Macha Méril
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Macha Méril

Born 3 September 1940 · Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]
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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).

Known for

Deep Red
Belle de Jour
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Vagabond
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Beau Pere
The Married Woman
Late Night Trains
Deadly Circuit
Chinese Roulette
Tender Cousins
We Won't Grow Old Together
Les Boules de Noël
Michel Legrand, enchanted music
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Solidarity concert for Ukraine
La Dernière Partie
Belle belle belle
The Unexpected Child
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
Alliances rouge sang
La Trouvaille de Juliette
Against Their Will
Ten Minutes from Naturists
Seasons of Love
Happiness Never Comes Alone
The Nights of Alice
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement
Mademoiselle Gigi
Clochemerle
Bel-Ami
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
Le sciamane
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Belle Grand-Mère
A Crucial Test
Délit mineur
Berlin '39
L'éternel mari
Fish Soup
Double Vision
Meeting Venus
The Cocottes
A Simple Story
La Vouivre
La Trajectoire amoureuse
Chez le médecin
Follow My Gaze
Duet for One
Vagabond
Les Rois du gag
The Chicks
Wild Animals
Deadly Circuit
For Those I Loved
Le Grand Carnaval
L'Apprentissage de la ville
Le Crime d'amour
Beau Pere
Bolero
Le bonheur des tristes
Tender Cousins
Le rose di Danzica
Night of The Flowers
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
Robert et Robert
Your Turn, My Turn
Ridendo e scherzando
Rock 'n Roll
Chinese Roulette
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
Pasión
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
A Second Hand Lady
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
Peccatori di provincia
Late Night Trains
Il registratore
Son tornate a fiorire le rose
The Man of the Winds
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
Deep Red
Chinese In Paris
Amore mio non farmi male
We Won't Grow Old Together
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
Conjugal Love
Wall Engravings
Don't Play with Martians
Belle de Jour
Horizon
The Defector
Rampage at Apache Wells
The Married Woman
The Little Misses
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sweet and Sour
Adorable Liar
Love on a Pillow
The Itchy Palm
Macha Méril · Midrow