Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
9/3/1940
Place of Birth
Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
Also Known As
Macha MerilMarie-Madeleine GagarineMacha Meryl
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 ...
Known For
Happiness Never Comes Alone
as Fanfan Keller
The Unexpected Child
as Christine
Tender Cousins
as Mère de Julien
The Married Woman
as Charlotte
Beau Pere
as la Maîtresse de maison
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
as Self
For Those I Loved
as Martin's Mother
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
as Egle
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
as Linda De Simone
Rampage at Apache Wells
as Lizzy
Double Vision
as Mrs. Perfect
Night of The Flowers
as Macha
Don't Play with Martians
as Maryvonne Guéguen
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement
as Évelyne Baylet
Late Night Trains
as The Lady on the Train
Belle de Jour
as Renée
Adorable Liar
as Sophie
Deadly Circuit
as Madeleine Beauvoir
The Defector
as Frieda Hoffmann
La Dernière Partie
as Louise