Macha Méril
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Macha Méril,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Belle de Jour (1967)
as Renée
Beau Pere (1981)
as la Maîtresse de maison
Deadly Circuit (1983)
as Madeleine Beauvoir
Tender Cousins (1980)
as Mère de Julien
Vagabond (1985)
as Madame Landier
Deep Red (1975)
as Helga Ulmann
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
as Fanfan Keller
Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
as Lizzy
Bolero (1981)
as Magda Kremer
The Married Woman (1964)
as Charlotte
Mr. Stein Goes Online (2017)
as Marie
Late Night Trains (1975)
as The Lady on the Train
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021)
as self
The Defector (1966)
as Frieda Hoffmann
Wild Animals (1984)
as Sylvia
Godard Cinema (2023)
as Self
Love on a Pillow (1962)
as Raphaële
The Chicks (1985)
as Françoise
Les mille et une vies de Philippe Bouvard (2025)
as Self
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
as Jacqueline Edwards
We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
as Françoise
We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971)
as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi
Sign of the Lion (1962)
as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited)
For Those I Loved (1983)
as Martin's Mother
Les Rois du gag (1985)
as Jacqueline
Chinese In Paris (1974)
as Madeleine
Duet for One (1986)
as Anya
Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012)
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
as Madame Beauvier
A Second Hand Lady (1977)
as Clelia, la madre di Simona
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024)
as Self - Actress
Chinese Roulette (1977)
as Traunitz
Your Turn, My Turn (1978)
as Marianne
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left (—)
as Self
Meeting Venus (1991)
as Miss Malikoff
Son of Gascogne (1995)
as Self
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978)
as Vera
Le Crime d'amour (1982)
as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves (2026)
as Self - Actress / Writer
Don't Play with Martians (1968)
as Maryvonne Guéguen
Bel-Ami (2003)
as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
The Unexpected Child (2019)
as Christine
Sweet and Sour (1963)
as La striptisiste
Amore mio non farmi male (1974)
as Linda De Simone
Les Boules de Noël (2024)
as Simone
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (2022)
as Self
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964)
as Nicole
La Vouivre (1989)
as La rodinet
Double Vision (1992)
as Mrs. Perfect
Seasons of Love (2012)
as Henriette Marcenat
Emmenez-moi au Ritz (1977)
as Barbara
Le rose di Danzica (1979)
as Elvira von Lehner
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)
as Self
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003)
as Self - Interviewee
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977)
as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
as Self
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
as Nicole
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976)
as baronessa Valeria Lamia
Follow My Gaze (1986)
as La femme à l'ouvre boîte
Night of The Flowers (1979)
as Macha
The Nights of Alice (2011)
as Bettina
Robert et Robert (1978)
as Agathe
Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975)
as Linda De Simone
Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
as Mme Armande Labrouche
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear (2022)
as Self
La Trouvaille de Juliette (2014)
as Juliette
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (2018)
as Self
A Crucial Test (1996)
as Catherine
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012)
as Alice Fabre (old)
L'Apprentissage de la ville (1982)
as Luc's mother
Peccatori di provincia (1976)
as Vincenzina Lo Curcio
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement (2007)
as Évelyne Baylet
Alliances rouge sang (2016)
as Béatrice
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria (2003)
as Joséphine, dite « Babou »
Michel Legrand, enchanted music (2022)
Actor
L'éternel mari (1993)
as Claudia
Fish Soup (1992)
as Caterina
The Cocottes (1991)
as Mme Rose
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris (2017)
as (voice)
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine (2022)
Actor
The Last Day of School Before Christmas (1975)
as Egle
Belle belle belle (2020)
as Lili
Horizon (1967)
as Elisa
Il registratore (1975)
as Ms. Collins
Berlin '39 (1993)
as Madame Vic
Délit mineur (1994)
as Madeleine
The Itchy Palm (1960)
as Yvette
Le bonheur des tristes (1981)
as Madeleine
Rock 'n Roll (1978)
as Annalisa
Ridendo e scherzando (1978)
as Susy
Adorable Liar (1962)
as Sophie
The Man of the Winds (1975)
as Anna
Wall Engravings (1968)
as Jeanne Delaître
Guy Gilles (2008)
as Self
Mademoiselle Gigi (2006)
as Mamita
The Little Misses (1964)
as Caroline
Belle Grand-Mère (1998)
as Babou
La Dernière Partie (2021)
as Louise
Pasión (1977)
as Bianca
A Simple Story (1991)
as La vedova del Roccella
Le sciamane (2000)
as Claudia's mother
Pop Age (1966)
as Self
Le Don (1993)
as Margherita
Conjugal Love (1970)
as Leda
Clochemerle (2004)
as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
The Veiled Lady (2025)
as Herself