Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Barrault in July 2013
Born 21 March 1944
Paris, France
Occupation Actress
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Roger Vadim (m. 1990–2000)

Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress who has appeared in over forty feature films and numerous television films and mini-series. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Life and career

Marie-Christine Barrault was born 21 March 1944 in Paris, France, Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). Barrault made her feature film debut in My Night at Maud's (1969). In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard in the comedy film Le Distrait. In 1975 Barrault starred in Cousin Cousine, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1980 she starred in the Woody Allen film, Stardust Memories.

Barrault is the niece of actors Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, with whom she had two children, David and Ariane. She was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. They did not have children together.

Filmography

  • L'oeuvre (1967, TV movie) Christine
  • My Night at Maud's (1969) Françoise
  • Lancelot of the Lake (1970, TV movie) La reine Guenièvre
  • Le distrait (1970) Lisa Gastier
  • Le misanthrope (1971, TV movie) Célimène
  • Les papiers d'Aspern (1971, TV movie) Hélène Prest
  • Le sagouin (1972, TV movie) Léone
  • Figaro-ci, Figaro-là (1972, TV movie) Julie
  • Love in the Afternoon (1972) Dream Sequence
  • Les intrus (1972) Françoise
  • Histoire vraie (1973, TV movie) Rose
  • L'enlèvement (1973, TV movie) Marie-Josèphe
  • Le tour d'écrou (1974, TV movie) Miss Jessel
  • La famille Grossfelder (1974, TV movie) Marie-Louise en 1930
  • La confession d'un enfant du siècle (1974, TV movie) Brigitte
  • John Glückstadt (1975) Hanna Hansen
  • Cousin Cousine (1975) Marthe
  • By the Tennis Courts (1976) Marie-Christine
  • Le chandelier (1977, TV movie) Jacqueline
  • The Medusa Touch (1978) Patricia
  • L'État sauvage (1978) Laurence
  • Perceval (1978) La Reine Guenevievre
  • Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979) Lieve
  • Vestire gli ignudi (1979, TV movie) Ersilia
  • The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980, TV series) Narrator
  • My Dearest (1980) Jeanne
  • Petit déjeuner compris (1980, TV mini-series) Marie-Louise Leroux
  • Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (1980) Eva
  • Stardust Memories (1980) Isobel
  • L'amour trop fort (1981) Rose-Marie de Boisel
  • Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi (1982, TV movie) Jeanne
  • Le village sur la colline (1982, TV mini-series) Mme de Cheilly
  • Mir reicht's – ich steig aus (1983)
  • Table for Five (1983) Marie
  • A Love in Germany (1983) Maria Wyler
  • Les mots pour le dire (1983) Eliane
  • Orpheus (1983, TV movie) La mort
  • Swann in Love (1984) Madame Verdurin
  • Pianoforte (1984) La mère de Maria
  • L'année terrible (1985, TV movie)
  • Louise... l'insoumise (1985) Mme Royer
  • Le passage (1985, TV movie) Rhona
  • Je suis à Rio, ne m'attends pas pour dîner (1985, TV movie) Constance
  • A Better Life (1985) La mère de Véronique
  • Power of Evil (1985) Sylvie
  • Le soulier de satin (1985) La lune
  • L'été 36 (1986, TV movie) Lise
  • Vaudeville (1986) Madeleine
  • The Lizard King (1987, TV movie)
  • Manuela's Loves (1987) Manuela
  • Bonne fête maman (1987, TV movie) Jeanne Thomas
  • No Blame (1988, TV movie) Suzanne
  • Daniya, jardín del harem (1988) Almodís
  • Adieu je t'aime (1988) Nicole Dupré
  • The Abyss (1988) Hilzonde
  • Sanguine (1988) Nedie
  • Women in Prison (1988) Dessombes
  • Une femme tranquille (1989, TV movie) Marianne
  • Jesus of Montreal (1989) Dubbing actress
  • Un été d'orages (1989) Anne
  • Gallant Ladies (1990) Jacquette de Bourdeille
  • Moi, général de Gaulle (1990, TV movie) Mme Costal
  • L'enfant des loups (1991, TV movie) Leubovère
  • Marie Curie, une femme honorable (1991, TV mini-series) Marie Curie
  • Necessary Love (1991) Valentina
  • Jenny Marx, la femme du diable (1993, TV movie) Jenny Marx
  • Amour fou (1993, TV movie) Louise
  • Next Time the Fire (1993) Elena
  • Bonsoir (1994) Marie Wileska
  • Les maîtresses de mon mari (1995, TV movie) Elisa
  • La nouvelle tribu (1996, TV mini-series) Jeanne
  • Tendre piège (1996, TV movie) Françoise
  • Mon père avait raison (1996, TV movie) Germaine Bellanger
  • Un coup de baguette magique (1997, TV movie) Jeanne
  • Obsession (1997) Ella Beckmann
  • Les braconniers de Belledombre (1997, TV movie) Françoise Sampaing
  • Love, Math and Sex (1997) La prof de maths
  • Le grand Batre (1997, TV movie) Thérèse
  • Maison de famille (1999, TV movie) Françoise Cornier
  • La dilettante (1999) Thérèse Rambert
  • Azzurro (2000) Elizabeth Broyer
  • Le vieil ours et l'enfant (2001, TV movie) La Duchesse
  • Les amants de Mogador (2002)
  • Le Don fait à Catchaires (2003, TV movie) Jeanne
  • La deuxième vérité (2003, TV movie) Mathilde
  • Rêves en France (2003, TV movie) Madame Labourdette
  • Droit d'asile (2003, TV movie) Christine
  • Saint-Germain ou La négociation (2003, TV movie) Catherine de Médicis
  • Parlez-moi d'amour (2005, TV movie) Élisa
  • Ange de feu (2006, TV movie) Janine Cordey
  • Passés troubles (2006, TV movie) Béatrice
  • Trivial (2007) Mélanie Bérangère
  • Making Plans for Lena (2009) Annie[1]
  • L'Art de la fugue (2014) Nelly
  • Shades of Truth (2015) Sister Maria Angelica[1]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marie-Christine Barrault". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Awards for Marie-Christine Barrault". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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