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Claire Maurier

Acting 96 years old Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France ★ 0.5
Born: March 27, 1929

Biography

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.

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Known For

Amélie
Amélie Suzanne 2001
Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall Ghislaine 1958
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
Vous habitez chez vos parents ? Alice Martell 1983
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass Micheline Camus 1965
La Guerre du Royal Palace
La Guerre du Royal Palace Hortense Verdier 2012

Jimmy's Seen (1)

The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows Gilberte Doinel 1959

Filmography

Acting Credits (64)

La Famille Katz
La Famille Katz Milly Cohen 2013
La Guerre du Royal Palace
La Guerre du Royal Palace Hortense Verdier 2012
My Afternoons with Margueritte
My Afternoons with Margueritte La mère 2010
Paris Express
Paris Express L'experte 2010
TOC TOC
TOC TOC Marie 2008
La Vie d'artiste
La Vie d'artiste l'agent d'Alice 2007
Ambitious
Ambitious Mme Zahn 2007
Family Hero
Family Hero Colette 2006
Granny boom
Granny boom Grand-mère 2006
The Car Keys
The Car Keys Old lady in the park 2003
The Birch-Tree Meadow
The Birch-Tree Meadow Ginette 2003
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur 2001
Amélie
Amélie Suzanne 2001
Man of My Life
Man of My Life Nelly 1999
Family Resemblances
Family Resemblances La mère 1996
Loft story
Loft story Suzy 1988
Appelez-moi Fouks
Appelez-moi Fouks Stella 1986
La Berlue
La Berlue Mathilde 1986
Blanche and Marie
Blanche and Marie Neighbor (uncredited) 1985
La vie est trop courte
La vie est trop courte Cécile 1984
Side Roads
Side Roads Marthe 1983
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
Vous habitez chez vos parents ? Alice Martell 1983
L'Amant de Bornéo
L'Amant de Bornéo Régine 1981
Pause-café
Pause-café Mme le proviseur du L.E.P. 1981
A Bad Son
A Bad Son Madeleine 1980
The City of Silences
The City of Silences Muriel 1979
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles Simone Deblon 1978
Le Rabat-joie
Le Rabat-joie Armance Dupon 1978
Les Filles
Les Filles Paula 1977
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
Le Cœur sous le paillasson Lise 1976
Midi Première
Midi Première Self 1975
Impossible Is Not French
Impossible Is Not French Mauricette Brisset, l'épouse de Louis 1974
The Hostage Gang
The Hostage Gang Nelly Cerutti 1973
Cash-Cash
Cash-Cash Caroline Sinclair 1971
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward Marion 1971
La Brune que voilà
La Brune que voilà Christine 1970
A Very Curious Girl
A Very Curious Girl Irène 1969
At Theatre Tonight
At Theatre Tonight Christine 1966
Vive la vie
Vive la vie Esther 1966
Don Quijote von der Mancha
Don Quijote von der Mancha Die Herzogin / la duchesse 1965
When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass Micheline Camus 1965
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Angelique: The Road To Versailles Ninon de Lenclos 1965
Don Quijote
Don Quijote Die Herzogin 1965
Requiem pour un caïd
Requiem pour un caïd Jeannette Sorel 1964
My Wife's Husband
My Wife's Husband Christiane Colombey 1963
Sweet Ecstasy
Sweet Ecstasy Claire 1962
Les Livreurs
Les Livreurs Bédélia 1961
Daniella by Night
Daniella by Night Esmerelda 1961
Desperate Flight
Desperate Flight Marina Larsen 1961
Rendezvous
Rendezvous Claire Médina-Etiévant 1960
A Mistress for the Summer
A Mistress for the Summer Viviane 1960
Take Me As I Am
Take Me As I Am June Chalmers 1960
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows Gilberte Doinel 1959
Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall Ghislaine 1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Jeanne Vermont 1958
La Parisienne
La Parisienne Caroline Herblay 1957
Tonight the Skirts Fly
Tonight the Skirts Fly Le mannequin espagnol 1956
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire 1956
The Adventures of Gil Blas
The Adventures of Gil Blas Paquita 1956
La belle de Cadix
La belle de Cadix Alexandrine Dupont 1953
Les vacances finissent demain
Les vacances finissent demain 1953
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
A Caprice of Darling Caroline Jeannette, Caroline's chambermaid 1953
Rayés des vivants
Rayés des vivants A girl 1952
This Rascal of Anatole
This Rascal of Anatole Germaine de la Boëtie 1952

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