1963, when it was decided to make a movie of the sensational novel "Angélique", that Michèle got her chance. Many actresses were approached to play the role of Angélique. Producer Francis Cosne wanted Brigitte Bardot for the part. She refused. Annette Stroyberg was considered next, but judged not sufficiently well-known. Catherine Deneuve was too pale, Jane Fonda spoke French with an American accent, and Virna Lisi was busy in Hollywood. The most serious actress considered was Marina Vlady. She almost signed a contract, but Mercier won the role after trying out for it - she did not appreciate this very much since she was being treated like a beginner at a time when she was already well known in Italy. At the time she was contacted to play Angélique, she had already acted in over twenty films. During the next four years she made five sequels which enjoyed astonishing success. However the role of Angélique, "the Marquise of the Angels", was both a blessing and a curse. It catapulted her to almost instant stardom, rivalling Brigitte Bardot in celebrity and popularity, but the character of Angélique overshadowed all other aspects of her career. By the end of the 1960s, the names Angélique and Michèle Mercier were synonymous.