Marie-Christine Barrault
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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Per il mio bene
2024
Fiasco
2024
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Oldies But Goodies
2024
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Tout sauf l’ennui
2023
as Marie-Christine Barrault
Alphonse
2023
as Eve Bragnier
Et doucement rallumer les étoiles
2023
as Geneviève
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
2023
as Komura's Mother (voice)
George et Sarah
2020
as George Sand
Zénon the Rebel
2019
as Self - Narrator
Deux gouttes d'eau
2018
as Elisabeth Davout
All About Mothers
2018
as Jacqueline
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Les brumes du souvenir
2017
as Alice Blondel
Twisting Fate
2016
as Jeanne
Mademoiselle de la Charce
2016
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Nelly
Toi que j'aimais tant
2014
as Hélène Maupin
Jusqu'au dernier
2014
as Nadège
Sleight of Hand
2014
as Sophie Marescot
My Name Is Hmmm...
2013
as La grand-mère
Domestic Life
2013
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The Big Bad Wolf
2013
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Murders in...
2013
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Murders in...
2013
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Murders in...
2013
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L'Amour, la mort, les fringues
2011
Memories of a Disturbed Young Lady
2010
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Making Plans for Lena
2009
as Annie
Profiling Paris
2009
as Catherine Lepage
Trivial
2007
as Mélanie Bérangère
Ange de feu
2006
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Passés troubles
2006
as Béatrice
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005
as Self
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens
2005
as Self
Parlez-moi d'amour
2004
as Élisa
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003
as Chaterine de Médicis
Azzurro
2000
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La Dilettante
1999
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Le grand Batre
1997
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Le Grand Batre
1997
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Obsession
1997
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Un coup de baguette magique
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Love, Math and Sex
1997
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Mon père avait raison
1996
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Tendre piège
1996
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Studio Gabriel
1994
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Bonsoir
1994
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Crazy Love
1993
as Louise
Next Time the Fire
1993
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Necessary Love
1991
Marie Curie, Une Femme Honorable
1991
Marie Curie, une femme honorable
1991
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Gallant Ladies
1990
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Stormy Summer
1989
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Jesus of Montreal
1989
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The Silent Woman
1989
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Women in Prison
1988
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The Student
1988
as Self (uncredited)
L'Énigme des sables
1988
Sanguines
1988
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The Abyss
1988
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Adieu, je t'aime
1988
as Nicole Dupré
The Lizard King
1988
as Beatrice Aumond
Daniya, the emir's garden
1988
as Almodís
Manuela's Loves
1987
as Manuela
Vaudeville
1986
as Madeleine
L'été 36
1986
as Lise
The Satin Slipper
1986
as La lune
Victoires de la musique
1985
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Power Of Evil
1985
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A Better Life
1985
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Pianoforte
1985
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Pianoforte
1985
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Louise... l'insoumise
1985
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Swann in Love
1984
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A Love in Germany
1983
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Les mots pour le dire
1983
Table for Five
1983
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Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
1983
as Jeanne
Mir reicht's - ich steig aus
1983
as Jane
L'amour trop fort
1981
as Rose-Marie de Boisel
Stardust Memories
1980
as Isobel
Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme
1980
as Eva
Petit déjeuner compris
1980
as Marie-Louise Leroux
My Dearest
1980
as Jeanne Rivière
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
1979
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen
1979
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Perceval
1978
as La Reine Guenevievre
The Savage State
1978
as Laurence Laurençon
The Medusa Touch
1978
as Patricia
Le Chandelier
1977
as Jacqueline
Cousin, Cousine
1975
as Marthe
John Glückstadt
1975
as Hanna Hansen
Le tour d'écrou
1974
as Miss Jessel
La Confession d'un enfant du siècle
1974
as Brigitte
Histoire vraie
1973
as Rose
An Ideal Husband
1972
as Lady Chiltern
Love in the Afternoon
1972
as Dream Sequence
Figaro-ci, Figaro-là
1972
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Menace
1972
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Le sagouin
1972
as Léone
Les Cent livres : A la recherche du temps perdu
1971
as The mother
Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1971
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Le Misanthrope
1971
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Lancelot of the Lake
1970
as Reine Guinevere
Distracted
1970
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« Allô police » Retour à l'envoyeur
1970
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My Night at Maud's
1969
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La maman du bourreau
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L'empreinte de l'ange
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