Portrait of Macha Méril

Acting

Macha Méril

Career

Active from 1960 to 2023, busiest in 1975 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vagabond
Vagabond
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Macha Méril Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • French Cinema 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Suspense 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Italian Cinema 3
  • European Cinema 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 44
The Veiled Lady
The Veiled Lady (2025)

Thanks

Les Boules de Noël
Les Boules de Noël (2024)
GoodWatch score 44

as Simone

Enquête parallèle
Enquête parallèle (2023)

TV show · as Colette Chaperot

La Dernière Partie
La Dernière Partie (2021)

as Louise

Un monde, un regard
Un monde, un regard (2021)

TV show

Belle belle belle
Belle belle belle (2020)

as Lili

2010s

10 titles · average score 67
The Unexpected Child
The Unexpected Child (2019)

as Christine

Mr. Stein Goes Online
Mr. Stein Goes Online (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

as Marie

Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris
Albatros, The Film Adventure Of The White Russians In Paris (2017)

as (voice)

Alliances rouge sang
Alliances rouge sang (2016)

as Béatrice

La Trouvaille de Juliette
La Trouvaille de Juliette (2014)

as Juliette

Happiness Never Comes Alone
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Fanfan Keller

3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race
3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Alice Fabre (old)

Ten Minutes from Naturists
Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012)

as Suzy Dulac, tante de Patrick

Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love (2012)

as Henriette Marcenat

The Nights of Alice
The Nights of Alice (2011)

as Bettina

2000s

7 titles
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement
René Bousquet ou le grand arrangement (2007)

as Évelyne Baylet

Mademoiselle Gigi
Mademoiselle Gigi (2006)

as Mamita

Clochemerle
Clochemerle (2004)

as Baroness Alphonsine de Courtebiche

Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria (2003)

as Joséphine, dite « Babou »

Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami (2003)

as Mme Madeleine Forestier / Mme du Roy de Cantel

Méditerranée
Méditerranée (2001)

TV show · as Carla Valbonne

Le sciamane
Le sciamane (2000)

as Claudia's mother

1990s

14 titles · average score 62
Belle Grand-Mère
Belle Grand-Mère (1998)

as Babou

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Madame Beauvier

Joséphine, Guardian Angel
Joséphine, Guardian Angel (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Tania

A Crucial Test
A Crucial Test (1996)

as Catherine

Délit mineur
Délit mineur (1994)

as Madeleine

L'éternel mari
L'éternel mari (1993)

as Claudia

Berlin '39
Berlin '39 (1993)

as Madame Vic

To Remember
To Remember (1993)

TV show · as Narrator

Fish Soup
Fish Soup (1992)

as Caterina

Double Vision
Double Vision (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Perfect

The Cocottes
The Cocottes (1991)

as Mme Rose

Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Miss Malikoff

1980s

22 titles · average score 66
Lance et Compte
Lance et Compte (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Maroussia Lambert

Vagabond
Vagabond (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

as Madame Landier

The Chicks
The Chicks (1985)

as Françoise

Colette
Colette (1985)

TV show · as Colette

Les Rois du gag
Les Rois du gag (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jacqueline

Au nom de tous les miens
Au nom de tous les miens (1985)

TV show · as Mère de Martin

Wild Animals
Wild Animals (1984)

as Sylvia

Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Madeleine Beauvoir

For Those I Loved
For Those I Loved (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Martin's Mother

Le Crime d'amour
Le Crime d'amour (1982)

as Jeanne Bontemps / Odette Dumont

Bolero
Bolero (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Magda Kremer

Tender Cousins
Tender Cousins (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mère de Julien

1970s

27 titles · average score 70
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978)

as Vera

Your Turn, My Turn
Your Turn, My Turn (1978)

as Marianne

Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

as Traunitz

Peccatori di provincia
Peccatori di provincia (1976)

as Vincenzina Lo Curcio

Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe
Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976)

as baronessa Valeria Lamia

Late Night Trains
Late Night Trains (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Lady on the Train

Deep Red
Deep Red (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

as Helga Ulmann

The Last Day of School Before Christmas
The Last Day of School Before Christmas (1975)

as Egle

Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madeleine

We Won't Grow Old Together
We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Françoise

We Are All in Temporary Liberty
We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971)

as Gisella, wife of Mario De Rossi

Conjugal Love
Conjugal Love (1970)

as Leda

1960s

18 titles · average score 65
Wall Engravings
Wall Engravings (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jeanne Delaître

Don't Play with Martians
Don't Play with Martians (1968)

as Maryvonne Guéguen

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour (1967)
GoodWatch score 86

as Renée

Horizon
Horizon (1967)

as Elisa

The Defector
The Defector (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Frieda Hoffmann

Rampage at Apache Wells
Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lizzy

The Married Woman
The Married Woman (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Charlotte

The Little Misses
The Little Misses (1964)

as Caroline

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nicole

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jacqueline Edwards

Adorable Liar
Adorable Liar (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sophie

The Itchy Palm
The Itchy Palm (1960)

as Yvette