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Jean Seberg

Jean Seberg

Acting

Born: November 13, 1938Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

Jean Dorothy Seberg (November 13, 1938 – August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half her life in France. She appeared in 34 films in Hollywood and in Europe, including Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse, Breathless, Lilith, The Mouse That Roared, Moment to Moment, A Fine Madness, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, Macho Callahan, and Gang War in Naples. She was also one of the best-known targets of the FBI COINTELPRO project. Her targeting was a well-documented retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. Seberg died at the age of 40 in Paris, with police ruling her death a probable suicide. Romain Gary, Seberg's second husband, called a press conference shortly after her death where he publicly blamed the FBI's campaign against Seberg for her deteriorating mental health. Gary claimed that Seberg "became psychotic" after the media reported a false story that the FBI planted about her becoming pregnant with a Black Panther's child in 1970. Romain Gary stated that Seberg had repeatedly attempted suicide on the anniversary of the child's death, August 25.

Known For
Filmography
Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard

Self (archive footage)

2023
Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

2019
De Gaulle, the Last King of France

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Self (archive footage)

2017
Philippe Garrel - Portrait d'un artiste

Philippe Garrel - Portrait d'un artiste

archive footage

1999

Jean Seberg: American Actress

Self (archive footage)

1997
From the Journals of Jean Seberg

From the Journals of Jean Seberg

Self (archive footage)

1995
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)

1991
The Blue of the Origins

The Blue of the Origins

1979
The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

Gina Ekdal, seine Frau

1976
The Big Delirium

The Big Delirium

Emily

1975
White Horses of Summer

White Horses of Summer

Lea Kingsburg

1975
Les Hautes solitudes

Les Hautes solitudes

1974

Ballad for Billy the Kid

The Star

1974
Mousey

Mousey

Laura Richardson, formerly Anderson

1974
The Corruption of Chris Miller

The Corruption of Chris Miller

Ruth Miller

1973
The Assassination

The Assassination

Edith Lemoine

1972
Camorra

Camorra

Luisa

1972
This Kind of Love

This Kind of Love

Giovanna

1972
Kill!

Kill!

Emily Hamilton

1971
Macho Callahan

Macho Callahan

Alexandra Mountford

1971
Dead of Summer

Dead of Summer

Joyce Grasse

1970
Airport

Airport

Tanya Livingston

1970
Paint Your Wagon

Paint Your Wagon

Elizabeth Woodling

1969
Pendulum

Pendulum

Adele Matthews

1969
No Name City

No Name City

Self

1969
Birds in Peru

Birds in Peru

Adriana

1968
The Road to Corinth

The Road to Corinth

Shanny

1967
The Looters

The Looters

Colleen O'Hara

1967
A Fine Madness

A Fine Madness

Lydia West

1966
Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation

Mary de Damville

1966
Moment to Moment

Moment to Moment

Kay Stanton

1966
Diamonds Are Brittle

Diamonds Are Brittle

Bettina Ralton

1965
Lilith

Lilith

Lilith Arthur

1964
Backfire

Backfire

Olga Celan

1964
Le Grand Escroc

Le Grand Escroc

Patricia

1964
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")

1964
In the French Style

In the French Style

Christina James

1963
Eruption

Eruption

Annette

1962
Five Day Lover

Five Day Lover

Claire

1961
Playtime

Playtime

Kate Hoover

1961
Time Out for Love

Time Out for Love

Ann

1961
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Barbara Holloway

1960
Breathless

Breathless

Patricia Franchini

1960
The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

Helen Kokintz

1959
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

Cecile

1958
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

St. Joan of Arc

1957
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