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

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

2012

as (archive footage)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Last Year at Marienbad
Last Year at Marienbad

1961

as A – The Brunette Woman

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin

1970

as The Fairy

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses

1968

as Fabienne Tabard

Golden Eighties
Golden Eighties

1986

as Jeanne

Accident
Accident

1967

as Francesca

The Milky Way
The Milky Way

1969

as The Prostitute

Dear Michele
Dear Michele

1976

as Adriana Vivanti

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness

1971

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill

1974

as Ceil Burrows

Baxter, Vera Baxter
Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977

as L'inconnue

Spray of the Days
Spray of the Days

1968

as Narrator (voice)

Morceaux de Cannes
Freak Orlando
Freak Orlando

1981

as Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena

Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom

1969

as Marie-Madeline

India Song
India Song

1975

as Anne-Marie Stretter

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

1966

as Une rédactrice