Marie-Christine Barrault

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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...

Known for

Murders in...Series • 2013Profiling ParisSeries • 2009FiascoSeries • 2024The Ties That Bind UsMovie • 2025AlphonseSeries • 2023Blind Willow, Sleeping WomanMovie • 2023A Woman's LifeMovie • 2026Stardust MemoriesMovie • 1980TrivialMovie • 2007My Night at Maud'sMovie • 1969Love in the AfternoonMovie • 1972The Medusa TouchMovie • 1978Swann in LoveMovie • 1984The AbyssMovie • 1988The Easy Way OutMovie • 2015Oldies But GoodiesMovie • 2024The Big Bad WolfMovie • 2013DistractedMovie • 1970Making Plans for LenaMovie • 2009PercevalMovie • 1978All About MothersMovie • 2018Cousin, CousineMovie • 1975Domestic LifeMovie • 2013La DilettanteMovie • 1999