Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

1932-04-10 – 1990-10-15 (age 58) Beirut, Lebanon
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Biography

Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (April 10, 1932 – October 15, 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She became active in the feminist movement in the 1970s along with filmmakers Chantal Akerman, Marguerite Duras, and Ulrike Ottinger. In 1975, Seyrig joined forces with Carole Roussopoulos and Ioana Wieder to form the collective Les Insoumuses (The Resistant Muses) and produced videos that became an emancipatory tool and medium of political activism.

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Known For

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal

1973

as Colette de Montpellier

Last Year at Marienbad
Last Year at Marienbad

1961

as A – The Brunette Woman

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin

1970

as The Fairy

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Morceaux de Cannes
Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses

1968

as Fabienne Tabard

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness

1971

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

Accident
Accident

1967

as Francesca

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill

1974

as Ceil Burrows

India Song
India Song

1975

as Anne-Marie Stretter

The Milky Way
The Milky Way

1969

as The Prostitute

Aloïse
Aloïse

1975

as Aloïse (adulte)

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

1989

as Lady Windermere

Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom

1969

as Marie-Madeline

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966

as Une rédactrice

Spray of the Days
Spray of the Days

1968

as Narrator (voice)

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981

as Self - Interviewer

Muriel, or the Time of Return
Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963

as Hélène Aughain