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).
The roles that explain the career.
42 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Godard Cinema | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Ten Minutes from Naturists | Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick | Film |
| 2012 | Happiness Never Comes Alone | Fanfan Keller | Film |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Madame Beauvier | Film |
| 1995 | Son of Gascogne | Self | Film |
| 1993 | L'éternel mari | Claudia | Film |
| 1992 | Fish Soup | Caterina | Film |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus | Miss Malikoff | Film |
| 1991 | A Simple Story | La vedova del Roccella | Film |
| 1989 | La Vouivre | La rodinet | Film |
| 1986 | Duet for One | Anya | Film |
| 1985 | Les Rois du gag | Jacqueline | Film |
| 1985 | The Chicks | Françoise | Film |
| 1985 | Vagabond | Madame Landier | Film |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval | Mme Armande Labrouche | Film |
| 1983 | For Those I Loved | Martin's Mother | Film |
| 1983 | Deadly Circuit | Madeleine Beauvoir | Film |
| 1982 | L'Apprentissage de la ville | Luc's mother | Film |
| 1981 | Beau Pere | la Maîtresse de maison | Film |
| 1981 | Le bonheur des tristes | Madeleine | Film |
| 1981 | Bolero | Magda Kremer | Film |
| 1980 | Tender Cousins | Mère de Julien | Film |
| 1978 | Robert et Robert | Agathe | Film |
| 1978 | Tanto va la gatta al lardo... | Vera | Film |
| 1977 | Chinese Roulette | Traunitz | Film |
| 1977 | Ride bene... chi ride ultimo | principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini | Film |
| 1977 | A Second Hand Lady | Clelia, la madre di Simona | Film |
| 1975 | Late Night Trains | The Lady on the Train | Film |
| 1975 | Deep Red | Helga Ulmann | Film |
| 1975 | Son tornate a fiorire le rose | Linda De Simone | Film |
| 1974 | Chinese In Paris | Madeleine | Film |
| 1974 | Amore mio non farmi male | Linda De Simone | Film |
| 1972 | We Won't Grow Old Together | Françoise | Film |
| 1969 | Pigsty | Co-Producer | Film |
| 1967 | Belle de Jour | Renée | Film |
| 1966 | The Defector | Frieda Hoffmann | Film |
| 1965 | Rampage at Apache Wells | Lizzy | Film |
| 1964 | The Married Woman | Charlotte | Film |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Jacqueline Edwards | Film |
| 1962 | Adorable Liar | Sophie | Film |
| 1962 | Love on a Pillow | Raphaële | Film |
| 1962 | Sign of the Lion | La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited) | Film |
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