Claire Maurier

Claire Maurier born OdetteMichelleSuzanne Agramon March 27 1929 is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947 Maurier was born OdetteMichelleSuzanne Agramon on March 27 1929 in the French commune of Céret in the PyrénéesOrientales region which is in the 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 Truffauts 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 Molinaros film La Cage aux Folles as Simone In 1981 she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for A Bad Son She played Madeleine a seductive older woman In 2001 she gained international recognition when she starred as Mme Suzanne the owner of the Café des 2 Moulins the Montmartre bistro where the titular character Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in JeanPierre Jeunets Amélie Le Fabuleux Destin dAmélie Poulain The film became the highestgrossing Frenchlanguage film released in the United States The film won four César Awards and was nominated for five Academy Awards In 2005 she starred as Maryse Berthelot in the French comedy series Faites comme chez vous In 2010 she played the neglectful mother of Gérard Dépardieus character Germain in Jean Beckers film My Afternoons with Margueritte Source Article Claire Maurier from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30