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Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Acting

Born: April 10, 1932Beirut, Lebanon

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.

Known For
Filmography
In Her Own Words

In Her Own Words

Jeanne Dielman

2024
Angry Annie

Angry Annie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

Self (archive footage)

2020
Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story

Self

2020
Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole

Self (archive footage)

2020
Black Sun

Black Sun

Self (voice)

2019
Energy of Delusion

Energy of Delusion

2015
Duras and Cinema

Duras and Cinema

Self [archive footage]

2014
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
Les variations Dielman

Les variations Dielman

Jeanne Dielman (archive footage)

2010
J'aime

J'aime

(archive footage)

2007
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Self (archive footage)

2000
Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

Self

1990
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

Lady Windermere

1989
De doute et de grâce

De doute et de grâce

Narrator

1989
Voix off

Voix off

1989
Superbia – The Pride

Superbia – The Pride

Bettlerfürstin

1988

The Colors of Madness

Self

1987
In Memory

In Memory

Self

1987
The Discoveries of a Modern Couple

The Discoveries of a Modern Couple

Marie-Claude Poitevin

1986
Golden Eighties

Golden Eighties

Jeanne

1986
Seven Women, Seven Sins

Seven Women, Seven Sins

Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")

1986
Letters Home

Letters Home

Aurelia Plath

1986

The Colour of Words

Self

1984
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville

1984
Grain of Sand

Grain of Sand

Solange

1983
Documenteur

Documenteur

Delphine (voice)

1982
Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando

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

1981
The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny

The Lady

1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Self - Interviewer

1981
Le petit Pommier

Le petit Pommier

La mère

1981
La bête dans la jungle

La bête dans la jungle

Catherine Bertram

1981
I Sent a Letter to My Love

I Sent a Letter to My Love

Yvette

1980
The Lost Way

The Lost Way

Mathilde

1980
On the Move

On the Move

Barbara

1979
Faces of Love

Faces of Love

Julie

1977
Baxter, Vera Baxter

Baxter, Vera Baxter

L'inconnue

1977
The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

Marie de Vionnet

1977
Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig

Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig

Self

1977
Dear Michele

Dear Michele

Adriana Vivanti

1976
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

Anne-Marie Stretter

1976
The Places of Marguerite Duras

The Places of Marguerite Duras

1976
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman

1976
Maso and Miso Go Boating

Maso and Miso Go Boating

Self

1976
Scum Manifesto

Scum Manifesto

Self

1976
India Song

India Song

Anne-Marie Stretter

1975
The Garden That Tilts

The Garden That Tilts

Kate

1975
Aloïse

Aloïse

Aloïse (adulte)

1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

Widow

1975
Autour de Jeanne Dielman

Autour de Jeanne Dielman

Self (archive footage)

1975
The Last Word

The Last Word

Simone

1975
Inês

Inês

Narrator / Inês Etienne Romeu

1974
Cry of the Heart

Cry of the Heart

Mme Bunkermann

1974
Say it with Flowers

Say it with Flowers

Françoise Berger, the mother

1974
The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

Ceil Burrows

1974
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Kristine Linde

1973
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Colette de Montpellier

1973
Diary of a Suicide

Diary of a Suicide

L'interprète

1973
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Simone Thévenot

1972
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Elmire

1971
Daughters of Darkness

Daughters of Darkness

Countess Elizabeth Báthory

1971
Donkey Skin

Donkey Skin

The Fairy

1970

Delphine Seyrig

1970
Le Lys dans la vallée

Le Lys dans la vallée

Madame de Mortsauf

1970
The Milky Way

The Milky Way

The Prostitute

1969
Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

Marie-Madeline

1969
El vientre de la ballena

El vientre de la ballena

1969
Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses

Fabienne Tabard

1968
Spray of the Days

Spray of the Days

Narrator (voice)

1968
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1967
La Musica

La Musica

Her

1967
Accident

Accident

Francesca

1967
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Une rédactrice

1966
Un mois à la campagne

Un mois à la campagne

Natalia Petrovna

1966
Comédie

Comédie

La maîtresse (F 2)

1966
Qui donc a rêvé?

Qui donc a rêvé?

1965

Le Troisième Concerto

Catherine Miller

1963
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

Hélène Aughain

1963
Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad

A – The Brunette Woman

1961
Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy

Milo's Wife

1959