Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Born 1940-09-03 (age 85) Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
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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).

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Known For

Beau Pere
Beau Pere

1981

as la Maîtresse de maison

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour

1967

as Renée

The Defector
The Defector

1966

as Frieda Hoffmann

Tender Cousins
Tender Cousins

1980

as Mère de Julien

Deep Red
Deep Red

1975

as Helga Ulmann

Vagabond
Vagabond

1985

as Madame Landier

Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit

1983

as Madeleine Beauvoir

Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette

1977

as Traunitz

Late Night Trains
Late Night Trains

1975

as The Lady on the Train

The Married Woman
The Married Woman

1964

as Charlotte

Rampage at Apache Wells
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Wild Animals
Wild Animals

1984

as Sylvia

Duet for One
Duet for One

1986

as Anya

Bolero
Bolero

1981

as Magda Kremer

The Chicks
The Chicks

1985

as Françoise

Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema

2023

as Self

3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Happiness Never Comes Alone

2012

as Fanfan Keller