
Macha Méril
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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.
Known for
Credits

Beau Pere (1981)
as la Maîtresse de maison

Belle de Jour (1967)
as Renée

Tender Cousins (1980)
as Mère de Julien

The Defector (1966)
as Frieda Hoffmann

Deep Red (1975)
as Helga Ulmann

Vagabond (1985)
as Madame Landier

Chinese Roulette (1977)
as Traunitz

Deadly Circuit (1983)
as Madeleine Beauvoir

Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
as Lizzy

Bel-Ami (2003)
as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel

Duet for One (1986)
as Anya

The Chicks (1985)
as Françoise

The Married Woman (1964)
as Charlotte

Bolero (1981)
as Magda Kremer

Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012)
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick

Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
as Fanfan Keller

Late Night Trains (1975)
as The Lady on the Train

Wild Animals (1984)
as Sylvia

3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012)
as Alice Fabre (old)

Seasons of Love (2012)
as Henriette Marcenat

Double Vision (1992)
as Mrs. Perfect

Mr. Stein Goes Online (2017)
as Marie

Love on a Pillow (1962)
as Raphaële

Chinese In Paris (1974)
as Madeleine

Wall Engravings (1968)
as Jeanne Delaître

Meeting Venus (1991)
as Miss Malikoff

Les Rois du gag (1985)
as Jacqueline

Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
as Mme Armande Labrouche

We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
as Françoise

Sign of the Lion (1962)
as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)

La Vouivre (1989)
as La rodinet

Emmenez-moi au Ritz (1977)
as Barbara

Your Turn, My Turn (1978)
as Marianne

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
as Madame Beauvier

Godard Cinema (2023)
as Self

Sweet and Sour (1963)
as La striptisiste

For Those I Loved (1983)
as Martin's Mother

Berlin '39 (1993)
as Madame Vic

Les Boules de Noël (2024)
as Simone

Adorable Liar (1962)
as Sophie

Follow My Gaze (1986)
as La femme à l'ouvre boîte

Horizon (1967)
as Elisa

A Second Hand Lady (1977)
as Clelia, la madre di Simona

The Cocottes (1991)
as Mme Rose

The Nights of Alice (2011)
as Bettina

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves (2026)
as Self - Actress / Writer

Conjugal Love (1970)
as Leda

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024)
as Self - Actress

Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975)
as Linda De Simone

Pasión (1977)
as Bianca

Robert et Robert (1978)
as Agathe

Le Crime d'amour (1982)
as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
as Nicole

Son of Gascogne (1995)
as Self

Peccatori di provincia (1976)
as Vincenzina Lo Curcio

A Simple Story (1991)
as La vedova del Roccella

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
as Jacqueline Edwards

Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021)
as self

Don't Play with Martians (1968)
as Maryvonne Guéguen

Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978)
as Vera

Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977)
as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini

Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976)
as baronessa Valeria Lamia

Amore mio non farmi male (1974)
as Linda De Simone

Le rose di Danzica (1979)
as Elvira von Lehner

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003)
as Self - Interviewee

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)
as Self

The Itchy Palm (1960)
as Yvette

The Unexpected Child (2019)
as Christine

Rock 'n Roll (1978)
as Annalisa

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
as Nicole

Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (2022)
as Self

Belle belle belle (2020)
as Lili

The Last Day of School Before Christmas (1975)
as Egle

Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018)
as Self

Belle grand mère, La Trattoria (2003)
as Joséphine, dite « Babou »

Le sciamane (2000)
as Claudia's mother

We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971)
as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi

L'éternel mari (1993)
as Claudia

Ridendo e scherzando (1978)
as Susy

Alliances rouge sang (2016)
as Béatrice

La Trouvaille de Juliette (2014)
as Juliette

A Crucial Test (1996)
as Catherine

La Dernière Partie (2021)
as Louise

Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear (2022)
as Self

Fish Soup (1992)
as Caterina

Belle Grand-Mère (1998)
as Babou

Mademoiselle Gigi (2006)
as Mamita

Night of The Flowers (1979)
as Macha

Délit mineur (1994)
as Madeleine

René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement (2007)
as Évelyne Baylet

Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
as Self

The Little Misses (1964)
as Caroline

Clochemerle (2004)
as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche

Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris (2017)
as (voice)

Pop Age (1966)
as Self

The Man of the Winds (1975)
as Anna

L'Apprentissage de la ville (1982)
as Luc's mother

Le bonheur des tristes (1981)
as Madeleine

Guy Gilles (2008)
as Self

Il registratore (1975)
as Ms. Collins

Michel Legrand, enchanted music (2022)
Actor
Le Don (1993)
as Margherita

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine (2022)
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