Macha Méril
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 3, 1940
- Birthplace
- Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
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.
Filmography
- Lettres du bagne
Lettres du bagne TBA
as Anne-Marie Gavrinis
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left TBA
as Self
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves 2026
as Self - Actress / Writer
The Veiled Lady 2025
as Herself, Thanks
Les mille et une vies de Philippe Bouvard 2025
as Self
Les Boules de Noël 2024
as Simone
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema 2024
as Self - Actress
Godard Cinema 2023
as Self
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine 2022
Actor
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear 2022
as Self
Michel Legrand, enchanted music 2022
Actor
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée 2022
as Self
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort 2021
as self
La Dernière Partie 2021
as Louise
Belle belle belle 2020
as Lili
Les secrets de François Truffaut 2020
as Self
The Unexpected Child 2019
as Christine
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse 2018
as Self
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais 2018
as Self
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris 2017
as (voice)
Mr. Stein Goes Online 2017
as Marie
Alliances rouge sang 2016
as Béatrice
La Trouvaille de Juliette 2014
as Juliette
Against Their Will 2012
as Alice Fabre (old)
Happiness Never Comes Alone 2012
as Fanfan Keller
Ten Minutes from Naturists 2012
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
Seasons of Love 2012
as Henriette Marcenat
The Nights of Alice 2011
as Bettina
Guy Gilles 2008
as Self
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement 2007
as Évelyne Baylet
Mademoiselle Gigi 2006
as Mamita
Clochemerle 2004
as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
Bel-Ami 2003
as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria 2003
as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments 2003
as Self - Interviewee
Le sciamane 2000
as Claudia's mother
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon 1999
as Self
Belle Grand-Mère 1998
as Babou
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries 1998
as Madame Beauvier
A Crucial Test 1996
as Catherine
Son of Gascogne 1995
as Self
Délit mineur 1994
as Madeleine
Berlin '39 1993
as Madame Vic
L'éternel mari 1993
as Claudia
- Le Don
Le Don 1993
as Margherita
Double Vision 1992
as Mrs. Perfect
Fish Soup 1992
as Caterina
Meeting Venus 1991
as Miss Malikoff
A Simple Story 1991
as La vedova del Roccella
The Cocottes 1991
as Mme Rose
La Vouivre 1989
as La rodinet
La Trajectoire amoureuse 1988
as La babouchka
Chez le médecin 1987
as Mme Desrues
Duet for One 1986
as Anya
Follow My Gaze 1986
as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
Vagabond 1985
as Madame Landier
Les Rois du gag 1985
as Jacqueline
The Chicks 1985
as Françoise
Wild Animals 1984
as Sylvia
Le Grand Carnaval 1983
as Mme Armande Labrouche
For Those I Loved 1983
as Martin's Mother
Deadly Circuit 1983
as Madeleine Beauvoir
Le Crime d'amour 1982
as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
L'Apprentissage de la ville 1982
as Luc's mother
Le bonheur des tristes 1981
as Madeleine
Beau Pere 1981
as la Maîtresse de maison
Bolero 1981
as Magda Kremer
Tender Cousins 1980
as Mère de Julien
Le rose di Danzica 1979
as Elvira von Lehner
Night of The Flowers 1979
as Macha
Rock 'n Roll 1978
as Annalisa
Ridendo e scherzando 1978
as Susy
Robert et Robert 1978
as Agathe
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... 1978
as Vera
Your Turn, My Turn 1978
as Marianne
A Second Hand Lady 1977
as Clelia, la madre di Simona
Emmenez-moi au Ritz 1977
as Barbara
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo 1977
as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Chinese Roulette 1977
as Traunitz
Pasión 1977
as Bianca
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe 1976
as baronessa Valeria Lamia
Peccatori di provincia 1976
as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Son tornate a fiorire le rose 1975
as Linda De Simone
Il registratore 1975
as Ms. Collins
The Man of the Winds 1975
as Anna
Late Night Trains 1975
as The Lady on the Train
The Last Day of School Before Christmas 1975
as Egle
Deep Red 1975
as Helga Ulmann
Amore mio non farmi male 1974
as Linda De Simone
Chinese In Paris 1974
as Madeleine
We Won't Grow Old Together 1972
as Françoise
We Are All in Temporary Liberty 1971
as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
Conjugal Love 1970
as Leda
Pigsty 1969
Co-Producer
Don't Play with Martians 1968
as Maryvonne Guéguen
Wall Engravings 1968
as Jeanne Delaître, Producer
Belle de Jour 1967
as Renée
Horizon 1967
as Elisa
The Defector 1966
as Frieda Hoffmann
Pop Age 1966
as Self
Rampage at Apache Wells 1965
as Lizzy
The Married Woman 1964
as Charlotte
The Little Misses 1964
as Caroline
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise 1964
as Nicole
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc 1964
as Nicole
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? 1963
as Jacqueline Edwards
Sweet and Sour 1963
as La striptisiste
Love on a Pillow 1962
as Raphaële
Sign of the Lion 1962
as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Adorable Liar 1962
as Sophie
The Itchy Palm 1960
as Yvette
Credits from TMDB.