Quick Facts
Born:
1940-09-03
Birthplace:
Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
Credits:
122 Total Roles
Macha Méril
Acting
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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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Macha Méril,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
Deep Red
Helga Ulmann
Belle de Jour
Renée
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Fanfan Keller
Vagabond
Madame Landier
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Marie
Beau Pere
la Maîtresse de maison
The Married Woman
Charlotte
Late Night Trains
The Lady on the Train
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vieillir et jouir sans entraves MOVIE | Self - Actress / Writer |
| 2024 | Les Boules de Noël MOVIE | Simone |
| 2024 | Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema MOVIE | Self - Actress |
| 2023 | Enquête parallèle TV | Colette Chaperot |
| 2023 | Godard Cinema MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Il était une fois Champs-Élysées TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | The Unexpected Getaway TV | Self |
| 2022 | The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée MOVIE | Self |