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Claire Maurier
Actor

Claire Maurier

27 Mar 1929Born
3 May 2026Died
97Age at death
64Credits

Biography

Claire Maurier (born 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.

Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, southwest of France.

She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film The 400 Blows.

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Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film La Cuisine au beurre.

In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film La Cage aux Folles as Simone. In 1981, she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for A Bad Son. She played Madeleine, a seductive older woman.

In 2001, she gained international recognition when she starred as Mme. Suzanne, the owner of the Café des 2 Moulins, the Montmartre bistro where the titular character Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain). The film became the highest-grossing French-language film released in the United States. The film won four César Awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 2005, she starred as Maryse Berthelot in the French comedy series Faites comme chez vous!.

In 2010, she played the neglectful mother of Gérard Dépardieu's character Germain in Jean Becker's film My Afternoons with Margueritte.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2013La Famille KatzSeries: Milly Cohen (6 episodes)
  2. 2012La Guerre du Royal PalaceFilm: Hortense Verdier
  3. 2010My Afternoons with MargueritteFilm: La mère
  4. 2010Paris ExpressFilm: L'experte
  5. 2008TOC TOCFilm: Marie
  6. 2007La Vie d'artisteFilm: l'agent d'Alice
  7. 2007AmbitiousFilm: Mme Zahn
  8. 2006Family HeroFilm: Colette
  9. 2006Granny boomFilm: Grand-mère
  10. 2003The Car KeysFilm: Old Lady in Park
  11. 2003The Birch-Tree MeadowFilm: Ginette
  12. 2001Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeurFilm
  13. 2001AmélieFilm: Suzanne
  14. 1999Man of My LifeFilm: Nelly
  15. 1996Family ResemblancesFilm: La mère
  16. 1988Loft storySeries: Suzy (42 episodes)
  17. 1986Appelez-moi FouksFilm: Stella
  18. 1986La BerlueFilm: Mathilde
  19. 1985Blanche and MarieFilm: Neighbor (uncredited)
  20. 1984La vie est trop courteFilm: Cécile
  21. 1983Side RoadsFilm: Marthe
  22. 1983Vous habitez chez vos parents ?Film: Alice Martell
  23. 1981L'Amant de BornéoFilm: Régine
  24. 1981Pause-caféSeries: Mme le proviseur du L.E.P. (6 episodes)
  25. 1980A Bad SonFilm: Madeleine
  26. 1979The City of SilencesFilm: Muriel
  27. 1978La Cage aux FollesFilm: Simone Deblon
  28. 1978The Little WheedlersFilm: La mère de Sophie
  29. 1978Le Rabat-joieFilm: Armance Dupon
  30. 1977Les FillesFilm: Paula
  31. 1976Le Cœur sous le paillassonFilm: Lise
  32. 1974Impossible Is Not FrenchFilm: Mauricette Brisset, l'épouse de Louis
  33. 1973The Hostage GangFilm: Nelly Cerutti
  34. 1971Cash-CashFilm: Caroline Sinclair
  35. 1971Quentin DurwardSeries: Marion (7 episodes)
  36. 1970La Brune que voilàFilm: Christine
  37. 1969A Very Curious GirlFilm: Irène
  38. 1966At Theatre TonightSeries: Christine (1 episode)
  39. 1966Vive la vieSeries: Esther (145 episodes)
  40. 1965Don Quijote von der ManchaSeries: Die Herzogin / la duchesse (4 episodes)
  41. 1965When the Pheasants PassFilm: Micheline Camus
  42. 1965Angelique: The Road to VersaillesFilm: Ninon de Lenclos
  43. 1965Don QuijoteFilm: Die Herzogin
  44. 1964Requiem pour un caïdFilm: Jeannette Sorel
  45. 1963My Wife's HusbandFilm: Christiane Colombey
  46. 1962Sweet EcstasyFilm: Claire
  47. 1961Les LivreursFilm: Bédélia
  48. 1961Daniella by NightFilm: Esmerelda
  49. 1961Desperate FlightFilm: Marina Larsen
  50. 1960RendezvousFilm: Claire Médina-Etiévant
  51. 1960A Mistress for the SummerFilm: Viviane
  52. 1960Take Me As I AmFilm: June Chalmers
  53. 1959The 400 BlowsFilm: Gilberte Doinel
  54. 1958Back to the WallFilm: Ghislaine
  55. 1958Les Cinq Dernières MinutesSeries: Jeanne Vermont (1 episode)
  56. 1957La ParisienneFilm: Caroline Herblay
  57. 1956Tonight the Skirts FlyFilm: Le mannequin espagnol
  58. 1956Les Énigmes de l'HistoireSeries (9 episodes)
  59. 1956The Adventures of Gil BlasFilm: Paquita
  60. 1953La belle de CadixFilm: Alexandrine Dupont
  61. 1953Les vacances finissent demainFilm
  62. 1953A Caprice of Darling CarolineFilm: Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid
  63. 1952Rayés des vivantsFilm: A girl
  64. 1952This Rascal of AnatoleFilm: Germaine de la Boëtie

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