
Claire Maurier
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1929-03-27
- Died
- 2026-05-03
- Place of birth
- Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
- Also known as
- Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon
Biography
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the southwest of France.
She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film The 400 Blows. Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film La Cuisine au beurre.
In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film La Cage aux Folles as Simone. In 1981, she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for A Bad Son. She played Madeleine, a seductive older woman.
In 2001, she gained international recognition when she starred as Mme. Suzanne, the owner of the Café des 2 Moulins, the Montmartre bistro where the titular character Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain). The film became the highest-grossing French-language film released in the United States. The film won four César Awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 2005, she starred as Maryse Berthelot in the French comedy series Faites comme chez vous!.
Known For
TV Shows (10)

Midi Première
1975
as Self

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Christine

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Jeanne Vermont

Vive la vie
1966
as Esther
Loft story
1988
as Suzy

Quentin Durward
1971
as Marion

Pause-café
1981
as Mme le proviseur du L.E.P.

La Famille Katz
2013
as Milly Cohen

Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
as Die Herzogin / la duchesse

Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
1956
Movies (55)

Amélie
2001
as Suzanne

The 400 Blows
1959
as Gilberte Doinel

Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Ninon de Lenclos

La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Simone Deblon

My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010
as La mère

La Parisienne
1957
as Caroline Herblay

The Car Keys
2003
as Old lady in the park

Paris Express
2010
as L'experte

The City of Silences
1979
as Muriel

Family Resemblances
1996
as La mère

A Very Curious Girl
1969
as Irène

My Wife's Husband
1963
as Christiane Colombey

A Caprice of Darling Caroline
1953
as Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid

La belle de Cadix
1953
as Alexandrine Dupont

The Little Wheedlers
1978
as La mère de Sophie

Requiem pour un caïd
1964
as Jeannette Sorel

When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Micheline Camus

Family Hero
2006
as Colette

La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012
as Hortense Verdier

A Bad Son
1980
as Madeleine

Back to the Wall
1958
as Ghislaine

Ambitious
2007
as Mme Zahn

Impossible Is Not French
1974
as Mauricette Brisset, l'épouse de Louis

The Birch-Tree Meadow
2003
as Ginette

Daniella by Night
1961
as Esmerelda

Don Quijote
1965
as Die Herzogin

Tonight the Skirts Fly
1956
as Le mannequin espagnol

The Hostage Gang
1973
as Nelly Cerutti

Blanche and Marie
1985
as Neighbor (uncredited)

The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
as Paquita

Side Roads
1983
as Marthe

Sweet Ecstasy
1962
as Claire

Les Livreurs
1961
as Bédélia

La Brune que voilà
1970
as Christine

Granny boom
2006
as Grand-mère

Man of My Life
1999
as Nelly

A Mistress for the Summer
1960
as Viviane

Desperate Flight
1961
as Marina Larsen

Les vacances finissent demain
1953

La Vie d'artiste
2007
as l'agent d'Alice

La Berlue
1986
as Mathilde

Le Cœur sous le paillasson
1976
as Lise

Cash-Cash
1971
as Caroline Sinclair

Take Me As I Am
1960
as June Chalmers

Appelez-moi Fouks
1986
as Stella

Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
1983
as Alice Martell

Rendezvous
1960
as Claire Médina-Etiévant

Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
2001

TOC TOC
2008
as Marie

This Rascal of Anatole
1952
as Germaine de la Boëtie

Les Filles
1977
as Paula

L'Amant de Bornéo
1981
as Régine

La vie est trop courte
1984
as Cécile

Le Rabat-joie
1978
as Armance Dupon

Rayés des vivants
1952
as A girl
About Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the southwest of France. She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film The 400 Blows. Another notable ea… With 65 credits spanning from 1952 to 2013, Claire Maurier has appeared in 55 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claire Maurier Movies
- Amélie (2001) — as Suzanne
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as Gilberte Doinel
- Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965) — as Ninon de Lenclos
- La Cage aux Folles (1978) — as Simone Deblon
- My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010) — as La mère
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