About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1929-03-27
Place of birth:
Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
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Claire Maurier

Overview

Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.

Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the 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. 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.

Source: Article "Claire Maurier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
2013 La Famille Katz Actor Milly Cohen N/A
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2012 La Guerre du Royal Palace Actor Hortense Verdier 58
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2010 My Afternoons with Margueritte Actor La mère 62
Fair
2010 Paris Express Actor L'experte 57
Average
2008 TOC TOC Actor Marie 59
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2007 La Vie d'artiste Actor l'agent d'Alice 59
Average
2007 Ambitious Actor Mme Zahn 58
Average
2006 Family Hero Actor Colette 58
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2006 Granny boom Actor Grand-mère 59
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2003 The Car Keys Actor La vieille dame dans le parc 58
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2003 The Birch-Tree Meadow Actor Ginette 59
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2001 Les deux vieilles dames et l'accordeur Actor 59
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2001 Amélie Actor Suzanne 78
Good
1999 Man of My Life Actor Nelly N/A
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1996 Family Resemblances Actor La mère 63
Fair
1986 Appelez-moi Fouks Actor Stella N/A
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1986 La berlue Actor Mathilde N/A
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1985 Blanche and Marie Actor The neighbor (uncredited) 58
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1984 La vie est trop courte Actor Cécile N/A
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1983 Side Roads Actor Marthe 58
Average
1983 Vous habitez chez vos parents ? Actor Alice Martell 58
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1981 L'amant de Bornéo Actor Régine 59
Average
1980 A Bad Son Actor Madeleine 60
Fair
1979 The City of Silences Actor Muriel 58
Average
1978 La Cage aux Folles Actor Simone Deblon 62
Fair
1978 Le Rabat-joie Actor Armance Dupon N/A
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1977 Les Filles Actor Paula N/A
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1976 Le Cœur sous le paillasson Actor Lise N/A
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1974 Impossible Is Not French Actor Mauricette, la femme de Louis 59
Average
1973 The Hostage Gang Actor Nelly Cerutti 59
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1971 Cash-Cash Actor Caroline Sinclair N/A
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1970 La Brune que voilà Actor Christine 59
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1969 A Very Curious Girl Actor Irène 59
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1966 Vive la vie Actor Esther N/A
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1965 Don Quijote von der Mancha Actor Die Herzogin / la duchesse N/A
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1965 When the Pheasants Pass Actor Micheline Camus 59
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1965 Angelique: The Road To Versailles Actor Ninon de Lenclos 60
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1965 Don Quijote Actor Die Herzogin N/A
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1964 Requiem pour un caïd Actor Jeannette Sorel 59
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1963 My Wife's Husband Actor Christiane Colombey 60
Fair
1962 Sweet Ecstasy Actor Claire 58
Average
1961 Les livreurs Actor Bédélia N/A
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1961 Daniella by Night Actor Esmerelda 58
Average
1961 Desperate Flight Actor Marina Larsen N/A
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1960 Rendezvous Actor Claire Médina-Etiévant 59
Average
1960 A Mistress for the Summer Actor Viviane 58
Average
1960 Take Me As I Am Actor June Chalmers 59
Average
1959 The 400 Blows Actor Gilberte Doinel 75
Good
1958 Back to the Wall Actor Ghislaine 59
Average
1957 La Parisienne Actor Caroline Herblay 58
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1956 Tonight the Skirts Fly Actor Le mannequin espagnol 58
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1956 The Adventures of Gil Blas Actor N/A
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1953 La belle de Cadix Actor Alexandrine Dupont 58
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1953 Les vacances finissent demain Actor N/A
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1953 A Caprice of Darling Caroline Actor Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid 58
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1952 Rayés des vivants Actor A girl N/A
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1952 This Rascal of Anatole Actor Germaine de la Boëtie 58
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Cash-Cash Actor Caroline Sinclair N/A
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