María Casares
November 22, 1922 · 103 years old
María Casares was a Spanish actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage. She was usually credited in France as Maria Casarès.
Known For
6 titles
Children of Paradise
The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
Orpheus
A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.
The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne
A society lady engineers a marriage between her lover and a cabaret dancer who is essentially a prostitute.
The Reader
A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Cons...
Flavia, the Heretic
A young woman forced into nun-hood by her corrupt father teams up with an army of Muslims to destroy the convent and kill those who wronged her.
Blanche and Marie
A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husband Victor, who often goes out at night. Actually, Victor belongs to the Resistance. Soon, Blanche will be a resistant too. In the n...