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Marie-Christine Barrault

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Marie-Christine Barrault in Stardust Memories (1980)
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Making Plans for Lena (2009)
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Marie-Christine Barrault was born on 21 March 1944 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for My Night at Maud's (1969), Cousin, Cousine (1975) and Marie Curie, une femme honorable (1991). She was previously married to Roger Vadim and Daniel Toscan du Plantier.
BornMarch 21, 1944
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BornMarch 21, 1944
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    My Night at Maud's (1969)
    My Night at Maud's
    7.8
    • Françoise
    • 1969
    Marie-Christine Barrault and Victor Lanoux in Cousin, Cousine (1975)
    Cousin, Cousine
    6.7
    • Marthe
    • 1975
    Marie-Christine Barrault in Marie Curie, une femme honorable (1991)
    Marie Curie, une femme honorable
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Marie Curie née Sklodowska
    Jeremy Irons and Ornella Muti in Swann in Love (1984)
    Swann in Love
    6.5
    • Madame Verdurin
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Presque toutes les fleurs
      • Béatrice
      • Pre-production
    • Zodiaque (2026)
      Zodiaque
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Hélène Escoffier
      • 2026
    • Léa Drucker in A Woman's Life (2026)
      A Woman's Life
      6.3
      • Arlette
      • 2026
    • Per il mio bene (2024)
      Per il mio bene
      6.5
      • Anna
      • 2024
    • La maman du bourreau (2024)
      La maman du bourreau
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Gabrielle de Miremont
      • 2024
    • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and César Botti in The Ties That Bind Us (2024)
      The Ties That Bind Us
      7.2
      • La mère de Sandra et Marianne
      • 2024
    • François Civil and Pierre Niney in Fiasco (2024)
      Fiasco
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Huguette Valande
      • 2024
    • Life (2023)
      Life
      • Patricia
      • 2023
    • Jean Reno, Michel Jonasz, Chantal Ladesou, Amanda Lear, Enrico Macias, Daniel Prévost, Firmine Richard, Liliane Rovère, and Kev Adams in Maison de retraite 2 (2023)
      Maison de retraite 2
      5.2
      • Mme Courtillet
      • 2023
    • Alphonse (2023)
      Alphonse
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Eve Bragnier
      • 2023
    • Bernard Yerlès and Clair in Meurtres en Guadeloupe (2023)
      Meurtres en Guadeloupe
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Violette Rivière
      • 2023
    • Marie-Christine Barrault and Nicolas Gob in Meurtres sur la Côte fleurie (2023)
      Meurtres sur la Côte fleurie
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Denis Royan
      • 2023
    • Jean Dujardin in On the Wandering Paths (2023)
      On the Wandering Paths
      6.6
      • La mère de Pierre (voice, as Marie Christine Barrault)
      • 2023
    • Une mort dans la famille (2023)
      Une mort dans la famille
      • Marguerite Brun
      • 2023
    • Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022)
      Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
      7.0
      • Mère de Komura (voice)
      • 2022
    • Elodie Frenck and David Mora in Et doucement rallumer les étoiles... (2022)
      Et doucement rallumer les étoiles...
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Geneviève
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Éva Darlan, Claude Jade, and Gilles Ségal in Nous ne l'avons pas assez aimée (1980)
      Caméra une première
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 1979

    Producer

    • Ciné Passion
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1983
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos5

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    Trailer 2:47
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    Trailer 0:48
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:48
    Official Trailer
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:40
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Making Plans for Lena
    Trailer 1:47
    Making Plans for Lena
    Trivial: Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Trivial: Trailer

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Marie Christine Barrault
    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
    • Born
      • March 21, 1944
      • Paris, France
    • Spouses
        Roger VadimDecember 21, 1990 - February 11, 2000 (his death)
    • Children
        David Toscan du Plantier
    • Relatives
        Marie Toscan du Plantier(Grandchild)
    • Other works
      TV Commercial for Secours Catholique (France, 2003)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is one of 13 French actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for a French-Language performance. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert, Colette Marchand, Leslie Caron, Simone Signoret, Anouk Aimée, Isabelle Adjani, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Bérénice Bejo, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.

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