Claire Maurier
Date of birth: 1929-03-27
Place of birth: Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon
Biography
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the 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. Source: Article "Claire Maurier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
The 400 Blows
1959-06-03
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by
Amélie
2001-04-25
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for hel
La Cage aux Folles
1978-10-20
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men
Blanche and Marie
1985-04-03
A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husban
Le Rabat-joie
1978-01-01
Family Resemblances
1996-09-07
An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during
A Bad Son
1980-10-14
Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. His first stop is a
Take Me As I Am
1960-01-29
The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who sub
My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010-06-02
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
A Very Curious Girl
1969-12-03
Treated as an outcast and exploited by the villagers of a small town, a young woman liberates hersel
My Wife's Husband
1963-12-20
After thirteen years in Germany, Fernand is coming back to his wife and his restaurant. But since hi
The Car Keys
2003-12-10
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street co
When the Pheasants Pass
1965-09-10
Arsène Baudu and Hyacinthe, a pair of small-time crooks, fall prey to Alexandre Larsan-Bellac, who i
Ambitious
2007-01-24
On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, Parisian editor. On the other hand meet
This Rascal of Anatole
1952-05-14
Anatole, quivering nostrils and greedy lips, is the resourceful clerk of Mrs. Paufilat, a butcher. I
Family Hero
2006-12-20
A story of a cabaret in Nice called "Le perroquet bleu" ("The blue parrot"). The innkeeper, Gabriel
Rayés des vivants
1952-10-24
With the help of a social worker and Isabelle, Pierre, a delinquent influenced by Marcelle, undertak
La Vie d'artiste
2007-09-05
A novelist, an actress, and a struggling young singer all attempt to make their mark in modern day P
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
1953-03-06
Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de
Back to the Wall
1958-03-07
Rich industrialist Jacques Decret learns his wife Gloria is having an affair with a young actor. For
La belle de Cadix
1953-12-24
A group of French filmmakers travel to Andalucia for film a movie titled" Beauty of Cadiz". It stars
TOC TOC
2008-09-13
The adventures and misadventures of a group of patients with OCD appointed at the same time.
Cash-Cash
1971-12-17
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
1965-07-07
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. Aft
Vous habitez chez vos parents ?
1983-08-10
Three generations, the Chic, the Bumpkin and the New confront in a bourgeois family in Paris.
Les vacances finissent demain
1953-07-17
A group of boys and girls go camping after winning a publicity contest. A bad boy infiltrates the gr
The Hostage Gang
1973-02-01
Barely out of the psychiatric hospital where he went to seek care, Gilbert Nodier commits several as
Daniella by Night
1961-04-28
Daniella, a fashion model, goes to Rome to replace a model who's been murdered. Once there, she meet
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956-04-06
Les Livreurs
1961-07-24
These two friendly delivery boys from a Parisian department store not only take their job to heart a
Sweet Ecstasy
1962-03-07
Olivier, a handsome but callow and moody young student, picks up an enthusiastic actress during a th
Requiem pour un caïd
1964-07-25
Police officer Antoine Delille is in charge of putting an end to the activities of a "kingpin", Jo P
A Mistress for the Summer
1960-02-26
Philippe, a little known artist, has a mistress, Viviane, a woman he does not love. When he learns t
Paris Express
2010-02-24
From multicultural Paris to designer Paris, Montmartre to the Champs-Elysées, sleazy sidewalks to hi
La Parisienne
1957-12-16
The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.
Side Roads
1983-09-06
The story of Itineraire Bis has no singular plot line, but swings back and forth between the adventu
The City of Silences
1979-11-14
Creuzeville, a small provincial town with its woods, its countryside, its ramparts, its mass and its
La Berlue
1986-07-21
Louis lives alone with his father. When he tries to find his past, he is met with refusals. One day,
Le Cœur sous le paillasson
1976-09-23
In order to get to know his two French collaborators better, Henry Wydmark, director of a large Amer
La vie est trop courte
1984-05-19
Les Filles
1977-03-19
L'Amant de Bornéo
1981-10-01
La Brune que voilà
1970-09-17
Germain, a great seducer, collects the mistresses. There are four, all brown, and all married. When
La Guerre du Royal Palace
2012-05-06
Between September 1940 and August 1944, luxury hotels are requisitioned by the Germans as staff head
Rendezvous
1960-07-13
In France, during the Second World War, journalist Paul Roy is a member of the Resistance, while his
Desperate Flight
1961-04-26
Larsen and Marina, a shady couple of motorists on the Côte d'Azur, pick up a man named Morlaix. A po
Impossible Is Not French
1974-12-11
Antoine, an accountant by trade, becomes a private detective to support his family. His wanderings l
The Birch-Tree Meadow
2003-02-12
Myriam, a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, is a filmmaker and journalist who has spe
Don Quijote
1965-01-01
Tonight the Skirts Fly
1956-06-14
At Christmastime, the love affairs of five clothing models working for Pierre Roussel, a renowned Pa
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
2001-11-09
Appelez-moi Fouks
1986-08-13
Granny boom
2006-05-17
Man of My Life
1999-09-22
Simon is getting better. His job as a publisher is going smoothly. Suddenly, out of the blue, his ps