Macha Méril

Macha Méril
Macha Méril in 2013
Born (1940-09-03) 3 September 1940 (age 84)
Rabat, French Morocco
OccupationActress
Years active1960–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014; died 2019)​

Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina (born 3 September 1940), known by her stage name Macha Méril (French pronunciation: [maʃa meʁil]), is a French actress and writer.[1][2]

Biography

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).[3]

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[3] and in Aldo Lado's Night Train Murders (1975).

Theater

Year Title Author Director Notes
1987 L'Éloignement Loleh Bellon Bernard Murat Nominated for:
Molière Award for Best Actress
1988-1989 The Seagull Anton Tchekhov Andrei Konchalovsky
1990 L'Aiglon Edmond Rostand Jean-Luc Tardieu
1993-1995 Roman Fever Edith Wharton Simone Benmussa
1997 Bel Ami Guy de Maupassant Didier Long
2006-2008 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Pierre Laville
2006-2009 Feu sacré George Sand Simone Benmussa
2009 Le Voyage de Victor Nicolas Bedos Nicolas Bedos
2013 Rapport intime Didier Van Cauwelaert Alain Sachs
2018 La Légende d'une vie Stefan Zweig Christophe Lidon

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1960 La main chaude Yvette Gérard Oury
Une question d'assurance Pierre Kast
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries William Graham TV series (1 episode)
1961 Route 66 Perette Dijon Sam Peckinpah TV series (1 episode)
Naked City Gaby William Graham TV series (1 episode)
1962 Adorable Liar Sophie Michel Deville
The Sign of Leo The blond at the 14th July Éric Rohmer
Love on a Pillow Raphaële Roger Vadim
1963 Sweet and Sour The striptisist Jacques Baratier
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Jacqueline Edwards Daniel Mann
1964 A Married Woman Charlotte Jean-Luc Godard
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc Nicole André Cayatte
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Les petites demoiselles Michel Deville TV movie
1965 The Oil Prince Lizzy Harald Philipp
Der Fall Han van Meegeren Tineke van Meegeren André Michel TV movie
1966 The Defector Frieda Hoffmann Raoul Lévy
Trois étoiles en Touraine Maurice Régamey TV movie
1967 L'horizon Elisa Jacques Rouffio
Belle de jour Renée Luis Buñuel
1968 Au pan coupé Jeanne Delaître Guy Gilles
Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens Maryvonne Guéguen Henri Lanoë
L'auréole de plomb André Michel TV movie
1970 L'amore coniugale Leda Pataneo Dacia Maraini
1971 We Are All in Temporary Liberty Gisella Manlio Scarpelli
1972 La notte dei fiori Macha Gian Vittorio Baldi
We Won't Grow Old Together Françoise Maurice Pialat
1974 Chinese in Paris Madeleine Fontanes Jean Yanne
Amore mio non farmi male Linda De Simone Vittorio Sindoni
Sotto il placido Don Caterina II Vittorio Cottafavi TV Mini-Series
1975 Deep Red Helga Ulmann Dario Argento
The Peaceful Age Elsa Fabio Carpi
Son tornate a fiorire le rose Linda De Simone Vittorio Sindoni
Last Stop on the Night Train The Lady on the Train Aldo Lado
The Last Day of School Before Christmas Egle Gian Vittorio Baldi
Il registratore Gianni Amico TV movie
L'uomo dei venti Anna Carlo Tuzii TV movie
1976 Chinese Roulette Traunitz Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe Baroness Valeria Lamia Vittorio Sindoni
1977 Pasión Tonino Ricci
Delirio d'amore Bianca Tonino Ricci
Peccatori di provincia Vincenzina Lo Curcio Tiziano Longo
Una donna di seconda mano Clelia Pino Tosini
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo Esmeralda Benti Contini Vittorio Sindoni
Emmenez-moi au Ritz Barbara Pierre Grimblat TV movie
Cinéma 16 Luce Bernard Dubois TV series (1 episode)
1978 Rock 'n' Roll Annalisa Vittorio De Sisti
En l'autre bord Christine Jérôme Kanapa
Robert et Robert Agathe Claude Lelouch
Ridendo e scherzando Susy Vittorio Sindoni
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... Vera Vittorio Sindoni
Va voir maman, papa travaille Marianne François Leterrier
Il y a encore des noisetiers Jacqueline Jean-Paul Sassy TV movie
1979 La promessa Signora Heller Alberto Negrin TV movie
The Roses of Danzig Elvira von Lehner Alberto Bevilacqua TV Mini-Series
Morte a passo di valzer Lady Flora Drayton Giovanni Fago TV Mini-Series
1980 Tender Cousins Agnès David Hamilton
Caméra une première Jeanne Jacques Fansten TV series (1 episode)
1981 Beau-père The Hostess Bertrand Blier
Les Uns et les Autres Magda Kremer Claude Lelouch
Le bonheur des tristes Madeleine Caroline Huppert TV movie
La felicità Vittorio De Sisti TV Mini-Series
Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret Lucie Decaux Stéphane Bertin TV series (1 episode)
1982 Le crime d'amour Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont Guy Gilles
Chêne et lapins angora Anna Grübel Georges Wilson TV movie
L'apprentissage de la ville Luc's mother Caroline Huppert TV movie
1983 Deadly Circuit Madeleine Claude Miller
Le grand carnaval Armande Labrouche Alexandre Arcady
For Those I Loved Martin's mother Robert Enrico
Lettres du bagne Anne-Marie Gavrinis Jean L'Hôte TV movie
Dorothée, danseuse de corde The Comtesse de Chagny Jacques Fansten TV movie
Les poneys sauvages Robert Mazoyer TV Mini-Series
Les Uns et les Autres Magda Kremer Claude Lelouch TV Mini-Series
1984 Les fauves Sylvia Jean-Louis Daniel
Cinéma 16 Claire Pierre Bureau TV series (1 episode)
1985 Vagabond Madame Landier Agnès Varda Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Les Nanas Françoise Annick Lanoë
Les Rois du gag Jacqueline Claude Zidi
L'homme de pouvoir Carole Cerf-Lebrun Maurice Frydland TV movie
La robe mauve de Valentine Valentine Patrick Bureau TV movie
Colette Colette Gérard Poitou-Weber TV Mini-Series
Au nom de tous les miens Martin's mother Robert Enrico TV Mini-Series
1986 Duet for One Anya Andrei Konchalovsky
Suivez mon regard The opener's woman Jean Curtelin
Macho Anne-Marie Dutuillel Nicolas Gessner TV movie
Investigatori d'Italia Caterina Paolo Poeti TV series (1 episode)
1986-1989 He Shoots, He Scores Maroussia Lambert Jean-Claude Lord & Richard Martin TV series (39 episodes)
1987 Chez le médecin Madame Desrues Pascal Aubier Short
1988 La trajectoire amoureuse The babouchka Pascal Aubier Short
L'éloignement Denise Yves-André Hubert TV movie
1989 La Vouivre La Rodinet Georges Wilson
1989-1990 Laura und Luis Viscida Frank Strecker TV series (6 episodes)
1991 Meeting Venus Miss Malikoff István Szabó
A Simple Story Roccella's mother Emidio Greco
Money Madame Varles Steven Hilliard Stern TV movie
Les mouettes Madame Rose Jean Chapot TV movie
1992 Zuppa di pesce Caterina Fiorella Infascelli
Double Vision Mrs. Perfect Robert Knights TV movie
L'élixir d'amour Madame Sabodet Claude d'Anna TV movie
Marie-Galante Jean-Pierre Richard TV Mini-Series
1993 Berlin '39 Madame Vic Sergio Sollima
Le Don Margherita David Delrieux TV movie
L'éternel mari Claudia Pogoretz Denys Granier-Deferre TV movie
1994 Délit mineur Madeleine Francis Girod
Voyage en Pologne Jeanne Stéphane Kurc TV movie
Ho un segreto con papà Gianpaolo Tescari TV movie
1995 Le juge est une femme Madame Vernier Claude Grinberg TV series (1 episode)
1996 Alla turca Mélanie Macha Méril TV movie
L'île aux secrets Bruno Herbulot TV movie
Le crabe sur la banquette arrière Catherine Jean-Pierre Vergne TV movie
Morlock Juliette d'Ortes Yves Boisset TV series (1 episode)
1997 Et si on faisait un bébé ? Lucille Christiane Spiero TV movie
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Madame Beauvier James Ivory
L'inventaire Viviane Boyelles Caroline Huppert TV movie
Belle grand-mère Babou Marion Sarraut TV movie
1999 In punta di cuore Mamie Berthe Francesco Massaro TV movie
Tramontane Bianca Henri Helman TV Mini-Series
2000 Le sciamane Madre Anne Riitta Ciccone
2001 Un citronnier pour deux Hélène Élisabeth Rappeneau TV movie
Méditerranée Carla Henri Helman TV series (2 episodes)
2002 Âges ingrats Sabine Cyril Gelblat Short
2003 Rien, voilà l'ordre Alexis's mother Jacques Baratier
Rien ne va plus Virginie Maurel de Ronchard Michel Sibra TV movie
Belle grand-mère 2 - La trattoria Babou Marion Sarraut TV movie
L'agence coup de coeur Jeanne Stéphane Kurc TV series (1 episode)
2004 Clochemerle Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche Daniel Losset TV movie
Famille, je vous haime Jacqueline Laurent Carcélès TV movie
Le fond de l'air est frais Jacqueline Laurent Carcélès TV movie
2006 Mademoiselle Gigi Mamita Caroline Huppert TV movie
C'est arrivé dans l'escalier Mademoiselle de Tassigny Luc Béraud TV movie
Josephine, Guardian Angel Tania Fournier Laurent Levy TV series (1 episode)
2007 René Bousquet ou Le grand arrangement Evelyne Baylet Laurent Heynemann TV movie
2009 Trésor Madame Girardon Claude Berri & François Dupeyron
Hopital Rose Marie Maud Geffray & Sebastien Chenut Short
2010 Les nuits d'Alice Bettina Williams Crépin TV movie
2012 Happiness Never Comes Alone Fanfan Keller James Huth
Climats Henriette Marcenat Caroline Huppert TV movie
Malgré-elles Alice Fabre Denis Malleval TV movie
À dix minutes des naturistes Suzy Stéphane Clavier TV movie
2013 Le bal des secrets Rose Christophe Barbier TV Mini-Series
Doc Martin Bernadette Derville François Velle TV series (1 episode)
2014 The Price of Fame Oona Chaplin (voice) Xavier Beauvois
La Trouvaille de Juliette Juliette Jérôme Navarro TV movie
2016 Alliances rouge sang Béatrice Marc Angelo TV movie
Mongeville Natasha de Frénac René Manzor TV series (1 episode)
2017 Mr. Stein Goes Online Marie Stéphane Robelin
2019 L'enfant que je n'attendais pas Christine Bruno Garcia TV movie

References

  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "Macha Méril". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-12-04.
  2. ^ "Deep Red". Total Film. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Macha Méril Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.