Macha Méril

Acting

Macha Méril

Born September 3, 1940Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]123 credits

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

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
7.0

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves

Movie

2026

Les Boules de Noël
4.7

Les Boules de Noël

Movie

2024

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
7.7

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Movie

2024

Enquête parallèle
8.0

Enquête parallèle

TV

2023

Godard Cinema
5.5

Godard Cinema

Movie

2023

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

TV

2022

Filmography

Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026Vieillir et jouir sans entravesas Self - Actress / WriterMovie
Les Boules de Noël
2024Les Boules de Noëlas SimoneMovie
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinemaas Self - ActressMovie
Enquête parallèle
2023Enquête parallèleas Colette ChaperotTV
Godard Cinema
2023Godard Cinemaas SelfMovie
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022Il était une fois Champs-Élyséesas Self (archive footage)TV
The Unexpected Getaway
2022The Unexpected Getawayas SelfTV
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine
2022The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for UkraineMovie
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear
2022Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Learas SelfMovie
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée
2022Michel Legrand, la musique enchantéeas SelfMovie
Michel Legrand, enchanted music
2022Michel Legrand, enchanted musicMovie
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefortas selfMovie
Un monde, un regard
2021Un monde, un regardTV
La Dernière Partie
2021La Dernière Partieas LouiseMovie
Belle belle belle
2020Belle belle belleas LiliMovie
The Unexpected Child
2019The Unexpected Childas ChristineMovie
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018Françoise Dorléac, une promesseas SelfMovie
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
2017Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Parisas (voice)Movie
Mr. Stein Goes Online
2017Mr. Stein Goes Onlineas MarieMovie
Alliances rouge sang
2016Alliances rouge sangas BéatriceMovie
Folie passagère
2015Folie passagèreas SelfTV
La Trouvaille de Juliette
2014La Trouvaille de Julietteas JulietteMovie
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
20123rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Raceas Alice Fabre (old)Movie
Happiness Never Comes Alone
2012Happiness Never Comes Aloneas Fanfan KellerMovie
Ten Minutes from Naturists
2012Ten Minutes from Naturistsas Suzy Dulac, tante de PatrickMovie
Seasons of Love
2012Seasons of Loveas Henriette MarcenatMovie
The Nights of Alice
2011The Nights of Aliceas BettinaMovie
Guy Gilles
2008Guy Gillesas SelfMovie
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement
2007René Bousquet ou le grand arrangementas Évelyne BayletMovie
On n'est pas couché
2006On n'est pas couchéas Self - GuestTV
Mademoiselle Gigi
2006Mademoiselle Gigias MamitaMovie
Clochemerle
2004Clochemerleas Baroness Alphonsine de CourtebicheMovie
Bel-Ami
2003Bel-Amias Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de CantelMovie
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
2003Belle grand mère, La Trattoriaas Joséphine, dite « Babou »Movie
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
2003Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Commentsas Self - IntervieweeMovie
Méditerranée
2001Méditerranéeas Carla ValbonneTV
Le sciamane
2000Le sciamaneas Claudia's motherMovie
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soonas SelfMovie
Belle Grand-Mère
1998Belle Grand-Mèreas BabouMovie
Vivement dimanche
1998Vivement dimancheas SelfTV
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998A Soldier's Daughter Never Criesas Madame BeauvierMovie
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
1997Joséphine, Guardian Angelas TaniaTV
A Crucial Test
1996A Crucial Testas CatherineMovie
Son of Gascogne
1995Son of Gascogneas SelfMovie
Délit mineur
1994Délit mineuras MadeleineMovie
To Remember
1993To Rememberas NarratorTV
Berlin '39
1993Berlin '39as Madame VicMovie
L'éternel mari
1993L'éternel marias ClaudiaMovie
L
1993Le Donas MargheritaMovie
Double Vision
1992Double Visionas Mrs. PerfectMovie
Fish Soup
1992Fish Soupas CaterinaMovie
Meeting Venus
1991Meeting Venusas Miss MalikoffMovie
A Simple Story
1991A Simple Storyas La vedova del RoccellaMovie
The Cocottes
1991The Cocottesas Mme RoseMovie
Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin
1989Le Retour d'Arsène Lupinas TatianaTV
La Vouivre
1989La Vouivreas La rodinetMovie
Duet for One
1986Duet for Oneas AnyaMovie
Lance et Compte
1986Lance et Compteas Maroussia LambertTV
Follow My Gaze
1986Follow My Gazeas La femme à l'ouvre boîteMovie
Vagabond
1985Vagabondas Madame LandierMovie
Colette
1985Coletteas ColetteTV
Les Rois du gag
1985Les Rois du gagas JacquelineMovie
Au nom de tous les miens
1985Au nom de tous les miensas Mère de MartinTV
The Chicks
1985The Chicksas FrançoiseMovie
Télématin
1985Télématinas SelfTV
Wild Animals
1984Wild Animalsas SylviaMovie
Le Grand Carnaval
1983Le Grand Carnavalas Mme Armande LabroucheMovie
For Those I Loved
1983For Those I Lovedas Martin's MotherMovie
Deadly Circuit
1983Deadly Circuitas Madeleine BeauvoirMovie
Le Crime d'amour
1982Le Crime d'amouras Jeanne Bontemps / Odette DumontMovie
Champs-Elysées
1982Champs-Elyséesas SelfTV
L'Apprentissage de la ville
1982L'Apprentissage de la villeas Luc's motherMovie
Le bonheur des tristes
1981Le bonheur des tristesas MadeleineMovie
Le rose di Danzica
1981Le rose di Danzicaas ElviraTV
Beau Pere
1981Beau Pereas la Maîtresse de maisonMovie
Bolero
1981Boleroas Magda KremerMovie
Tender Cousins
1980Tender Cousinsas Mère de JulienMovie
La promessa
1979La promessaas Signora HellerTV
Le rose di Danzica
1979Le rose di Danzicaas Elvira von LehnerMovie
Morte a passo di valzer
1979Morte a passo di valzeras Lady Flora DraytonTV
Night of The Flowers
1979Night of The Flowersas MachaMovie
Rock 'n Roll
1978Rock 'n Rollas AnnalisaMovie
Ridendo e scherzando
1978Ridendo e scherzandoas SusyMovie
Robert et Robert
1978Robert et Robertas AgatheMovie
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978Tanto va la gatta al lardo...as VeraMovie
Your Turn, My Turn
1978Your Turn, My Turnas MarianneMovie
Una donna di seconda mano
1977Una donna di seconda manoas Clelia, la madre di SimonaMovie
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
1977Emmenez-moi au Ritzas BarbaraMovie
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
1977Ride bene... chi ride ultimoas principessa Esmeralda Benti ContiniMovie
Chinese Roulette
1977Chinese Rouletteas TraunitzMovie
Pasión
1977Pasiónas BiancaMovie
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
1976Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppeas baronessa Valeria LamiaMovie
Peccatori di provincia
1976Peccatori di provinciaas Vincenzina Lo CurcioMovie
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975Son tornate a fiorire le roseas Linda De SimoneMovie
Il registratore
1975Il registratoreas Ms. CollinsMovie
The Man of the Winds
1975The Man of the Windsas AnnaMovie
Late Night Trains
1975Late Night Trainsas The Lady on the TrainMovie
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
1975The Last Day of School Before Christmasas EgleMovie
Deep Red
1975Deep Redas Helga UlmannMovie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
Amore mio non farmi male
1974Amore mio non farmi maleas Linda De SimoneMovie
Chinese In Paris
1974Chinese In Parisas MadeleineMovie
We Won't Grow Old Together
1972We Won't Grow Old Togetheras FrançoiseMovie
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971We Are All in Temporary Libertyas Gisella, wife of Mario De RossiMovie
Conjugal Love
1970Conjugal Loveas LedaMovie
Don't Play with Martians
1968Don't Play with Martiansas Maryvonne GuéguenMovie
Wall Engravings
1968Wall Engravingsas Jeanne DelaîtreMovie
Belle de Jour
1967Belle de Jouras RenéeMovie
Horizon
1967Horizonas ElisaMovie
The Defector
1966The Defectoras Frieda HoffmannMovie
Pop Age
1966Pop Ageas SelfMovie
Rampage at Apache Wells
1965Rampage at Apache Wellsas LizzyMovie
Dim Dam Dom
1965Dim Dam Domas SelfTV
The Married Woman
1964The Married Womanas CharlotteMovie
The Little Misses
1964The Little Missesas CarolineMovie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marcas NicoleMovie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoiseas NicoleMovie
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?as Jacqueline EdwardsMovie
Sweet and Sour
1963Sweet and Souras La striptisisteMovie
Love on a Pillow
1962Love on a Pillowas RaphaëleMovie
Sign of the Lion
1962Sign of the Lionas La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)Movie
Adorable Liar
1962Adorable Liaras SophieMovie
The Itchy Palm
1960The Itchy Palmas YvetteMovie