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Marie-Christine Barrault
ActorBorn March 21, 1944 (80 years)
Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography, titled This Long Way To Get To You.
Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her and her brother, Alain. Barrault was raised by her grandmother, Felicite. She was mentored in acting by her aunt and uncle, French performers Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. They initially did not support her dreams of becoming an actress. She performed in plays in secondary school and then enrolled in an acting conservatory.
Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). She made her feature film debut in Éric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's (1969). In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard in the comedy film Le Distrait. In 1975 Barrault starred in Cousin Cousine, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She worked with Rohmer once again in 1978, in the role of Guinevere in Perceval le Gallois and she also has a cameo in his Chloe in the Afternoon.
Barrault is not fluent in English and therefore has generally turned down offers to appear in English-language films. However, in 1980 she accepted an offer from Woody Allen to appear in his film Stardust Memories. In 1988 she was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in No Blame. In 1991 she portrayed Marie Curie in a television mini-series. In her later career, she has preferred acting on the stage in France. In 2015, she came to Los Angeles on tour to perform in the play Les Yeux Ouverts, in which she portrays French author Marguerite Yourcenar.
Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whom she married in 1965. With him, she had two children, David and Ariane. Barrault was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. She herself is a breast cancer survivor.
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Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her and her brother, Alain. Barrault was raised by her grandmother, Felicite. She was mentored in acting by her aunt and uncle, French performers Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. They initially did not support her dreams of becoming an actress. She performed in plays in secondary school and then enrolled in an acting conservatory.
Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). She made her feature film debut in Éric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's (1969). In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard in the comedy film Le Distrait. In 1975 Barrault starred in Cousin Cousine, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She worked with Rohmer once again in 1978, in the role of Guinevere in Perceval le Gallois and she also has a cameo in his Chloe in the Afternoon.
Barrault is not fluent in English and therefore has generally turned down offers to appear in English-language films. However, in 1980 she accepted an offer from Woody Allen to appear in his film Stardust Memories. In 1988 she was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in No Blame. In 1991 she portrayed Marie Curie in a television mini-series. In her later career, she has preferred acting on the stage in France. In 2015, she came to Los Angeles on tour to perform in the play Les Yeux Ouverts, in which she portrays French author Marguerite Yourcenar.
Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whom she married in 1965. With him, she had two children, David and Ariane. Barrault was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. She herself is a breast cancer survivor.
Source: Article "Marie-Christine Barrault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Fiasco (2024) (TV Series) · as Huguette Valande |
| 2023 | Maison de retraite 2 · as Mme. Courtillet |
| 2023 | Alphonse (TV Series) · as Eve Bragnier |
| 2023 | Meurtres en Guadeloupe · as Violette Rivière |
| 2023 | Meurtres sur la Côte fleurie · as Denis Royan |
| 2023 | On the Wandering Paths · as La Mère De Pierre |
| 2022 | Et doucement rallumer les étoiles... · as Geneviève |
| 2022 | Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman · as Komura's Mother (voice) |
| 2021 | Mixte (TV Series) · as Anne-Marie Couret |
| 2018 | Dead Ringer · as Elisabeth Davout |
| 2018 | All About Mothers · as Jacqueline |
| 2017 | Murderous Memories: The Mists of Memory · as Alice Blondel |
| 2016 | Murder in Strasbourg · as Lidy Mathis |
| 2016 | Twisting Fate · as Jeanne |
| 2015 | Nina (TV Series) · as Blanche |
| 2014 | The Easy Way Out · as Nelly |
| 2014 | Daddy's Little Girl · as Hélène Maupin |
| 2014 | A Family Secret (TV Series) · as Nadège |
| 2013 | My Name Is Hmmm... · as La Grand-Mère |
| 2013 | Domestic Life · as Nicole |
| 2013 | Le grand méchant loup · as La Mère |
| 2013 | Murders in… (TV Series) · as Denise Royan |
| 2013 | Mongeville (TV Series) · as Catherine Lussac |
| 2012 | La main passe · as Sophie Marescot |
| 2009 | Household Scenes (TV Series) · as La Mère De Liliane |
| 2009 | Making Plans for Lena · as Annie |
| 2009 | Profiling (TV Series) · as Catherine Lepage |
| 2007 | Trivial · as Mélanie Bérangère |
| 2006 | Coup de sang · as Florence Valois |
| 2006 | Ange de feu (TV Series) · as Janine Cordey |
| 2003 | Saint-Germain ou La négociation · as Chaterine De Médicis |
| 2003 | Un parfum nommé Saïd · as Cast |
| 2000 | Azzurro · as Elizabeth Broyer |
| 1999 | La dilettante · as Thérèse Rambert |
| 1997 | Obsession · as Ella Beckmann |
| 1997 | Love, Math and Sex · as La Prof De Maths |
| 1994 | Bonsoir · as Marie Wileska |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Marie Curie, une femme honorable (TV Series) · as Marie Curie |
| 1990 | Gallant Ladies · as Jacquette De Bourdeille |
| 1989 | Stormy Summer · as Anne |
| 1989 | Jesus of Montreal · as Dubbing Actress |
| 1988 | Women in Prison · as La Surveillante Chef |
| 1988 | L'oeuvre au noir · as Hilzonde |
| 1988 | Adieu je t'aime · as Nicole Dupré |
| 1988 | Daniya, jardín del harem · as Almodís |
| 1987 | Bonne fête maman · as Jeanne Thomas |
| 1987 | Manuela's Loves · as Manuela |
| 1986 | Vaudeville · as Madeleine |
| 1985 | The Satin Slipper · as La Lune |
| 1985 | Paradigma · as Sylvie |
| 1985 | Le meilleur de la vie · as Véronique's Mother |
| 1985 | Louise... l'insoumise · as Mme Royer |
| 1984 | Pianoforte · as La Mère De Maria |
| 1984 | Swann in Love · as Madame Verdurin |
| 1983 | A Love in Germany · as Maria Wyler |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Table for Five · as Marie |
| 1981 | L'amour trop fort · as Rose-Marie De Boisel |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories · as Isobel |
| 1980 | Petit déjeuner compris (TV Series) · as Marie-Louise Leroux |
| 1980 | My Dearest · as Jeanne Rivière |
| 1980 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | Perceval le Gallois · as La Reine Guenevievre |
| 1978 | L'état sauvage · as Laurence Laurençon |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch · as Patricia |
| 1977 | Le chandelier · as Jacqueline |
| 1975 | Cousin, Cousine · as Marthe |
| 1975 | Cinéma 16 (TV Series) · as Marie-Laure |
| 1975 | John Glueckstadt · as Hanna Hansen |
| 1974 | La confession d'un enfant du siècle · as Brigitte |
| 1974 | Le tour d'écrou · as Miss Jessel |
| 1973 | Histoire vraie · as Rose |
| 1972 | An Ideal Husband · as Lady Chiltern |
| 1972 | Love in the Afternoon · as Dream Sequence |
| 1972 | Figaro-ci, Figaro-là · as Julie |
| 1972 | Les intrus · as Francoise |
| 1972 | Le sagouin · as Léone |
| 1971 | Les Cent livres : A la recherche du temps perdu · as The Mother |
| 1971 | Les papiers d'Aspern · as Hélène Prest |
| 1971 | Le misanthrope · as Célimène |
| 1970 | Lancelot of the Lake · as Reine Guinevere |
| 1970 | Distracted · as Lisa Gastier |
| 1969 | What Would Faber do? (TV Series) · as Catherine |
| 1969 | My Night at Maud's · as Françoise |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as Lady Chiltern |
| 1965 | Les copains · as Une Jeune Fille À L'église |