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

On the Move
On the Move

1979

as Barbara

Last Year at Marienbad
Last Year at Marienbad

1961

as A – The Brunette Woman

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses

1968

as Fabienne Tabard

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin

1970

as The Fairy

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

2012

as (archive footage)

Documenteur
Documenteur

1982

as Delphine (voice)

Scum Manifesto
Scum Manifesto

1976

as Self

Inês
Inês

1974

as Narrator / Inês Etienne Romeu

Baxter, Vera Baxter
Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977

as L'inconnue

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness

1971

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

Faces of Love
Faces of Love

1977

as Julie

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

1963

as Hélène Aughain

Maso and Miso Go Boating
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill

1974

as Ceil Burrows

Voix off
J'aime
J'aime

2007

as (archive footage)