Acting
Claire Maurier
Born Mar 27, 1929 · Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France · Died May 3, 2026
Claire Maurier (born 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, 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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La Famille Katz
2013
Comedy · Drama
La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012
Comedy
My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010
Drama · Comedy
Paris Express
2010
Comedy · Action · Crime
TOC TOC
2008
Comedy
La Vie d'artiste
2007
Drama · Comedy
Ambitious
2007
Romance · Comedy
Family Hero
2006
Drama
Granny boom
2006
Comedy · Family · TV Movie
The Car Keys
2003
Comedy
The Birch-Tree Meadow
2003
Drama
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
2001
Comedy
Amélie
2001
Comedy · Romance
Man of My Life
1999
Comedy
Family Resemblances
1996
Comedy
Appelez-moi Fouks
1986
Comedy
La Berlue
1986
Comedy
Blanche and Marie
1985
War · Drama
La vie est trop courte
1984
Side Roads
1983
Drama
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
1983
Comedy
L'Amant de Bornéo
1981
Comedy
Pause-café
1981
Drama
A Bad Son
1980
Drama
The City of Silences
1979
Thriller · Crime
La Cage aux Folles
1978
Comedy
The Little Wheedlers
1978
Comedy · Romance
Le Rabat-joie
1978
Comedy · Drama
Les Filles
1977
Comedy
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
1976
Comedy
Impossible Is Not French
1974
Comedy
The Hostage Gang
1973
Drama
Cash-Cash
1971
Comedy
Quentin Durward
1971
La Brune que voilà
1970
Comedy
A Very Curious Girl
1969
Drama · Comedy
At Theatre Tonight
1966
Comedy · Drama
Vive la vie
1966
Comedy
Don Quijote von der Mancha
1965
Action & Adventure · Comedy
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
Comedy
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
Adventure · Mystery · Romance
Don Quijote
1965
Drama
Requiem pour un caïd
1964
Crime
My Wife's Husband
1963
Comedy
Sweet Ecstasy
1962
Comedy · Drama
Les Livreurs
1961
Comedy
Daniella by Night
1961
Action · Crime · Drama
Desperate Flight
1961
Drama
Rendezvous
1960
Drama
A Mistress for the Summer
1960
Comedy
Take Me As I Am
1960
Thriller
The 400 Blows
1959
Drama
Back to the Wall
1958
Crime · Drama
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
Crime
La Parisienne
1957
Comedy
Tonight the Skirts Fly
1956
Drama · Comedy
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
1956
Documentary
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956
Adventure
La belle de Cadix
1953
Romance
Les vacances finissent demain
1953
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
1953
Romance · War
Rayés des vivants
1952
This Rascal of Anatole
1952