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Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Actor · Born September 3, 1940 · Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]

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Biography

Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina (born 3 September 1940), known by her stage name Macha Méril, is a French actress and writer. Méril is descended by her father from the Russian princely house Gagarin and by her mother from a Ukrainian noble family. She appeared in 125 films between 1959 and 2012, including films directed by Jean-Luc Godard (A Married Woman / Une femme mariée), Luis Buñuel (Belle de jour), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Chinese Roulette). She also appeared in the Quebec television series Lance et Compte. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Helga Ulmann in Dario Argento's Deep Red and in Aldo Lado's Night Train Murders (1975). Description above from the Wikipedia article Macha Méril,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 102

2020s

  1. 2024

    Les Boules de Noël

    Simone

  2. 2023

    Enquête parallèle

    Colette Chaperot · 5 episodes

  3. 2022

    The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine

    Movie

  4. Michel Legrand, enchanted music

    Movie

  5. 2021
  6. La Dernière Partie

    Louise

  7. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Unexpected Child

    Christine

  2. 2017

    Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris

    (voice)

  3. Mr. Stein Goes Online

    Marie

  4. 2016

    Alliances rouge sang

    Béatrice

  5. 2014

    La Trouvaille de Juliette

    Juliette

  6. 2012
  7. Seasons of Love

    Henriette Marcenat

  8. 2011

    The Nights of Alice

    Bettina

2000s

  1. 2007

    René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement

    Évelyne Baylet

  2. 2006

    Mademoiselle Gigi

    Mamita

  3. 2004

    Clochemerle

    Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche

  4. 2003

    Bel-Ami

    Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel

  5. Belle grand mère, La Trattoria

    Joséphine, dite « Babou »

  6. 2001

    Méditerranée

    Carla Valbonne · 5 episodes

  7. 2000

    Le sciamane

    Claudia's mother

1990s

  1. 1998

    Belle Grand-Mère

    Babou

  2. A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    Madame Beauvier

  3. 1997
  4. 1996

    A Crucial Test

    Catherine

  5. 1994

    Délit mineur

    Madeleine

  6. 1993

    Berlin '39

    Madame Vic

  7. L'éternel mari

    Claudia

  8. 1992

    Double Vision

    Mrs. Perfect

  9. Fish Soup

    Caterina

  10. 1991

    Meeting Venus

    Miss Malikoff

  11. A Simple Story

    La vedova del Roccella

  12. The Cocottes

    Mme Rose

1980s

  1. 1989

    Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin

    Tatiana · 1 episode

  2. La Vouivre

    La rodinet

  3. 1988

    La Trajectoire amoureuse

    La babouchka

  4. 1987

    Chez le médecin

    Mme Desrues

  5. 1986

    Duet for One

    Anya

  6. Follow My Gaze

    La femme à l'ouvre boîte

  7. 1985
  8. Colette

    Colette · 3 episodes

  9. Les Rois du gag

    Jacqueline

  10. Au nom de tous les miens

    Mère de Martin · 8 episodes

  11. 1984
  12. 1983

    Le Grand Carnaval

    Mme Armande Labrouche

  13. For Those I Loved

    Martin's Mother

  14. 1982

    Le Crime d'amour

    Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont

  15. L'Apprentissage de la ville

    Luc's mother

  16. 1981

    Le bonheur des tristes

    Madeleine

  17. Le rose di Danzica

    Elvira · 3 episodes

  18. Bolero

    Magda Kremer

  19. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    La promessa

    Signora Heller · 2 episodes

  2. Le rose di Danzica

    Elvira von Lehner

  3. Morte a passo di valzer

    Lady Flora Drayton · 3 episodes

  4. Night of The Flowers

    Macha

  5. 1978

    Rock 'n Roll

    Annalisa

  6. Ridendo e scherzando

    Susy

  7. Robert et Robert

    Agathe

  8. Tanto va la gatta al lardo...

    Vera

  9. Your Turn, My Turn

    Marianne

  10. 1977

    A Second Hand Lady

    Clelia, la madre di Simona

  11. Emmenez-moi au Ritz

    Barbara

  12. Ride bene... chi ride ultimo

    principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini

  13. Pasión

    Bianca

  14. 1976

    Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe

    baronessa Valeria Lamia

  15. Peccatori di provincia

    Vincenzina Lo Curcio

  16. 1975

    Son tornate a fiorire le rose

    Linda De Simone

  17. Il registratore

    Ms. Collins

  18. The Man of the Winds

    Anna

  19. The Last Day of School Before Christmas

    Egle

  20. 1974

    Amore mio non farmi male

    Linda De Simone

  21. Chinese In Paris

    Madeleine

  22. 1972

    We Won't Grow Old Together

    Françoise

  23. 1971

    We Are All in Temporary Liberty

    Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi

  24. 1970

    Conjugal Love

    Leda

1960s

  1. 1968

    Don't Play with Martians

    Maryvonne Guéguen

  2. Wall Engravings

    Jeanne Delaître

  3. 1967
  4. Horizon

    Elisa

  5. 1966
  6. 1965

    Rampage at Apache Wells

    Lizzy

  7. 1964

    The Married Woman

    Charlotte

  8. The Little Misses

    Caroline

  9. Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

    Nicole

  10. Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

    Nicole

  11. 1963

    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

    Jacqueline Edwards

  12. Sweet and Sour

    La striptisiste

  13. 1962

    Love on a Pillow

    Raphaële

  14. Sign of the Lion

    La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)

  15. Adorable Liar

    Sophie

  16. 1960

    The Itchy Palm

    Yvette

Produced 2

1960s

  1. 1969

    Pigsty

    Co-Producer

  2. 1968

    Wall Engravings

    Producer

Appearances28

2020s

  1. 2026

    Vieillir et jouir sans entraves

    Self - Actress / Writer

  2. 2025

    The Veiled Lady

    Herself

  3. 2024

    Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

    Self - Actress

  4. 2023

    Godard Cinema

    Self

  5. 2022

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  6. Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear

    Self

  7. Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée

    Self

  8. 2021

    Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort

    self

  9. 2020

    Les secrets de François Truffaut

    Self

2010s

  1. 2018

    Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

    Self

  2. Cannes 1968, révolution au palais

    Self

  3. 2015

    Folie passagère

    Self · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2008

    Guy Gilles

    Self

  2. 2006
  3. 2003

    Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments

    Self - Interviewee

1990s

  1. 1999

    Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon

    Self

  2. 1998
  3. 1995

    Son of Gascogne

    Self

  4. 1993

1960s

  1. 1966

    Pop Age

    Self

  2. 1965

    Dim Dam Dom

    Self · 1 episode

No release date

  1. Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Veiled Lady

    Thanks