Marie-Christine Barrault
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Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress, who has appeared in 45 films and numerous television productions.
Born in Paris
, she got her start on television, in L'Œuvre, in 1967 and in the series Que ferait donc Faber? Her film
debut was in 1969 in My Night at Maud's
(Ma nuit chez Maud) in 1969.
In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard
in a comedy film Le Distrait
(Absent-minded).
In 1975 she starred in Cousin, cousine
, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
.
Other movies include Stardust Memories
(1980) and Bonsoir
(1994)
She is the niece of actors Jean-Louis Barrault
and Madeleine Renaud
.
Barrault's first husband was actor and 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 mutual children.
Born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, she got her start on television, in L'Œuvre, in 1967 and in the series Que ferait donc Faber? Her film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
debut was in 1969 in My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's is a 1969 French drama film by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in the series of the Six Moral Tales.- Plot :The Catholic Jean-Louis, , runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal , in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas...
(Ma nuit chez Maud) in 1969.
In 1970 Barrault was featured along with Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard is a popular French actor best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films...
in a comedy film Le Distrait
Le Distrait
Le Distrait is a 1970 French comedy film directed by Pierre Richard, starring Pierre Richard, Marie-Christine Barrault and Bernard Blier....
(Absent-minded).
In 1975 she starred in Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine is a 1975 French film which tells the story of cousins-by-marriage who have an affair when they discover that their spouses have been unfaithful. It stars Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux and Marie-France Pisier....
, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
.
Other movies include Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories is a 1980 film written and directed by Woody Allen, who considers this to be one of his best films in addition to The Purple Rose of Cairo and Match Point. The film is shot in black-and-white, particularly reminiscent of Federico Fellini's 8½ , which it parodies...
(1980) and Bonsoir
Bonsoir
- Plot :Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society...
(1994)
She is the niece of actors Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis .Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted...
and Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud was a distinguished actress and a major figure in French theater in the 20th century. She was born Lucie Madeleine Renaud in Paris and died there, aged 94, in 1994....
.
Barrault's first husband was actor and producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Daniel Toscan de Plantier was a French film producer. Educated at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques he became advertising manager for the France Soir daily newspaper in 1966 and between 1975 and 1985 was director-general of the Gaumont Film Company, and president of Unifrance, an organisation for...
, with whom she had two children, David and Ariane. She was married to director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. They did not have mutual children.