Michèle Morgan Overview

Biography

Michèle Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel on Feb. 29, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. By age 15, she was so devoted to a career in acting that she left home to study under Le Cours Simon drama school founder René Simon, paying for courses via background work in films. After a slew of nonspeaking parts, Morgan was discovered...

Biography

Michèle Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel on Feb. 29, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. By age 15, she was so devoted to a career in acting that she left home to study under Le Cours Simon drama school founder René Simon, paying for courses via background work in films. After a slew of nonspeaking parts, Morgan was discovered...