Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her ...

Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her father from the Russian princely house ...

Macha Méril has kept many contacts in Russia and she senses a movement underway to oppose Vladimir Putin: "Putin is going to end badly, one of these days, because he's haunted by the end of his term.

He passed away at his home in the early hours of Saturday morning in Paris, with his wife, actress Macha Meril by his side. Cause of death has not been declared as yet.

The legendary French film composer Michel Legrand was laid to rest Friday after a final standing ovation in a Paris theatre decorated to look like one of his favourite movies.