Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 3, 1940 (age 86)
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
Macha Méril
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 - Movies
Beau Pere
as la Maîtresse de maison
Belle de Jour
as Renée
Tender Cousins
as Mère de Julien
Deep Red
as Helga Ulmann
Vagabond
as Madame Landier
Ten Minutes from Naturists
as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick
Happiness Never Comes Alone
as Fanfan Keller
Duet for One
as Anya
Double Vision
as Mrs. Perfect
Bolero
as Magda Kremer
Known For - TV Shows
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Vivement dimanche
as Self
To Remember
as Narrator
On n'est pas couché
as Self - Guest
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
Télématin
as Self
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
as Tania
Dim Dam Dom
as Self