Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her father from the Russian princely house Gagarin and by her mother from a Ukrainian noble family. She has appeared in 119 films between 1959 and 2007, including roles in films directed by Jean-Luc Godard (Une femme mariée, 1964), Luis Buñuel (Belle de jour, 1967) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Chinese Roulette, 1976). She also played in the Quebec series Lance et Compte.
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Known For
Deep Red
(1975)
Helga Ulmann
Beau Pere
(1981)
la Maîtresse de maison
The Married Woman
(1964)
Charlotte
Tender Cousins
(1980)
Juliens Mutter
Belle de Jour
(1967)
Renée
Late Night Trains
(1975)
The Lady on the Train
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Traunitz
Happiness Never Comes Alone
(2012)
Fanfan Keller
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Madeleine
Vagabond
(1985)
Mme Landier
Bolero: Dance of Life
(1981)
Magda Kremer
Sign of the Lion
(1962)
La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
(1964)
Nicole
Le Grand Carnaval
(1983)
Mme Armande Labrouche
Full Filmography
Acting
The Itchy Palm
(1960)
Yvette
Love on a Pillow
(1962)
Raphaële
Adorable menteuse
(1962)
Sophie
Sign of the Lion
(1962)
La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Sweet and Sour
(1963)
La striptisiste
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
(1963)
Jacqueline Edwards
The Married Woman
(1964)
Charlotte
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
(1964)
Nicole
The Little Misses
(1964)
Caroline
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
(1964)
Nicole
Rampage at Apache Wells
(1965)
Lizzy
The Defector
(1966)
Frieda Hoffmann
Pop Age
(1966)
Self
Horizon
(1967)
Elisa
Belle de Jour
(1967)
Renée
Wall Engravings
(1968)
Jeanne Delaître
Don't Play with Martians
(1968)
Maryvonne Guéguen
Conjugal Love
(1970)
Leda
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
(1971)
We Won't Grow Old Together
(1972)
Françoise
Chinese In Paris
(1974)
Madeleine
Amore mio non farmi male
(1974)
Late Night Trains
(1975)
The Lady on the Train
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
(1975)
Deep Red
(1975)
Helga Ulmann
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
(1975)
The Man of the Winds
(1975)
Anna
Il registratore
(1975)
Ms. Collins
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
(1976)
baronessa Valeria Lamia
Peccatori di provincia
(1976)
Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Traunitz
Una donna di seconda mano
(1977)
Clelia, la madre di Simona
Pasión
(1977)
Bianca
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
(1977)
principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
(1977)
Barbara
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
(1978)
Vera
Robert et Robert
(1978)
Agathe
Your Turn, My Turn
(1978)
Marianne
Rock 'n Roll
(1978)
Annalisa
Ridendo e scherzando
(1978)
Susy
Le rose di Danzica
(1979)
Elvira von Lehner
Night of The Flowers
(1979)
Macha
Tender Cousins
(1980)
Juliens Mutter
Bolero: Dance of Life
(1981)
Magda Kremer
Le bonheur des tristes
(1981)
Madeleine
Beau Pere
(1981)
la Maîtresse de maison
L'Apprentissage de la ville
(1982)
La mère
Le Crime d'amour
(1982)
Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
For Those I Loved
(1983)
Martin's Mother
Le Grand Carnaval
(1983)
Mme Armande Labrouche
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Madeleine
Wild Animals
(1984)
Sylvia
The Chicks
(1985)
Françoise
Les Rois du gag
(1985)
Jacqueline
Vagabond
(1985)
Mme Landier
Duet for One
(1986)
Anya
Follow My Gaze
(1986)
La femme à l'ouvre boîte
La Vouivre
(1989)
La rodinet
The Cocottes
(1991)
Mme. Rose
Meeting Venus
(1991)
Miss Malikoff
A Simple Story
(1991)
La vedova del Roccella
Double Vision
(1992)
Mrs. Perfect
Fish Soup
(1992)
Caterina
Le Don
(1993)
Margherita
Berlin '39
(1993)
Madame Vic
L'éternel mari
(1993)
Claudia
Délit mineur
(1994)
Son of Gascogne
(1995)
Self
A Crucial Test
(1996)
Catherine
Belle Grand-Mère
(1998)
Babou
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
(1998)
Madame Beauvier
Bel-Ami
(1998)
Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
(1999)
Self
Le sciamane
(2000)
Claudia's mother
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
(2003)
Interviewee
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
(2003)
Joséphine, dite « Babou »
Clochemerle
(2004)
Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
Mademoiselle Gigi
(2006)
Mamita
Guy Gilles
(2008)
The Nights of Alice
(2011)
Bettina
Happiness Never Comes Alone
(2012)
Fanfan Keller
Seasons of Love
(2012)
Henriette Marcenat
Ten Minutes from Naturists
(2012)
Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
(2012)
Alice Fabre (old)
La Trouvaille de Juliette
(2014)
Juliette
Alliances rouge sang
(2016)
Béatrice
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
(2017)
(voice)
Mr. Stein Goes Online
(2017)
Marie
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
(2018)
Self
The Unexpected Child
(2019)
Christine
Belle belle belle
(2020)
Lili
La Dernière Partie
(2021)
Louise
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée
(2022)
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear
(2022)
Godard Cinema
(2023)
Self
Enquête parallèle
(2023)
Colette Chaperot
Production