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Claire Maurier

Claire Maurier

Acting

Born March 27, 1929 — Died May 3, 2026 Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

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.

TV Shows(10)

Movies(55)

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

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

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

The Little Wheedlers

The Little Wheedlers

La mère de Sophie

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

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

La Brune que voilà

La Brune que voilà

Christine

1970

A Very Curious Girl

A Very Curious Girl

Irène

1969

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

La Parisienne

La Parisienne

Caroline Herblay

1957

Tonight the Skirts Fly

Tonight the Skirts Fly

Le mannequin espagnol

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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