Juliette Mayniel

Juliette Mayniel (born 22 January 1936) is a French actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1958 and 1978. At the 10th Berlin International Film Festival, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in the film The Fair.[1] From 1964 to 1968 she was the partner of the Italian actor Vittorio Gassman with whom she had a son, Alessandro, an actor too. She now lives in Mexico.[2]

Juliette Mayniel
Born (1936-01-22) 22 January 1936
Saint Hippolyte, France
OccupationActress
Years active1958–1978
Partner(s)Vittorio Gassman
(1964–1968)
ChildrenAlessandro Gassmann
RelativesLeo Gassmann (grandson)

Early life

The daughter of French peasants, Mayniel grew up in an isolated village. Her parents' country house became the Allied headquarters during World War II.[3]


Her feature film debut was Les Cousins. The film's director and producer, Claude Chabrol, writes in his autobiography that he discovered her in an advertisement film for soap.[4]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. News, Time (30 January 2022). ""Papa Vittorio made me become a bartender as a punishment. My mother? At 86 he is in Mexico and we talk to each other by email »- time.news". Time News. Retrieved 31 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. News, Time (30 January 2022). ""Papa Vittorio made me become a bartender as a punishment. My mother? At 86 he is in Mexico and we talk to each other by email »- time.news". Time News. Retrieved 31 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. Chabrol, Claude (1976). Et pourtant je tourne. Paris: Ramsay. p. 142. ISBN 2-84041-012-5.
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