Macha Méril
Known for
Macha Méril is the sort of actress who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. She has been working on screen for more than 66 years. Ask a viewer to place Macha Méril and the answer usually comes back 'Deep Red'. She appears in 'Belle de Jour' too.
Macha Méril
71 Movies
10 Series
Macha Méril is the sort of actress who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. She has been working on screen for more than 66 years. Ask a viewer to place Macha Méril and the answer usually comes back 'Deep Red'. She appears in 'Belle de Jour' too.
Movies
Plays Renée
Belle de Jour
1967
Plays la Maîtresse de maison
Beau Pere
1981
Plays Sylvia
Wild Animals
1984
Plays Madame Landier
Vagabond
1985
Plays Helga Ulmann
Deep Red
1975
Plays Mère de Julien
Tender Cousins
1980
Plays Madeleine Beauvoir
Deadly Circuit
1983
Plays Fanfan Keller
Happiness Never Comes Alone
2012
Plays Frieda Hoffmann
The Defector
1966
Plays Françoise
The Chicks
1985
Plays Marie
Mr. Stein Goes Online
2017
Plays Charlotte
The Married Woman
1964
Plays Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
Bel-Ami
2003
Plays Magda Kremer
Bolero
1981
Plays Traunitz
Chinese Roulette
1977
Plays Mme Armande Labrouche
Le Grand Carnaval
1983
Plays Lizzy
Rampage at Apache Wells
1965
Plays Françoise
We Won't Grow Old Together
1972
Plays Madeleine
Chinese In Paris
1974
Plays Raphaële
Love on a Pillow
1962
Plays Clelia, la madre di Simona
A Second Hand Lady
1977
Plays Agathe
Robert et Robert
1978
Plays Miss Malikoff
Meeting Venus
1991
Plays Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont
Le Crime d'amour
1982
Plays Jacqueline
Les Rois du gag
1985
Plays Madame Beauvier
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
Plays Anya
Duet for One
1986
Plays Martin's Mother
For Those I Loved
1983
Plays Simone
Les Boules de Noël
2024
Plays baronessa Valeria Lamia
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
1976
Plays Marianne
Your Turn, My Turn
1978
Plays Jacqueline Edwards
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
Plays Linda De Simone
Amore mio non farmi male
1974
Plays Claudia
L'éternel mari
1993
Plays La femme à l'ouvre boîte
Follow My Gaze
1986
Plays La rodinet
La Vouivre
1989
Plays Mme Rose
The Cocottes
1991
Plays La striptisiste
Sweet and Sour
1963
Plays Linda De Simone
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
1975
Plays Macha
Night of The Flowers
1979
Plays Sophie
Adorable Liar
1962
Plays Nicole
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964
Producer
Plays Jeanne Delaître
Wall Engravings
1968
Plays principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
1977
Plays Vincenzina Lo Curcio
Peccatori di provincia
1976
Plays Madame Vic
Berlin '39
1993
Plays Nicole
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964
Plays Elisa
Horizon
1967
Plays Vera
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
1978
Plays Caterina
Fish Soup
1992
TV Shows
Plays Maroussia Lambert
Lance et Compte
1986
Plays Mère de Martin
Au nom de tous les miens
1985
Plays Carla Valbonne
Méditerranée
2001
Plays Colette Chaperot
Enquête parallèle
2023
Plays Colette
Colette
1985
Plays Elvira
Le rose di Danzica
1981
Plays Lady Flora Drayton
Morte a passo di valzer
1979
Plays Signora Heller
La promessa
1979
Plays Tatiana
Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin
1989
Plays Tania
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
1997
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Les Boules de Noël
Simone
2024
Film
Enquête parallèle
Colette Chaperot · 4 episodes
2023–
TV
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Marie
2017
Film
La Trouvaille de Juliette
Juliette
2014
Film
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Fanfan Keller
2012
Film
The Nights of Alice
Bettina
2011
Film
Clochemerle
Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche
2004
Film
Bel-Ami
Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel
2003
Film
Méditerranée
Carla Valbonne · 5 episodes
2001–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Macha Méril and where are they from?
Macha Méril is 86 years old, born on September 3, 1940 in Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco].
What are the most famous roles of Macha Méril?
Macha Méril is best known for roles in Deep Red, Belle de Jour, Happiness Never Comes Alone.
How many movies has Macha Méril been in?
Over a 66-year career (since 1960), Macha Méril has appeared in 71 movies and 10 TV shows.
What was Macha Méril's first movie?
The career of Macha Méril began with The Itchy Palm (1960).
What is Macha Méril's most recent movie or series?
Macha Méril's most recent release is Vieillir et jouir sans entraves, which premiered on February 3, 2026.
What TV shows has Macha Méril appeared in?
On television, Macha Méril has appeared in Joséphine, Guardian Angel, Champs-Elysées, Vivement dimanche, To Remember.
Macha Méril
1940-09-03 · Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
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).Macha Méril,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.