Marie-Christine Barrault
Biography
Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography, titled This Long Way To Get To You. Marie-Christine Barrault was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Martha (née Valmier) and Max-Henri Barrault. Her parents later divorced. Barrault's father, who worked in the theatre, died while she was a teenager. With no support, her mother was unable to care for her and her brother, Alain. Barrault was raised by her grandmother, Felicite. She was mentored in acting by her aunt and uncle, French performers Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. They initially did not support her dreams of becoming an actress. She performed in plays in secondary school and then enrolled in an acting conservatory. Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). She made her feature film debut in Éric Rohmer's 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. She worked with Rohmer once again in 1978, in the role of Guinevere in Perceval le Gallois and she also has a cameo in his Chloe in the Afternoon. Barrault is not fluent in English and therefore has generally turned down offers to appear in English-language films. However, in 1980 she accepted an offer from Woody Allen to appear in his film Stardust Memories. In 1988 she was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in No Blame. In 1991 she portrayed Marie Curie in a television mini-series. In her later career, she has preferred acting on the stage in France. In 2015, she came to Los Angeles on tour to perform in the play Les Yeux Ouverts, in which she portrays French author Marguerite Yourcenar. Barrault's first husband was producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whom she married in 1965. With him, she had two children, David and Ariane. Barrault was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. She herself is a breast cancer survivor. Source: Article "Marie-Christine Barrault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Sacrée soirée
1987
Champs-Elysées
1982
Vivement dimanche
1998
Spécial cinéma
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Murders in...
2013
Murders in...
2013
Murders in...
2013
Victoires de la musique
1985
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
Profiling Paris
2009
Ciné regards
1978
Filmography
Sacrée soirée
as Self · 1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Vivement dimanche
as Self · 1998
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Murders in...
as Violette Rivière · 2013
Murders in...
as Lidy Mathis · 2013
Murders in...
as Denise Royan · 2013
Victoires de la musique
as Self · 1985
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self · 1987
Profiling Paris
as Catherine Lepage · 2009
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self · 2012
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
as La mère · 1970
Fiasco
as Huguette Valande · 2024
Alphonse
as Eve Bragnier · 2023
Petit déjeuner compris
as Marie-Louise Leroux · 1980
Zodiac
as Hélène Escoffier · 2026
The Student
as Self (uncredited) · 1988
Stardust Memories
as Isobel · 1980
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
as Self · 2005
My Night at Maud's
as Françoise · 1969
Studio Gabriel
as Self · 1994
The Ties That Bind Us
as La mère de Sandra et Marianne · 2025
A Woman's Life
as Arlette · 2026
The Medusa Touch
as Patricia · 1978
Swann in Love
as Madame Verdurin · 1984
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
as Brigitte · 1974
Love in the Afternoon
as Dream Sequence · 1972
Henry James Stories
as Miss Jessel · 1976
Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
as Martine Lauzon · 1971
Oldies But Goodies
as Mme. Courtillet · 2024
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
as Komura's Mother (voice) · 2023
Le Grand Batre
as Thérèse Cabreyrolle d'Azérac · 1997
A Family Secret
as Nadège · 2014
Trivial
as Mélanie Bérangère · 2007
Crazy Love
as Louise · 1993
My Dearest
as Jeanne Rivière · 1980
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
as Lieve · 1979
The Big Bad Wolf
as La mère · 2013
La Maman du bourreau
as Gabrielle de Miremont · 2024
The Abyss
as Hilzonde · 1988
Love, Math and Sex
as La prof de maths · 1997
Marie Curie, une femme honorable
as Marie Curie · 1991
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
as Chaterine de Médicis · 2003
Ange de feu
as Janine Cordey · 2006
Perceval
as La Reine Guenevievre · 1978
Tendre piège
as Françoise · 1996
Per il mio bene
as Anna · 2024
My Name Is Hmmm...
as La grand-mère · 2013
Zénon the Rebel
as Self - Narrator · 2019
Making Plans for Lena
as Annie · 2009
A Love in Germany
as Maria Wyler · 1983
Gallant Ladies
as Jacquette de Bourdeille · 1990
The Satin Slipper
as La lune · 1986
Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
as Jeanne · 1983
Table for Five
as Marie · 1983
Tout sauf l’ennui
as Self · 2023
Women in Prison
as La surveillante chef · 1988
Passés troubles
as Béatrice · 2006
L'empreinte de l'ange
as La mère suprême · 2004
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actress (archive footage) · 2017
Menace
as Francoise · 1972
Adieu, je t'aime
as Nicole Dupré · 1988
Que ferait donc Faber ?
as Catherine · 1969
Obsession
as Ella Beckmann · 1997
The Easy Way Out
as Nelly · 2015
Les brumes du souvenir
as Alice Blondel · 2017
Histoire vraie
as Rose · 1978
All About Mothers
as Jacqueline · 2018
Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme
as Eva · 1980
Le Chandelier
as Jacqueline · 1977
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
as Self · 1980
Memories of a Disturbed Young Lady
as The Gynecologist · 2010
Stormy Summer
as Anne · 1989
Cousin, Cousine
as Marthe · 1975
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen
as Self · 1979
Next Time the Fire
as Elena · 1993
The Savage State
as Laurence Laurençon · 1978
Distracted
as Lisa Gastier · 1970
Twisting Fate
as Jeanne · 2016
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là
as Julie · 1972
Toi que j'aimais tant
as Hélène Maupin · 2014
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
as Self · 2005
Et doucement rallumer les étoiles
as Geneviève · 2023
Power Of Evil
as Sylvie · 1985
« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur
as La sœur · 1970
Les Mots pour le dire
as Eliane Saint-Jean · 1983
Daniya, the emir's garden
as Almodís · 1988
Parlez-moi d'amour
as Élisa · 2004
Un coup de baguette magique
as Jeanne · 1997
Sanguines
as Nedie · 1988
Necessary Love
· 1991
Deux gouttes d'eau
as Elisabeth Davout · 2018
Azzurro
as Elizabeth Broyer · 2000
Le grand Batre
as Thérèse · 1997
Manuela's Loves
as Manuela · 1987
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Chiltern · 1972
A Better Life
as Véronique's mother · 1985
Le Tour d'Écrou
as Miss Jessel · 1974
Mon père avait raison
as Germaine Bellanger · 1996
Domestic Life
as Nicole · 2013
Mir reicht's - ich steig aus
as Jane · 1983
L'Été 36
as Lise · 1986
L'Énigme des sables
· 1988
L'Amour trop fort
as Rose-Marie de Boisel · 1981
The Lizard King
as Beatrice Aumond · 1988
Jenny Marx, la femme du diable
as Jenny Marx · 1993
Lancelot of the Lake
as Reine Guinevere · 1970
Pianoforte
as Andrea · 1985
Pianoforte
as La mère de Maria · 1985
Vaudeville
as Madeleine · 1986
Bonsoir
as Marie Wileska · 1994
No Blame
as Suzanne · 1988
La Dilettante
as Thérèse Rambert · 1999
Les Cent livres : À la recherche du temps perdu
as The mother · 1971
Louise... l'insoumise
as Mme Royer · 1985
Sleight of Hand
as Sophie Marescot · 2014
George et Sarah
as George Sand · 2020
John Glückstadt
as Hanna Hansen · 1975
The Silent Woman
as Marianne · 1989
Le Sagouin
as Léone · 1972
Le Misanthrope
as Célimène · 1971
Mademoiselle de la Charce
· 2016