Marie-Christine Barrault
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1944-03-21 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography, titled This Long Way To Get To You.
Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her and her brother, Alain. Barrault was raised by her grandmother, Felicite. She was mentored in acting by her aunt and uncle, French performers Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. They initially did not support her dreams of becoming an actress. She performed in plays in secondary school and then enrolled in an acting conservatory.
Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). She made her feature film debut in Éric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's (1969). In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard in the comedy film Le Distrait. In 1975 Barrault starred in Cousin Cousine, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She worked with Rohmer once again in 1978, in the role of Guinevere in Perceval le Gallois and she also has a cameo in his Chloe in the Afternoon.
Barrault is not fluent in English and therefore has generally turned down offers to appear in English-language films. However, in 1980 she accepted an offer from Woody Allen to appear in his film Stardust Memories. In 1988 she was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in No Blame. In 1991 she portrayed Marie Curie in a television mini-series. In her later career, she has preferred acting on the stage in France. In 2015, she came to Los Angeles on tour to perform in the play Les Yeux Ouverts, in which she portrays French author Marguerite Yourcenar.
Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whom she married in 1965. With him, she had two children, David and Ariane. Barrault was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. She herself is a breast cancer survivor.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Murders in...
2013
as Violette Rivière / Lidy Mathis / Denise Royan
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Profiling Paris
2009
as Catherine Lepage
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Fiasco
2024
as Huguette Valande
The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self
Alphonse
2023
as Eve Bragnier
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
1970
as La mère
Petit déjeuner compris
1980
as Marie-Louise Leroux
Henry James Stories
1976
as Miss Jessel
A Family Secret
2014
as Nadège
Zodiaque
2026
as Hélène Escoffier
Studio Gabriel
1994
as Self
Ange de feu
2006
as Janine Cordey
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
1974
as Brigitte
Le Grand Batre
1997
as Thérèse Cabreyrolle d'Azérac
Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1971
as Martine Lauzon
Marie Curie, une femme honorable
1991
as Marie Curie
Movies (95)
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Patricia
The Ties That Bind Us
2025
as La mère de Sandra et Marianne
Stardust Memories
1980
as Isobel
Obsession
1997
as Ella Beckmann
The Student
1988
as Self (uncredited)
My Night at Maud's
1969
as Françoise
Bonsoir
1994
as Marie Wileska
Swann in Love
1984
as Madame Verdurin
Menace
1972
as Francoise
Azzurro
2000
as Elizabeth Broyer
Love in the Afternoon
1972
as Dream Sequence
Vaudeville
1986
as Madeleine
Oldies But Goodies
2024
as Mme. Courtillet
Cousin, Cousine
1975
as Marthe
A Woman's Life
2026
as Arlette
Table for Five
1983
as Marie
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
2023
as Komura's Mother (voice)
Love, Math and Sex
1997
as La prof de maths
Trivial
2007
as Mélanie Bérangère
L'Été 36
1986
as Lise
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980
as Self
Distracted
1970
as Lisa Gastier
Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme
1980
as Eva
A Love in Germany
1983
as Maria Wyler
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003
as Chaterine de Médicis
The Abyss
1988
as Hilzonde
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Gallant Ladies
1990
as Jacquette de Bourdeille
Crazy Love
1993
as Louise
Perceval
1978
as La Reine Guenevievre
Stormy Summer
1989
as Anne
La Dilettante
1999
as Thérèse Rambert
Pianoforte
1985
as La mère de Maria / Andrea
« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur
1970
as La sœur
Making Plans for Lena
2009
as Annie
Twisting Fate
2016
as Jeanne
Power Of Evil
1985
as Sylvie
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
2005
as Self
Le Misanthrope
1971
as Célimène
Les Mots pour le dire
1983
as Eliane Saint-Jean
All About Mothers
2018
as Jacqueline
The Savage State
1978
as Laurence Laurençon
Et doucement rallumer les étoiles
2023
as Geneviève
Passés troubles
2006
as Béatrice
My Dearest
1980
as Jeanne Rivière
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Nelly
Domestic Life
2013
as Nicole
The Big Bad Wolf
2013
as La mère
Deux gouttes d'eau
2018
as Elisabeth Davout
Women in Prison
1988
as La surveillante chef
John Glückstadt
1975
as Hanna Hansen
Le Chandelier
1977
as Jacqueline
A Better Life
1985
as Véronique's mother
L'Amour trop fort
1981
as Rose-Marie de Boisel
Per il mio bene
2024
as Anna
The Satin Slipper
1986
as La lune
Mon père avait raison
1996
as Germaine Bellanger
Le Sagouin
1972
as Léone
Sleight of Hand
2014
as Sophie Marescot
Toi que j'aimais tant
2014
as Hélène Maupin
Manuela's Loves
1987
as Manuela
Daniya, the emir's garden
1988
as Almodís
Les brumes du souvenir
2017
as Alice Blondel
Les Cent livres : À la recherche du temps perdu
1971
as The mother
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005
as Self
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen
1979
as Self
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
1979
as Lieve
Necessary Love
1991
Lancelot of the Lake
1970
as Reine Guinevere
Next Time the Fire
1993
as Elena
Sanguines
1988
as Nedie
Le Tour d'Écrou
1974
as Miss Jessel
Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
1983
as Jeanne
Tendre piège
1996
as Françoise
L'empreinte de l'ange
2004
as La mère suprême
L'Énigme des sables
1988
Adieu, je t'aime
1988
as Nicole Dupré
Tout sauf l’ennui
2023
as Self
An Ideal Husband
1972
as Lady Chiltern
Louise... l'insoumise
1985
as Mme Royer
Memories of a Disturbed Young Lady
2010
as The Gynecologist
Histoire vraie
1978
as Rose
Mir reicht's - ich steig aus
1983
as Jane
Un coup de baguette magique
1997
as Jeanne
Jenny Marx, la femme du diable
1993
as Jenny Marx
Zénon the Rebel
2019
as Self - Narrator
Le grand Batre
1997
as Thérèse
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là
1972
as Julie
My Name Is Hmmm...
2013
as La grand-mère
George et Sarah
2020
as George Sand
La Maman du bourreau
2024
as Gabrielle de Miremont
The Lizard King
1988
as Beatrice Aumond
The Silent Woman
1989
as Marianne
Parlez-moi d'amour
2004
as Élisa
Mademoiselle de la Charce
2016
About Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography, titled This Long Way To Get To You. Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her a… With 118 credits spanning from 1969 to 2026, Marie-Christine Barrault has appeared in 95 films and 23 TV shows.
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- The Medusa Touch (1978) — as Patricia
- The Ties That Bind Us (2025) — as La mère de Sandra et Marianne
- Stardust Memories (1980) — as Isobel
- Obsession (1997) — as Ella Beckmann
- The Student (1988) — as Self (uncredited)
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