Carrel's best known roles were in "Dortoir des grandes" (1953), "Women's Club" (1956), "People of No Importance" (1956), "Porte des Lilas" (1957), "Girls for the Summer" (1958), "The Goose of Sedan" (1959), "Mill of the Stone Women" (1960), "The Hands of Orlac" (1960), "Une souris chez les hommes" (1964), "A Trap for Cinderella" (1965), "La prisonnière" (1968), "Clérambard" (1969), "Trois milliards sans ascenseur" (1972) and "Schools Falling Apart" (1981).