Claire Maurier
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 earl
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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Born
Mar 27, 1929
Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Died
May 03, 2026
Known For
Acting
Movies
55 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.0
Known For
Amélie
2001
as Suzanne
The 400 Blows
1959
as Gilberte Doinel
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965
as Ninon de Lenclos
La Cage aux Folles
1978
as Simone Deblon
My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010
as La mère
Paris Express
2010
as L'experte
Family Resemblances
1996
as La mère
My Wife's Husband
1963
as Christiane Colombey
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