Marie-Christine Barrault's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Nils no Fushigi na Tabi (JP) Narrator

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser 2007 - La Disparue de Deauville 1994 - Bonsoir 1989 - Jesus of Montreal 1983 - Eine Liebe in Deutschland 1980 - Stardust Memories 1978 - The Medusa Touch 1972 - L'amour l'apres-midi 1969 - Ma nuit chez Maud

BIOGRAPHY:

Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944) is a French actress who has appeared in over forty feature films and numerous television films and mini-series. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Marie-Christine Barrault was born 21 March 1944 in Paris, France, Barrault got her start on television in L'oeuvre (1967). Barrault made her feature film debut in 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. In 1980 she starred in the Woody Allen film, Stardust Memories.
Barrault is the niece of actors Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud. Barrault's first husband was actor and producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, with whom she had two children, David and Ariane. She was married to director Roger Vadim from 1990 until his death from cancer in 2000. They did not have mutual children.



TRIVIA:

• Niece of 'Madeleine Renaud' (qv).
• Children with 'Daniel Toscan du Plantier' (qv): David and Ariane.
• Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.
• Niece of 'Jean-Louis Barrault' (qv)
• Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1981.