Marie-Christine Barrault

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BIRTHDAY

March 21, 1944

Paris, France

RECENT CREDITS

Making Plans for Lena (FILM) Aug. 13, 2010

Azzurro (FILM) Jan. 1, 2000

La Dilettante (FILM) Jan. 1, 1999

C'est La Tangente Que Je Prefere (FILM) Aug. 5, 1998

Obsession (FILM) Jan. 1, 1997

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Best known for her portrayal of Marthe in Cousin Cousine (1975), versatile and beautiful French actress Marie-Christine Barrault has appeared in a number of Eric Rohmer films. She has also worked on the Paris stage and in television. The niece of Jean-Louis Barrault, she learned her craft from Rene Simon and at the Paris Conservatoire. Barrault made her film debut in Rohmer's Ma Nuit chez Maud (My Night at Maud's) (1969). She is married to noted filmmaker Roger Vadim and in 1996, starred in his television movie Mon Pere avait Raison.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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BUZZ/SAW: Dining Out With Diane Keaton

Feb. 22, 2000

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2000 -- Who needs rehearsals? Apparently not Diane Keaton, director and star of "Hanging Up." In the comedy hit, Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow play three ambitious sisters who are drawn closer together when their womanizing screenwriter father (Walter Matthau) becomes hospitalized. The spunky on-screen spontaneity suggests Keaton's loose-leash approa...

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'Barbarella' Director Dead of Cancer

Posted: Feb. 12, 2000

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