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
Beau Pere
(1981)
la Maîtresse de maison
Deep Red
(1975)
Helga Ulmann
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Traunitz
Tender Cousins
(1980)
Juliens Mutter
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Madeleine
The Married Woman
(1964)
Charlotte
Belle de Jour
(1967)
Renée
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
(2012)
Alice Fabre (old)
Bolero: Dance of Life
(1981)
Magda Kremer
Meeting Venus
(1991)
Miss Malikoff
Chinese In Paris
(1974)
Madeleine
Late Night Trains
(1975)
The Lady on the Train
Happiness Never Comes Alone
(2012)
Fanfan Keller
Délit mineur
(1994)
Vagabond
(1985)
Mme Landier
Full Filmography
Acting
The Itchy Palm
(1960)
Yvette
Adorable menteuse
(1962)
Sophie
Love on a Pillow
(1962)
Raphaële
Sign of the Lion
(1962)
La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
(1963)
Jacqueline Edwards
Sweet and Sour
(1963)
La striptisiste
The Married Woman
(1964)
Charlotte
The Little Misses
(1964)
Caroline
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
(1964)
Nicole
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
(1964)
Nicole
Rampage at Apache Wells
(1965)
Lizzy
The Defector
(1966)
Frieda Hoffmann
Pop Age
(1966)
Self
Belle de Jour
(1967)
Renée
Horizon
(1967)
Elisa
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)
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
(1975)
Deep Red
(1975)
Helga Ulmann
Il registratore
(1975)
Ms. Collins
The Man of the Winds
(1975)
Anna
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
(1976)
baronessa Valeria Lamia
Peccatori di provincia
(1976)
Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Traunitz
Pasión
(1977)
Bianca
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
(1977)
principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Una donna di seconda mano
(1977)
Clelia, la madre di Simona
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
(1977)
Barbara
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
(1978)
Vera
Your Turn, My Turn
(1978)
Marianne
Rock 'n Roll
(1978)
Annalisa
Ridendo e scherzando
(1978)
Susy
Robert et Robert
(1978)
Agathe
Le rose di Danzica
(1979)
Elvira von Lehner
Night of The Flowers
(1979)
Macha
Tender Cousins
(1980)
Juliens Mutter
Beau Pere
(1981)
la Maîtresse de maison
Bolero: Dance of Life
(1981)
Magda Kremer
Le bonheur des tristes
(1981)
Madeleine
Le Crime d'amour
(1982)
Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
L'Apprentissage de la ville
(1982)
La mère
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Madeleine
For Those I Loved
(1983)
Martin's Mother
Le Grand Carnaval
(1983)
Mme Armande Labrouche
Wild Animals
(1984)
Sylvia
Vagabond
(1985)
Mme Landier
Les Rois du gag
(1985)
Jacqueline
The Chicks
(1985)
Françoise
Duet for One
(1986)
Anya
Follow My Gaze
(1986)
La femme à l'ouvre boîte
La Vouivre
(1989)
La rodinet
Meeting Venus
(1991)
Miss Malikoff
The Cocottes
(1991)
Mme. Rose
A Simple Story
(1991)
La vedova del Roccella
Fish Soup
(1992)
Caterina
Double Vision
(1992)
Mrs. Perfect
L'éternel mari
(1993)
Claudia
Le Don
(1993)
Margherita
Berlin '39
(1993)
Madame Vic
Délit mineur
(1994)
Son of Gascogne
(1995)
Self
A Crucial Test
(1996)
Catherine
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
(1998)
Madame Beauvier
Belle Grand-Mère
(1998)
Babou
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
Ten Minutes from Naturists
(2012)
Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
Seasons of Love
(2012)
Henriette Marcenat
Happiness Never Comes Alone
(2012)
Fanfan Keller
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
Mr. Stein Goes Online
(2017)
Marie
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
(2017)
(voice)
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