Macha Méril

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.

Known For

Vivement dimanche

Champs-Elysées

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

To Remember

Beau Pere

Télématin

On n'est pas couché

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

All Movies (103)

• Vieillir et jouir sans entraves2026 · as Self - Actress / Writer
• Les Boules de Noël2024 · as Simone
• Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema2024 · as Self - Actress
• Godard Cinema2023 · as Self
• The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine2022
• Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear2022 · as Self
• Michel Legrand, enchanted music2022
• Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée2022 · as Self
• Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort2021 · as self
• La Dernière Partie2021 · as Louise
• Belle belle belle2020 · as Lili
• The Unexpected Child2019 · as Christine
• Françoise Dorléac, une promesse2018 · as Self
• Cannes 1968, révolution au palais2018 · as Self
• Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris2017 · as (voice)
• Mr. Stein Goes Online2017 · as Marie
• Alliances rouge sang2016 · as Béatrice
• La Trouvaille de Juliette2014 · as Juliette
• 3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race2012 · as Alice Fabre (old)
• Happiness Never Comes Alone2012 · as Fanfan Keller
• Ten Minutes from Naturists2012 · as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
• Seasons of Love2012 · as Henriette Marcenat
• The Nights of Alice2011 · as Bettina
• Guy Gilles2008 · as Self
• René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement2007 · as Évelyne Baylet
• Mademoiselle Gigi2006 · as Mamita
• Clochemerle2004 · as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
• Bel-Ami2003 · as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
• Belle grand mère, La Trattoria2003 · as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
• Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments2003 · as Self - Interviewee
• Le sciamane2000 · as Claudia's mother
• Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon1999 · as Self
• Belle Grand-Mère1998 · as Babou
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries1998 · as Madame Beauvier
• A Crucial Test1996 · as Catherine
• Son of Gascogne1995 · as Self
• Délit mineur1994 · as Madeleine
• Berlin '391993 · as Madame Vic
• L'éternel mari1993 · as Claudia
• Le Don1993 · as Margherita
• Double Vision1992 · as Mrs. Perfect
• Fish Soup1992 · as Caterina
• Meeting Venus1991 · as Miss Malikoff
• A Simple Story1991 · as La vedova del Roccella
• The Cocottes1991 · as Mme Rose
• La Vouivre1989 · as La rodinet
• Duet for One1986 · as Anya
• Follow My Gaze1986 · as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
• Vagabond1985 · as Madame Landier
• Les Rois du gag1985 · as Jacqueline
• The Chicks1985 · as Françoise
• Wild Animals1984 · as Sylvia
• Le Grand Carnaval1983 · as Mme Armande Labrouche
• For Those I Loved1983 · as Martin's Mother
• Deadly Circuit1983 · as Madeleine Beauvoir
• Le Crime d'amour1982 · as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
• L'Apprentissage de la ville1982 · as Luc's mother
• Le bonheur des tristes1981 · as Madeleine
• Beau Pere1981 · as la Maîtresse de maison
• Bolero1981 · as Magda Kremer
• Tender Cousins1980 · as Mère de Julien
• Le rose di Danzica1979 · as Elvira von Lehner
• Night of The Flowers1979 · as Macha
• Rock 'n Roll1978 · as Annalisa
• Ridendo e scherzando1978 · as Susy
• Robert et Robert1978 · as Agathe
• Tanto va la gatta al lardo...1978 · as Vera
• Your Turn, My Turn1978 · as Marianne
• A Second Hand Lady1977 · as Clelia, la madre di Simona
• Emmenez-moi au Ritz1977 · as Barbara
• Ride bene... chi ride ultimo1977 · as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
• Chinese Roulette1977 · as Traunitz
• Pasión1977 · as Bianca
• Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe1976 · as baronessa Valeria Lamia
• Peccatori di provincia1976 · as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
• Son tornate a fiorire le rose1975 · as Linda De Simone
• Il registratore1975 · as Ms. Collins
• The Man of the Winds1975 · as Anna
• Late Night Trains1975 · as The Lady on the Train
• The Last Day of School Before Christmas1975 · as Egle
• Deep Red1975 · as Helga Ulmann
• Amore mio non farmi male1974 · as Linda De Simone
• Chinese In Paris1974 · as Madeleine
• We Won't Grow Old Together1972 · as Françoise
• We Are All in Temporary Liberty1971 · as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
• Conjugal Love1970 · as Leda
• Don't Play with Martians1968 · as Maryvonne Guéguen
• Wall Engravings1968 · as Jeanne Delaître
• Belle de Jour1967 · as Renée
• Horizon1967 · as Elisa
• The Defector1966 · as Frieda Hoffmann
• Pop Age1966 · as Self
• Rampage at Apache Wells1965 · as Lizzy
• The Married Woman1964 · as Charlotte
• The Little Misses1964 · as Caroline
• Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc1964 · as Nicole
• Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise1964 · as Nicole
• Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?1963 · as Jacqueline Edwards
• Sweet and Sour1963 · as La striptisiste
• Love on a Pillow1962 · as Raphaële
• Sign of the Lion1962 · as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
• Adorable Liar1962 · as Sophie
• The Itchy Palm1960 · as Yvette

All TV Shows (21)

• Enquête parallèle2023 · as Colette Chaperot
• Il était une fois Champs-Élysées2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Unexpected Getaway2022 · as Self
• Un monde, un regard2021
• Folie passagère2015 · as Self
• On n'est pas couché2006 · as Self - Guest
• Méditerranée2001 · as Carla Valbonne
• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• Joséphine, Guardian Angel1997 · as Tania
• To Remember1993 · as Narrator
• Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin1989 · as Tatiana
• Lance et Compte1986 · as Maroussia Lambert
• Colette1985 · as Colette
• Au nom de tous les miens1985 · as Mère de Martin
• Télématin1985 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Le rose di Danzica1981 · as Elvira
• La promessa1979 · as Signora Heller
• Morte a passo di valzer1979 · as Lady Flora Drayton
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Dim Dam Dom1965 · as Self