Macha Méril
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.
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- 2025 · Les mille et une vies de Philippe Bouvard as Self
- 2024 · Les Boules de Noël as Simone
- 2024 · Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema as Self - Actress
- 2023 · Enquête parallèle as Colette Chaperot
- 2023 · Godard Cinema as Self
- 2022 · Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Unexpected Getaway as Self
- 2021 · Un monde, un regard as
- 2020 · Les secrets de François Truffaut as Self
- 2018 · Françoise Dorléac, une promesse as Self
- 2017 · Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris as (voice)
- 2017 · Mr. Stein Goes Online as Marie
- 2015 · Folie passagère as Self
- 2012 · Happiness Never Comes Alone as Fanfan Keller
- 2012 · Ten Minutes from Naturists as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
- 2006 · On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Bel-Ami as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
- 2001 · Méditerranée as Carla Valbonne
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries as Madame Beauvier
- 1997 · Joséphine, Guardian Angel as Tania
- 1993 · To Remember as Narrator
- 1992 · Double Vision as Mrs. Perfect
- 1992 · Fish Soup as Caterina
- 1991 · Meeting Venus as Miss Malikoff
- 1989 · Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin as Tatiana
- 1988 · La Trajectoire amoureuse as La babouchka
- 1986 · Duet for One as Anya
- 1986 · Lance et Compte as Maroussia Lambert
- 1985 · Vagabond as Madame Landier
- 1985 · Colette as Colette
- 1985 · Les Rois du gag as Jacqueline
- 1985 · Au nom de tous les miens as Mère de Martin
- 1985 · The Chicks as Françoise
- 1985 · Télématin as Self
- 1983 · Le Grand Carnaval as Mme Armande Labrouche
- 1983 · For Those I Loved as Martin's Mother
- 1983 · Deadly Circuit as Madeleine Beauvoir
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · Le rose di Danzica as Elvira
- 1981 · Beau Pere as la Maîtresse de maison
- 1981 · Bolero as Magda Kremer
- 1980 · Tender Cousins as Mère de Julien
- 1979 · La promessa as Signora Heller
- 1979 · Morte a passo di valzer as Lady Flora Drayton
- 1978 · Your Turn, My Turn as Marianne
- 1978 · Ciné regards as Self
- 1977 · Ride bene... chi ride ultimo as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
- 1977 · Chinese Roulette as Traunitz
- 1975 · Late Night Trains as The Lady on the Train
- 1975 · Deep Red as Helga Ulmann
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Chinese In Paris as Madeleine
- 1972 · We Won't Grow Old Together as Françoise
- 1971 · We Are All in Temporary Liberty as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
- 1968 · Wall Engravings as Jeanne Delaître
- 1967 · Belle de Jour as Renée
- 1966 · The Defector as Frieda Hoffmann
- 1965 · Rampage at Apache Wells as Lizzy
- 1965 · Dim Dam Dom as Self
- 1964 · The Married Woman as Charlotte
- 1964 · Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise as Nicole
- 1963 · Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? as Jacqueline Edwards
- 1962 · Love on a Pillow as Raphaële
- 1962 · Sign of the Lion as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
- Future · Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left as Self
- 2026 · Vieillir et jouir sans entraves as Self - Actress / Writer
- 2025 · The Veiled Lady as Herself
- 2022 · The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine as
- 2022 · Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear as Self
- 2022 · Michel Legrand, enchanted music as
- 2022 · Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée as Self
- 2021 · Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort as self
- 2021 · La Dernière Partie as Louise
- 2020 · Belle belle belle as Lili
- 2019 · The Unexpected Child as Christine
- 2018 · Cannes 1968, révolution au palais as Self
- 2016 · Alliances rouge sang as Béatrice
- 2014 · La Trouvaille de Juliette as Juliette
- 2012 · Against Their Will as Alice Fabre (old)
- 2012 · Seasons of Love as Henriette Marcenat
- 2011 · The Nights of Alice as Bettina
- 2008 · Guy Gilles as Self
- 2007 · René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement as Évelyne Baylet
- 2006 · Mademoiselle Gigi as Mamita
- 2004 · Clochemerle as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
- 2003 · Belle grand mère, La Trattoria as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
- 2003 · Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments as Self - Interviewee
- 2000 · Le sciamane as Claudia's mother
- 1999 · Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon as Self
- 1998 · Belle Grand-Mère as Babou
- 1996 · A Crucial Test as Catherine
- 1995 · Son of Gascogne as Self
- 1994 · Délit mineur as Madeleine
- 1993 · Berlin '39 as Madame Vic
- 1993 · L'éternel mari as Claudia
- 1993 · Le Don as Margherita
- 1991 · A Simple Story as La vedova del Roccella
- 1991 · The Cocottes as Mme Rose
- 1989 · La Vouivre as La rodinet
- 1987 · Chez le médecin as Mme Desrues
- 1986 · Follow My Gaze as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
- 1984 · Wild Animals as Sylvia
- 1982 · Le Crime d'amour as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
- 1982 · L'Apprentissage de la ville as Luc's mother
- 1981 · Le bonheur des tristes as Madeleine
- 1979 · Le rose di Danzica as Elvira von Lehner
- 1979 · Night of The Flowers as Macha
- 1978 · Rock 'n Roll as Annalisa
- 1978 · Ridendo e scherzando as Susy
- 1978 · Robert et Robert as Agathe
- 1978 · Tanto va la gatta al lardo... as Vera
- 1977 · A Second Hand Lady as Clelia, la madre di Simona
- 1977 · Emmenez-moi au Ritz as Barbara
- 1977 · Pasión as Bianca
- 1976 · Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe as baronessa Valeria Lamia
- 1976 · Peccatori di provincia as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
- 1975 · Son tornate a fiorire le rose as Linda De Simone
- 1975 · Il registratore as Ms. Collins
- 1975 · The Man of the Winds as Anna
- 1975 · The Last Day of School Before Christmas as Egle
- 1974 · Amore mio non farmi male as Linda De Simone
- 1970 · Conjugal Love as Leda
- 1968 · Don't Play with Martians as Maryvonne Guéguen
- 1967 · Horizon as Elisa
- 1966 · Pop Age as Self
- 1964 · The Little Misses as Caroline
- 1964 · Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc as Nicole
- 1963 · Sweet and Sour as La striptisiste
- 1962 · Adorable Liar as Sophie
- 1960 · The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries as Countess Janine St. Alyre
- 1960 · The Itchy Palm as Yvette
- Future · Lettres du bagne as Anne-Marie Gavrinis