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Magali Noël

Magali Noël

Actor · Died June 23, 2015, aged 82 · Izmir, Turkey

Magali Noël (born Magali Noëlle Guiffray; June 27, 1932) is a Turkish-French actress and singer. Originally from Izmir, she emigrated from Turkey to France in 1951, and her acting career began soon thereafter. She acted in multilingual cinema chiefly from 1951 to 1980, doing several films in Italian with renowned director Federico Fellini, for whom she was a favourite subject. She also acted in films directed by such well-known names as Costa Gavras, Jean Renoir, and Jules Dassin. Her career extended to television movies from roughly 1980 to 2002. Her recording career began in France in 1956, and her most famous song was Fais-moi mal, Johnny (Hurt me Johnny), written by Boris Vian. This song was one of the first rock'n'roll songs with French lyrics. It has been forbidden on the radio during a long time due to its risqué lyrics describing - with a great sense of humour and derision - a sadomasochistic episode. Description above from the Wikipedia article Magali Noël, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 27, 1932
Died
June 23, 2015 (aged 82)
From
Izmir, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Magali Noël's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Self
23%
Bonds
20%
Society
13%
Survival
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Warm
4
Dread
4
Joyful
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Magali Noël's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Magali Noël's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Truth About Charlie(2002)

    as Mysterious Woman in Black

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • La Source des Sarrasins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Rose

  • Regina Coeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Regina

  • Fidelity(2000)

    as La mère de clélia

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Le dernier fils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Elisabeth Haas

  • Les Cœurs brûlés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 8 episodes · as Julia Bertyl

  • Crimes et jardins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Suzanne

  • Pentimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Maddeleine

  • Exit-exil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Joachim

  • Diesel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mickey

  • Vertiges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Constance

  • The Death of Mario Ricci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Solange

  • Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sarah

  • Confessions of Felix Krull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mme Houpflé

  • The Lost Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Maria

  • Meetings with Anna(1978)

    as Ida

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Stato interessante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • La banca di Monate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Melissa, Adelmo's wife

  • Season for Assassins(1975)

    as Rossana

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Signora cacchiò

  • Amarcord(1973)

    as Gradisca

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Master of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Prudenzia

  • Le p'tit vient vite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as La garde-malade

  • The Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lisa

  • The Married Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Signora Bellini

  • The Man Who Had Power Over Women(1970)

    as Mrs. Franchetti

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lustful Vicar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Countess

  • Tropic of Cancer(1970)

    as The Princess

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Edipeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Satyricon(1969)

    as Fortunata

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Z(1969)

    as Nick's Sister

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Ankle Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Annie la cravate

  • The Most Beautiful Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Claudia

  • The Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Angelina

  • Comment ne pas épouser un milliardaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 26 episodes · as Délia Delamare

  • The Woman from Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gloria Lefèvre

  • Rope Around the Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Clara

  • Dernier tiercé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Lydia

  • Hot Frustrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • All the Other Girls Do! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Giovenella's Sister

  • Requiem pour un caïd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Eva Chiquois

  • The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars(1964)

    as Matilde Bernabei

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • These Mad, Mad Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Giulia - Martini's wife ('La garçonnière')

  • Toto and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Cleopatra

  • The Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Andréa

  • Scarlet Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Gaby

  • The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Carlotta

  • Murder Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Eva Troger

  • Destination Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • In the Mouth of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Barbara Yanakos

  • Youth at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Elvi

  • The Laws of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Olga

  • La ragazza in vetrina(1961)

    as Chanel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sahara on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Lénq

  • Boulevard(1960)

    as Jenny Dorr, l'artiste chorégraphie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • La Dolce Vita(1960)

    as Fanny

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gastone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sonia

  • Marie of the Isles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Julie

  • A qualcuna piace calvo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Marcella

  • Noi siamo 2 evasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Odette

  • Oh! What a Mambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Viviane Montero

  • It Only Happens to the Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Gloria Selby

  • The Road to Shame(1959)

    as Coraline Merlin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Temptation(1959)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Si le roi savait ça (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • È arrivata la parigina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • No Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Cora Caillé

  • Sexpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Nathalie

  • Murderers and Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Madeleine Ferrand, la maîtresse de Philippe

  • Elena and Her Men(1956)

    as Lolotte

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Passionate Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Pia Manosque

  • The Grand Manoeuvre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Thérèse, singer

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Denise Brisse

  • Rififi(1955)

    as Viviane

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Razzia(1955)

    as Lisette, la caissière du "Troquet"

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Caroline and the Rebels(1955)

    as Térésa

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Die... We'll Do the Rest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Françoise

  • Deux de l'escadrille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • OSS 117 Is Not Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Muriel Rousset

  • Alone in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jeannette Milliard, la jeune mariée

  • Tomorrow We Get Divorced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jeanne Tourelle

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1951 to 2002; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

Satyricon (1969)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Z (1969)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Film career

19512002

Peak 1968 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 81 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s23 · acting1960s29 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
5565

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Magali Noël's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Temptation (1959)

71st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Z (1969)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Magali Noël's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–69 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles26–72 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles23–29 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–46 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles26–45 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Magali Noël work with?

People who share at least 2 of Magali Noël's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Federico Fellini shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors