Biography
Claire Maurier (born 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, southwest of France. She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film The 400 Blows. Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film La Cuisine au beurre. In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film La Cage aux Folles as Simone. In 1981, she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for A Bad Son. She played Madeleine, a seductive older woman. In 2001, she gained international recognition when she starred as Mme. Suzanne, the owner of the Café des 2 Moulins, the Montmartre bistro where the titular character Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain). The film became the highest-grossing French-language film released in the United States. The film won four César Awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 2005, she starred as Maryse Berthelot in the French comedy series Faites comme chez vous!. In 2010, she played the neglectful mother of Gérard Dépardieu's character Germain in Jean Becker's film My Afternoons with Margueritte. Source: Article "Claire Maurier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Acted in 63
2010s
- 2013
La Famille Katz
Milly Cohen · 6 episodes
- 2012
La Guerre du Royal Palace
Hortense Verdier
- 2010
Paris Express
L'experte
2000s
- 2008
TOC TOC
Marie
- 2007
La Vie d'artiste
l'agent d'Alice
Ambitious
Mme Zahn
- 2006
Family Hero
Colette
Granny boom
Grand-mère
- 2003
The Car Keys
Old Lady in Park
The Birch-Tree Meadow
Ginette
- 2001
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Man of My Life
Nelly
- 1996
Family Resemblances
La mère
1980s
- 1986
Appelez-moi Fouks
Stella
La Berlue
Mathilde
- 1985
Blanche and Marie
Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1984
La vie est trop courte
Cécile
- 1983
Side Roads
Marthe
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
Alice Martell
- 1981
L'Amant de Bornéo
Régine
- 1980
A Bad Son
Madeleine
1970s
- 1979
The City of Silences
Muriel
- 1978
The Little Wheedlers
La mère de Sophie
Le Rabat-joie
Armance Dupon
- 1977
- 1976
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
Lise
- 1974
Impossible Is Not French
Mauricette Brisset, l'épouse de Louis
- 1973
The Hostage Gang
Nelly Cerutti
- 1971
Cash-Cash
Caroline Sinclair
- 1970
La Brune que voilà
Christine
1960s
- 1969
A Very Curious Girl
Irène
- 1966
Vive la vie
Esther · 145 episodes
- 1965
Don Quijote von der Mancha
Die Herzogin / la duchesse · 4 episodes
When the Pheasants Pass
Micheline Camus
Don Quijote
Die Herzogin
- 1964
Requiem pour un caïd
Jeannette Sorel
- 1963
- 1962
Sweet Ecstasy
Claire
- 1961
Les Livreurs
Bédélia
Daniella by Night
Esmerelda
Desperate Flight
Marina Larsen
- 1960
Rendezvous
Claire Médina-Etiévant
A Mistress for the Summer
Viviane
Take Me As I Am
June Chalmers
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Back to the Wall
Ghislaine
- 1957
- 1956
Tonight the Skirts Fly
Le mannequin espagnol
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
TV
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Paquita
- 1953
La belle de Cadix
Alexandrine Dupont
Les vacances finissent demain
Movie
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid
- 1952
Rayés des vivants
A girl
This Rascal of Anatole
Germaine de la Boëtie
Appearances1
1970s
- 1975
