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
5 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.