Macha Méril

French actress and writer (born 1940)

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Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina (born 3 September 1940), known by her stage name Macha Méril ( French pronunciation: [maʃa meʁil] ), is a French actress and writer.
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 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).

Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina (born 3 September 1940), known by her stage name Macha Méril (French pronunciation: [maʃa meʁil]), is a French actress and writer.

Biography

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).