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
Deep Red (1975)
as Helga Ulmann
The Defector (1966)
as Frieda Hoffmann
Tender Cousins (1980)
as Mère de Julien
Vagabond (1985)
as Madame Landier
Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
as Lizzy
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris (2017)
as (voice)
Deadly Circuit (1983)
as Madeleine Beauvoir
Wild Animals (1984)
as Sylvia
The Married Woman (1964)
as Charlotte
Bolero (1981)
as Magda Kremer
Mr. Stein Goes Online (2017)
as Marie
Late Night Trains (1975)
as The Lady on the Train
Duet for One (1986)
as Anya
Chinese Roulette (1977)
as Traunitz
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
as Fanfan Keller
Sign of the Lion (1962)
as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Love on a Pillow (1962)
as Raphaële
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012)
as Alice Fabre (old)
The Chicks (1985)
as Françoise
We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
as Françoise
Les Rois du gag (1985)
as Jacqueline
Bel-Ami (2003)
as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
as Madame Beauvier
Sweet and Sour (1963)
as La striptisiste
Fish Soup (1992)
as Caterina
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves (2026)
as Self - Actress / Writer
For Those I Loved (1983)
as Martin's Mother
Godard Cinema (2023)
as Self
Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012)
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
Your Turn, My Turn (1978)
as Marianne
Chinese In Paris (1974)
as Madeleine
Adorable Liar (1962)
as Sophie
Follow My Gaze (1986)
as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
Seasons of Love (2012)
as Henriette Marcenat
Meeting Venus (1991)
as Miss Malikoff
Double Vision (1992)
as Mrs. Perfect
Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
as Mme Armande Labrouche
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024)
as Self - Actress
La Vouivre (1989)
as La rodinet
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear (2022)
as Self
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
as Jacqueline Edwards
L'Apprentissage de la ville (1982)
as Luc's mother
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (2022)
as Self
A Second Hand Lady (1977)
as Clelia, la madre di Simona
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003)
as Self - Interviewee
Le Crime d'amour (1982)
as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
Alliances rouge sang (2016)
as Béatrice
Les Boules de Noël (2024)
as Simone
A Simple Story (1991)
as La vedova del Roccella
Berlin '39 (1993)
as Madame Vic
Wall Engravings (1968)
as Jeanne Delaître
Emmenez-moi au Ritz (1977)
as Barbara
The Nights of Alice (2011)
as Bettina
Son of Gascogne (1995)
as Self
We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971)
as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977)
as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Horizon (1967)
as Elisa
The Cocottes (1991)
as Mme Rose
The Little Misses (1964)
as Caroline
Peccatori di provincia (1976)
as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Ridendo e scherzando (1978)
as Susy
Rock 'n Roll (1978)
as Annalisa
Belle belle belle (2020)
as Lili
Robert et Robert (1978)
as Agathe
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
Pasión (1977)
as Bianca
Délit mineur (1994)
as Madeleine
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
as Nicole
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)
as Self
The Itchy Palm (1960)
as Yvette
La Dernière Partie (2021)
as Louise
The Unexpected Child (2019)
as Christine
Le rose di Danzica (1979)
as Elvira von Lehner
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement (2007)
as Évelyne Baylet
Night of The Flowers (1979)
as Macha
Conjugal Love (1970)
as Leda
Guy Gilles (2008)
as Self
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978)
as Vera
L'éternel mari (1993)
as Claudia
Amore mio non farmi male (1974)
as Linda De Simone
Mademoiselle Gigi (2006)
as Mamita
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
as Self
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976)
as baronessa Valeria Lamia
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
as Nicole
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018)
as Self
Le sciamane (2000)
as Claudia's mother
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine (2022)
Actor
Il registratore (1975)
as Ms. Collins
The Last Day of School Before Christmas (1975)
as Egle
Clochemerle (2004)
as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
Michel Legrand, enchanted music (2022)
Actor
Belle Grand-Mère (1998)
as Babou
La Trouvaille de Juliette (2014)
as Juliette
The Man of the Winds (1975)
as Anna
A Crucial Test (1996)
as Catherine
Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975)
as Linda De Simone
Le bonheur des tristes (1981)
as Madeleine
Le Don (1993)
as Margherita
Pop Age (1966)
as Self
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria (2003)
as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
Les mille et une vies de Philippe Bouvard (2025)
as Self