Macha Méril

Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina, known by her stage name Macha Méril, is a French actress and writer.

Biography

Méril is descended by her father from the Russian princely house Gagarin and by her mother from a Ukrainian noble family. She appeared in 125 films between 1959 and 2012, including films directed by Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
She also appeared in the Quebec television series Lance et Compte. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Helga Ulmann in Dario Argento's Deep Red and in Aldo Lado's Night Train Murders.