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).
| 2024 | Les Boules de Noël as Simone |
| 2024 | Le Cinéma de Jean-Pierre Léaud as Self - Actress |
| 2023 | Godard, seul le cinéma as Self |
| 2022 | Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear as Self |
| 2022 | Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée as Self |
| 2022 | Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée Avec Natalie Dessay et Camille Bertault |
| 2021 | La Dernière Partie as Louise |
| 2020 | Belle belle belle as Lili |
| 2019 | L'enfant que je n'attendais pas as Christine |
| 2018 | Françoise Dorléac, une promesse as Self |
| 2017 | Albatros, l'aventure cinématographique des Russes blancs à Paris as (voice) |
| 2017 | Mr. Stein Nette as Marie |
| 2016 | Alliances rouge sang as Béatrice |
| 2014 | La Trouvaille de Juliette as Juliette |
| 2012 | Malgré-elles as Alice Fabre (old) |
| 2012 | Mutluluk Asla Yalnız Gelmez as Fanfan Keller |
| 2012 | À dix minutes des naturistes as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick |
| 2012 | Climats as Henriette Marcenat |
| 2011 | Les Nuits D'alice as Bettina |
| 2008 | Guy Gilles et le temps désaccordé as Self |
| 2007 | René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement as Évelyne Baylet |
| 2006 | Mademoiselle Gigi as Mamita |
| 2004 | Clochemerle as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche |
| 2003 | Bel-Ami as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel |
| 2003 | Belle grand mère, La Trattoria as Joséphine, dite « Babou » |
| 2003 | Sans toit ni loi : souvenirs, entretiens, notes et commentaires as Self - Interviewee |
| 2000 | Le sciamane as Claudia's mother |
| 1999 | Lettre à mon frère Guy Gilles, cinéaste trop tôt disparu as Self |
| 1998 | Belle Grand-Mère as Babou |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries as Madame Beauvier |
| 1996 | Le crabe sur la banquette arrière as Catherine |
| 1995 | Le Fils de Gascogne as Self |
| 1994 | Délit mineur as Madeleine |
| 1993 | Berlin '39 as Madame Vic |
| 1993 | L'éternel mari as Claudia |
| 1993 | Le Don as Margherita |
| 1992 | Double Vision as Mrs. Perfect |
| 1992 | Zuppa di pesce as Caterina |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus as Miss Malikoff |
| 1991 | Una storia semplice as La vedova del Roccella |
| 1991 | Les Mouettes as Mme. Rose |
| 1989 | La Vouivre as La rodinet |
| 1986 | Duet for one as Anya |
| 1986 | Suivez mon regard as La femme à l'ouvre boîte |
| 1985 | Yersiz Yurtsuz as Mme Landier |
| 1985 | Les Rois du gag as Jacqueline |
| 1985 | Les Nanas as Françoise |
| 1984 | Les Fauves as Sylvia |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval as Mme Armande Labrouche |
| 1983 | Au nom de tous les miens as Martin's Mother |
| 1983 | Mortelle randonnée as Madeleine Beauvoir |
| 1982 | Le Crime d'amour as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont |
| 1982 | L'Apprentissage de la ville as Luc's mother |
| 1981 | Le bonheur des tristes as Madeleine |
| 1981 | Beau-père as la Maîtresse de maison |
| 1981 | Les uns et les autres as Magda Kremer |
| 1980 | Fesat Kuzenler as Mère de Julien |
| 1979 | Le rose di Danzica as Elvira von Lehner |
| 1979 | La notte dei fiori as Macha |
| 1978 | Rock 'n Roll as Annalisa |
| 1978 | Ridendo e scherzando as Susy |
| 1978 | Robert et Robert as Agathe |
| 1978 | Tanto va la gatta al lardo... as Vera |
| 1978 | Va voir maman, papa travaille as Marianne |
| 1977 | Una donna di seconda mano as Clelia, la madre di Simona |
| 1977 | Emmenez-moi au Ritz as Barbara |
| 1977 | Ride bene... chi ride ultimo as principessa Esmeralda Benti Contini |
| 1977 | Chinesisches Roulette as Traunitz |
| 1977 | Pasión as Bianca |
| 1976 | Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe as baronessa Valeria Lamia |
| 1976 | Peccatori di provincia as Vincenzina Lo Curcio |
| 1975 | Son tornate a fiorire le rose as Linda De Simone |
| 1975 | Il registratore as Ms. Collins |
| 1975 | L'uomo dei venti as Anna |
| 1975 | L'ultimo treno della notte as The Lady on the Train |
| 1975 | L'ultimo giorno di scuola prima delle vacanze di Natale as Egle |
| 1975 | Derin Kırmızı as Helga Ulmann |
| 1974 | Amore mio non farmi male as Linda De Simone |
| 1974 | Les Chinois à Paris as Madeleine |
| 1972 | Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble as Françoise |
| 1971 | Siamo tutti in libertà provvisoria as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi |
| 1970 | L'amore coniugale as Leda |
| 1968 | Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens as Maryvonne Guéguen |
| 1968 | Au pan coupé as Jeanne Delaître |
| 1967 | Gündüz Güzeli as Renée |
| 1967 | L'horizon as Elisa |
| 1966 | L'espion as Frieda Hoffmann |
| 1966 | Pop Age as Self |
| 1965 | Der Ölprinz as Lizzy |
| 1964 | Evli Bir Kadın as Charlotte |
| 1964 | Les Petites Demoiselles as Caroline |
| 1964 | Françoise ou La Vie conjugale as Nicole |
| 1964 | Jean-Marc ou La Vie conjugale as Nicole |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? as Jacqueline Edwards |
| 1963 | Dragées au poivre as La striptisiste |
| 1962 | Le Repos du guerrier as Raphaële |
| 1962 | Le Signe du Lion as La Blonde du 14 Juillet (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Adorable menteuse as Sophie |
| 1960 | La main chaude as Yvette |
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