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 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, 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
Loft story
1988
as Suzy
Vive la vie
1966
as Esther
Quentin Durward
1971
as Marion
Pause-café
1981
as Mme le proviseur du L.E.P.
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
1956
Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
as Die Herzogin / la duchesse
La Famille Katz
2013
as Milly Cohen
Movies (55)
Amélie
2001
as Suzanne
The 400 Blows
1959
as Gilberte Doinel
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Ninon de Lenclos
Les Filles
1977
as Paula
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
1976
as Lise
Desperate Flight
1961
as Marina Larsen
Side Roads
1983
as Marthe
Cash-Cash
1971
as Caroline Sinclair
La Berlue
1986
as Mathilde
La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Simone Deblon
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Christiane Colombey
My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010
as La mère
La vie est trop courte
1984
as Cécile
Rayés des vivants
1952
as A girl
La belle de Cadix
1953
as Alexandrine Dupont
Paris Express
2010
as L'experte
La Parisienne
1957
as Caroline Herblay
Don Quijote
1965
as Die Herzogin
L'Amant de Bornéo
1981
as Régine
The Car Keys
2003
as Old lady in the park
The Birch-Tree Meadow
2003
as Ginette
The City of Silences
1979
as Muriel
Les vacances finissent demain
1953
A Very Curious Girl
1969
as Irène
A Bad Son
1980
as Madeleine
Requiem pour un caïd
1964
as Jeannette Sorel
Le Rabat-joie
1978
as Armance Dupon
TOC TOC
2008
as Marie
The Hostage Gang
1973
as Nelly Cerutti
The Little Wheedlers
1978
as La mère de Sophie
Family Hero
2006
as Colette
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
2001
Family Resemblances
1996
as La mère
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
1953
as Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Micheline Camus
This Rascal of Anatole
1952
as Germaine de la Boëtie
La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012
as Hortense Verdier
Appelez-moi Fouks
1986
as Stella
Back to the Wall
1958
as Ghislaine
Man of My Life
1999
as Nelly
Impossible Is Not French
1974
as Mauricette Brisset, l'épouse de Louis
Sweet Ecstasy
1962
as Claire
La Vie d'artiste
2007
as l'agent d'Alice
Take Me As I Am
1960
as June Chalmers
Tonight the Skirts Fly
1956
as Le mannequin espagnol
Rendezvous
1960
as Claire Médina-Etiévant
Granny boom
2006
as Grand-mère
Ambitious
2007
as Mme Zahn
Blanche and Marie
1985
as Neighbor (uncredited)
A Mistress for the Summer
1960
as Viviane
Les Livreurs
1961
as Bédélia
Daniella by Night
1961
as Esmerelda
La Brune que voilà
1970
as Christine
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
as Paquita
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
1983
as Alice Martell
About Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier (born 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, 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… 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
- Les Filles (1977) — as Paula
- Le Cœur sous le paillasson (1976) — as Lise
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