Claire Maurier - IMDb
Known for: The 400 Blows, Amélie, Merveilleuse Angélique
www.imdb.comHere’s the latest I can share based on current public reports up to 2026.
- Claire Maurier (the French actress known for The 400 Blows and La Cage aux Folles) passed away on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. This is the most recent, widely reported update about her life and death.[1][3]
- Maurier’s career spanned from the late 1940s into the 2010s, with notable roles in The 400 Blows (1959), La Cage aux Folles (1978), A Bad Son (Un mauvais fils, 1980), and her later work in Amélie (2001) among others.[2][3][7][1]
- Public-facing bios and filmographies list her birth name as Odette Michelle Suzanne Agramon, born March 27, 1929, in Céret, France, and a long-standing presence in French cinema and theater.[3][5][8][1]
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