Birth Name: Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina
Birth Date: 1940-09-03
Birth Place: Morocco
Details
Alternate Names: Macha Meril, Marie-Madeleine Gagarine, Macha Meryl, Маша Мериль, Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - The Itchy Palm (1960) as Yvette
Most Important Roles: - Belle de Jour (1967) as Renée
- The Defector (1966) as Frieda Hoffmann
- La Dernière Partie (2021) as Louise
- Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999) as Self
- 3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012) as Alice Fabre (old)
- The Married Woman (1964) as Charlotte
- Chinese Roulette (1977) as Traunitz
- Beau Pere (1981) as la Maîtresse de maison
- The Itchy Palm (1960) as Yvette
- Bolero (1981) as Magda Kremer
Career Highlights: - Belle de Jour (1967)
- The Defector (1966)
- La Dernière Partie (2021)
- Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
- 3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012)
- The Married Woman (1964)
- Chinese Roulette (1977)
- Beau Pere (1981)
- The Itchy Palm (1960)
- Bolero (1981)
Full Biography
Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her father from the Russian princely house Gagarin and by her mother from a Ukrainian noble family. She has appeared in 119 films between 1959 and 2007, including roles in films directed by Jean-Luc Godard (Une femme mariée, 1964), Luis Buñuel (Belle de jour, 1967) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Chinese Roulette, 1976). She also played in the Quebec series Lance et Compte.
