Macha Méril
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-03 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
- Also known as
- Macha Meril · Marie-Madeleine Gagarine · Macha Meryl · Маша Мериль · Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina
Biography
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (21)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
To Remember
1993
as Narrator
Télématin
1985
as Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
Lance et Compte
1986
as Maroussia Lambert
The Unexpected Getaway
2022
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
1997
as Tania
Folie passagère
2015
as Self
Un monde, un regard
2021
Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin
1989
as Tatiana
Enquête parallèle
2023
as Colette Chaperot
Au nom de tous les miens
1985
as Mère de Martin
Morte a passo di valzer
1979
as Lady Flora Drayton
Le rose di Danzica
1981
as Elvira
Méditerranée
2001
as Carla Valbonne
La promessa
1979
as Signora Heller
Colette
1985
as Colette
Movies (103)
Beau Pere
1981
as la Maîtresse de maison
Belle de Jour
1967
as Renée
Tender Cousins
1980
as Mère de Julien
Vagabond
1985
as Madame Landier
Deep Red
1975
as Helga Ulmann
Chinese Roulette
1977
as Traunitz
Bolero
1981
as Magda Kremer
Rampage at Apache Wells
1965
as Lizzy
Double Vision
1992
as Mrs. Perfect
Pasión
1977
as Bianca
La Vouivre
1989
as La rodinet
Chinese In Paris
1974
as Madeleine
Love on a Pillow
1962
as Raphaële
Happiness Never Comes Alone
2012
as Fanfan Keller
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Self - Actress
Deadly Circuit
1983
as Madeleine Beauvoir
The Married Woman
1964
as Charlotte
Ten Minutes from Naturists
2012
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
Duet for One
1986
as Anya
Mr. Stein Goes Online
2017
as Marie
For Those I Loved
1983
as Martin's Mother
We Won't Grow Old Together
1972
as Françoise
Meeting Venus
1991
as Miss Malikoff
Una donna di seconda mano
1977
as Clelia, la madre di Simona
Late Night Trains
1975
as The Lady on the Train
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Madame Beauvier
Le rose di Danzica
1979
as Elvira von Lehner
The Chicks
1985
as Françoise
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self
Horizon
1967
as Elisa
Follow My Gaze
1986
as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
Sign of the Lion
1962
as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
Son of Gascogne
1995
as Self
Fish Soup
1992
as Caterina
Sweet and Sour
1963
as La striptisiste
Your Turn, My Turn
1978
as Marianne
Seasons of Love
2012
as Henriette Marcenat
Adorable Liar
1962
as Sophie
Le Grand Carnaval
1983
as Mme Armande Labrouche
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
2012
as Alice Fabre (old)
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
as Jacqueline Edwards
The Defector
1966
as Frieda Hoffmann
Pop Age
1966
as Self
Wall Engravings
1968
as Jeanne Delaître
The Unexpected Child
2019
as Christine
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
2017
as (voice)
Les Rois du gag
1985
as Jacqueline
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975
as Linda De Simone
Wild Animals
1984
as Sylvia
Ridendo e scherzando
1978
as Susy
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021
as self
The Cocottes
1991
as Mme Rose
Robert et Robert
1978
as Agathe
Amore mio non farmi male
1974
as Linda De Simone
Belle belle belle
2020
as Lili
A Simple Story
1991
as La vedova del Roccella
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978
as Vera
Peccatori di provincia
1976
as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Le Crime d'amour
1982
as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
Conjugal Love
1970
as Leda
Alliances rouge sang
2016
as Béatrice
La Trouvaille de Juliette
2014
as Juliette
Mademoiselle Gigi
2006
as Mamita
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964
as Nicole
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018
as Self
Don't Play with Martians
1968
as Maryvonne Guéguen
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear
2022
as Self
Bel-Ami
2003
as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
The Itchy Palm
1960
as Yvette
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
1977
as Barbara
The Little Misses
1964
as Caroline
La Dernière Partie
2021
as Louise
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
1976
as baronessa Valeria Lamia
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement
2007
as Évelyne Baylet
Délit mineur
1994
as Madeleine
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964
as Nicole
Les Boules de Noël
2024
as Simone
The Nights of Alice
2011
as Bettina
Rock 'n Roll
1978
as Annalisa
Berlin '39
1993
as Madame Vic
Belle Grand-Mère
1998
as Babou
A Crucial Test
1996
as Catherine
L'Apprentissage de la ville
1982
as Luc's mother
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
1977
as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Le sciamane
2000
as Claudia's mother
Guy Gilles
2008
as Self
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
1975
as Egle
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999
as Self
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971
as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026
as Self - Actress / Writer
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
2003
as Self - Interviewee
Clochemerle
2004
as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
L'éternel mari
1993
as Claudia
Le bonheur des tristes
1981
as Madeleine
Michel Legrand, enchanted music
2022
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée
2022
as Self
Il registratore
1975
as Ms. Collins
Night of The Flowers
1979
as Macha
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
2018
as Self
Le Don
1993
as Margherita
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
2003
as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
The Man of the Winds
1975
as Anna
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine
2022
About Macha Méril
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 per… With 124 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, Macha Méril has appeared in 103 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Macha Méril Movies
- Beau Pere (1981) — as la Maîtresse de maison
- Belle de Jour (1967) — as Renée
- Tender Cousins (1980) — as Mère de Julien
- Vagabond (1985) — as Madame Landier
- Deep Red (1975) — as Helga Ulmann
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