
Known for
Acting
Born
March 27, 1929
Birthplace
Ceret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Died
May 3, 2026 (aged 97)
Claire Maurier (born 27 March 1929 - 3 May 2026 ) was a French actress who appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, southwest of France.
She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film The 400 Blows. Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film La Cuisine au beurre.
In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film La Cage aux Folles as...
2013
2012
as Hortense Verdier
2010
as La mère
2010
as L'experte
2008
as Marie
2007
as l'agent d'Alice
2007
as Mme Zahn
2006
as Colette
2006
as Grand-mère
2003
as Old Lady in Park
2003
as Ginette
2001
2001
as Suzanne
1999
as Nelly
1996
as La mère
1988
1986
as Stella
1986
as Mathilde
1985
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1984
as Cécile
1983
as Marthe
1983
as Alice Martell
1981
as Régine
1981
1980
as Madeleine