Actor
Michèle Méritz
Born 24 September 1923 · Paris, France — died 28 May 1998
Michèle Méritz (1923–1998) was a Paris-born French actress. She is best remembered for supporting roles in French films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Claude Chabrol's early New Wave works Le Beau Serge and The Cousins, as well as the popular comedy War of the Buttons.
Key films
Le Beau Serge (1959)On Cinespective
Chabrol's debut feature, often cited as the first New Wave film, in which she had a role.
The Cousins (1959)
Chabrol's follow-up and a major New Wave success, reinforcing her link to the movement.
The Big Risk (1960)
A well-regarded French crime drama from the period, one of her notable credits.
War of the Buttons (1962)
Her most widely seen film, a hugely popular French comedy about feuding village children.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 7
- 1959The Cousins · as YvonneActor
- 1959Le Beau Serge · as YvonneActor
- 1960The Big Risk · as Sophie FargierActor
- 1960The Thousandth Window · as Maggy TourtetActor
- 1960Le Rendez-vous de NoëlActor
- 1962War of the Buttons · as L'Aztec's motherActor
- 1962Midnight Meeting · as ChristianeActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.