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 (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.
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Filmography (Movies)
La maman du bourreau
Character:Gabrielle de Miremont
Release Date:06/03/2025
The Ties That Bind Us
Character:La mère de Sandra et Marianne
Release Date:19/02/2025
Per il mio bene
Character:Anna
Release Date:05/12/2024
Oldies But Goodies
Character:Mme. Courtillet
Release Date:14/02/2024
Tout sauf l’ennui
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2023
Et doucement rallumer les étoiles
Character:Geneviève
Release Date:09/03/2023
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Character:Komura's Mother (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2023
George et Sarah
Character:George Sand
Release Date:01/01/2020
Zénon the Rebel
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:11/12/2019
Deux gouttes d'eau
Character:Elisabeth Davout
Release Date:19/10/2018
All About Mothers
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:23/05/2018
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Character:Self - Actress (archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/2017
Les brumes du souvenir
Character:Alice Blondel
Release Date:22/04/2017
Twisting Fate
Character:Jeanne
Release Date:27/07/2016
Mademoiselle de la Charce
Character:
Release Date:25/05/2016
The Easy Way Out
Character:Nelly
Release Date:04/03/2015
Toi que j'aimais tant
Character:Hélène Maupin
Release Date:25/10/2014
Sleight of Hand
Character:Sophie Marescot
Release Date:19/08/2014
My Name Is Hmmm...
Character:La grand-mère
Release Date:07/10/2013
Domestic Life
Character:Nicole
Release Date:02/10/2013
The Big Bad Wolf
Character:La mère
Release Date:27/06/2013
Memories of a Disturbed Young Lady
Character:The Gynecologist
Release Date:01/01/2010
Making Plans for Lena
Character:Annie
Release Date:02/09/2009
Trivial
Character:Mélanie Bérangère
Release Date:23/05/2007
Passés troubles
Character:Béatrice
Release Date:01/01/2006
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2005
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2005
Parlez-moi d'amour
Character:Élisa
Release Date:01/11/2004
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
Character:Chaterine de Médicis
Release Date:20/12/2003
Azzurro
Character:Elizabeth Broyer
Release Date:12/08/2000
La Dilettante
Character:Thérèse Rambert
Release Date:07/07/1999
Le grand Batre
Character:Thérèse
Release Date:14/09/1997
Obsession
Character:Ella Beckmann
Release Date:28/08/1997
Un coup de baguette magique
Character:Jeanne
Release Date:27/08/1997
Love, Math and Sex
Character:La prof de maths
Release Date:05/08/1997
Mon père avait raison
Character:Germaine Bellanger
Release Date:15/11/1996
Tendre piège
Character:Françoise
Release Date:10/05/1996
Bonsoir
Character:Marie Wileska
Release Date:19/01/1994
Crazy Love
Character:Louise
Release Date:08/12/1993
Jenny Marx, la femme du diable
Character:Jenny Marx
Release Date:20/09/1993
Next Time the Fire
Character:Elena
Release Date:17/09/1993
Necessary Love
Character:
Release Date:27/11/1991
Marie Curie, Une Femme Honorable
Character:Marie Curie
Release Date:12/03/1991
Gallant Ladies
Character:Jacquette de Bourdeille
Release Date:14/11/1990
Stormy Summer
Character:Anne
Release Date:21/06/1989
The Silent Woman
Character:Marianne
Release Date:01/01/1989
Women in Prison
Character:La surveillante chef
Release Date:12/10/1988
The Student
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1988
L'Énigme des sables
Character:
Release Date:07/07/1988
Sanguines
Character:Nedie
Release Date:22/06/1988
The Abyss
Character:Hilzonde
Release Date:13/05/1988
Adieu, je t'aime
Character:Nicole Dupré
Release Date:04/05/1988
The Lizard King
Character:Beatrice Aumond
Release Date:28/02/1988
Daniya, the emir's garden
Character:Almodís
Release Date:01/01/1988
Manuela's Loves
Character:Manuela
Release Date:17/06/1987
Vaudeville
Character:Madeleine
Release Date:19/03/1986
L'été 36
Character:Lise
Release Date:06/02/1986
The Satin Slipper
Character:La lune
Release Date:08/01/1986
Power Of Evil
Character:Sylvie
Release Date:01/08/1985
A Better Life
Character:Véronique's mother
Release Date:22/05/1985
Pianoforte
Character:Andrea
Release Date:20/03/1985
Pianoforte
Character:La mère de Maria
Release Date:20/03/1985
Louise... l'insoumise
Character:Mme Royer
Release Date:13/03/1985
Swann in Love
Character:Madame Verdurin
Release Date:23/02/1984
A Love in Germany
Character:Maria Wyler
Release Date:26/10/1983
Les mots pour le dire
Character:Eliane Saint-Jean
Release Date:12/10/1983
Table for Five
Character:Marie
Release Date:18/02/1983
Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
Character:Jeanne
Release Date:03/02/1983
Mir reicht's - ich steig aus
Character:Jane
Release Date:28/01/1983
L'Amour trop fort
Character:Rose-Marie de Boisel
Release Date:15/04/1981
Stardust Memories
Character:Isobel
Release Date:26/09/1980
Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme
Character:Eva
Release Date:16/04/1980
My Dearest
Character:Jeanne Rivière
Release Date:13/02/1980
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Character:Lieve
Release Date:04/06/1979
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1979
Perceval
Character:La Reine Guenevievre
Release Date:08/10/1978
Histoire vraie
Character:Rose
Release Date:05/08/1978
The Savage State
Character:Laurence Laurençon
Release Date:18/04/1978
The Medusa Touch
Character:Patricia
Release Date:13/04/1978
Le Chandelier
Character:Jacqueline
Release Date:17/12/1977
Cousin, Cousine
Character:Marthe
Release Date:19/11/1975
John Glückstadt
Character:Hanna Hansen
Release Date:30/06/1975
Le Tour d'Écrou
Character:Miss Jessel
Release Date:25/02/1974
An Ideal Husband
Character:Lady Chiltern
Release Date:01/10/1972
Love in the Afternoon
Character:Dream Sequence
Release Date:01/09/1972
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là
Character:Julie
Release Date:16/06/1972
Menace
Character:Francoise
Release Date:18/02/1972
Le sagouin
Character:Léone
Release Date:27/01/1972
Les Cent livres : À la recherche du temps perdu
Character:The mother
Release Date:22/12/1971
Le Misanthrope
Character:Célimène
Release Date:20/02/1971
Lancelot of the Lake
Character:Reine Guinevere
Release Date:25/12/1970
Distracted
Character:Lisa Gastier
Release Date:09/12/1970
« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur
Character:La sœur
Release Date:20/07/1970
My Night at Maud's
Character:Françoise
Release Date:04/06/1969
Television Appearances
Fiasco
Character:Huguette Valande
Alphonse
Character:Eve Bragnier
A Family Secret
Character:Nadège
Murders in...
Character:Violette Rivière
Murders in...
Character:Lidy Mathis
Murders in...
Character:Denise Royan
The Unexpected Getaway
Character:Self
Profiling Paris
Character:Catherine Lepage
Ange de feu
Character:Janine Cordey
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Le Grand Batre
Character:Thérèse Cabreyrolle d'Azérac
Studio Gabriel
Character:Self
Marie Curie, une femme honorable
Character:Marie Curie
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Nulle part ailleurs
Character:Self
Victoires de la musique
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Petit déjeuner compris
Character:Marie-Louise Leroux
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
Character:Brigitte
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
Character:Martine Lauzon
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
Character:La mère
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