Marie-Christine Barrault
Date of birth: 1944-03-21
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
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Toi que j'aimais tant
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Trivial
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Bonsoir
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
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Stardust Memories
1980-09-26
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Cousin, Cousine
1975-11-19
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« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur
1970-07-20
Domestic Life
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Making Plans for Lena
2009-09-02
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The Medusa Touch
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George et Sarah
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Vaudeville
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Manuela's Loves
1987-06-17
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Women in Prison
1988-10-12
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My Night at Maud's
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Crazy Love
1993-12-08
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The Student
1988-10-05
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Azzurro
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Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003-12-20
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Perceval
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La Dilettante
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Passés troubles
2006-01-01
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Love, Math and Sex
1997-08-05
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Obsession
1997-08-28
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Le sagouin
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Daniya, the emir's garden
1988-01-01
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Le Chandelier
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The Satin Slipper
1986-01-08
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Swann in Love
1984-02-23
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Sanguines
1988-06-22
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Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
1983-02-03
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Woman Between Wolf and Dog
1979-06-04
Lieve is a Belgian woman who marries just as World War II is beginning. When the Germans invade, her
Pianoforte
1985-03-20
Maria studies at the university while her boyfriend Paolo is an established journalist. Both are dru
Pianoforte
1985-03-20
Maria studies at the university while her boyfriend Paolo is an established journalist. Both are dru
The Big Bad Wolf
2013-06-27
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My Name Is Hmmm...
2013-10-07
Céline, 11, meets Peter, 40. Together they go on a "luminous journey" in his beautiful red truck. Sh
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là
1972-06-16
Histoire vraie
1978-08-05
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Les Cent livres : À la recherche du temps perdu
1971-12-22
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Le Misanthrope
1971-02-20
John Glückstadt
1975-06-30
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Table for Five
1983-02-18
J.P. Tannen (Jon Voight) wants a second chance to be a father to his children ... but someone else h
Mon père avait raison
1996-11-15
After being abandoned by his wife, a man raises his son alone for twenty years.
Sleight of Hand
2014-08-19
Arnaud Marescot has a penchant to steal small objects. When his compulsive fixation targets Emilie,
Le grand Batre
1997-09-14
The story of a family and a tradition that remain the same despite the time going by, in a land that
Love in the Afternoon
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A Better Life
1985-05-22
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My Dearest
1980-02-13
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Parlez-moi d'amour
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Oldies But Goodies
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Tendre piège
1996-05-10
The engagement of a young couple is spoiled by the antics of their relatives.
Les mots pour le dire
1983-10-12
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Power Of Evil
1985-08-01
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L'Énigme des sables
1988-07-07
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Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005-12-07
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Necessary Love
1991-11-27
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Marie Curie, Une Femme Honorable
1991-03-12
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Memories of a Disturbed Young Lady
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The Savage State
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Twisting Fate
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Le Tour d'Écrou
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Mir reicht's - ich steig aus
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The Abyss
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Les brumes du souvenir
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Gallant Ladies
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An Ideal Husband
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L'été 36
1986-02-06
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Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme
1980-04-16
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Menace
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Louise... l'insoumise
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Lancelot of the Lake
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Woody Allen's interview with France Roche.
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Adieu, je t'aime
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The Silent Woman
1989-01-01
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A Love in Germany
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The Easy Way Out
2015-03-04
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Mademoiselle de la Charce
2016-05-25
Stormy Summer
1989-06-21
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The Lizard King
1988-02-28
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L'empreinte de l'ange
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