Delphine Seyrig

Actor

About

Birth Place

Lebanon

Born

April 10, 1932

Died

October 15, 1990

Cause of Death

Lung Disease

Biography

Coolly elegant leading lady who graced several important international productions of the 1960s and 70s. Seyrig first came to prominence in Alain Resnais' stylish, labyrinthine "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961) and won a best actress award at Venice for her role in his "Muriel" (1963). Her aloof charm was well used by directors Francois Truffaut, Joseph Losey and Luis Bunuel. By the mid-19...

Filmography

Sois belle et tais-toi (1977)

Director

In and Out of Fashion (1998)

Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia (1989)

Lady Windermere

Seven Women - Seven Sins (1987)

("Superbia - Pride")

Golden Eighties (1986)

Letters Home (1986)

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Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1977) -- (Movie Clip) See You Next Week

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Read While You Eat

Family & Companions

Jack Youngerman

Husband

Artist. Father of Seyrig's one son.

Biography

By the mid-1970s, Seyrig had become an active feminist working with directors Marguerite Duras in "India Song" (1975), Chantal Akerman in "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975) and Ulrike Ottinger in "Freak Orlando" (1981).

Filmography

Life Events

1952

Began stage career in Paris

1954

First notable stage role as "Ondine" at Theatre des Nations

1956

Spent time in the USA

1958

Film debut in Robert Frank's "Pull My Daisy" (16mm underground film)

1961

Returned to France, appeared in first professional film, "Last Year at Marienbad"

1972

Broadway debut opposite Richard Benjamin in "The Little Black Book" (directed by Milos Forman)

1977

Feature directorial debut, "Soi belle et tais-toi"

1989

Among last features was the Ulrike Ottinger film, "Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia/Joan of Arc of Mongolia"

Videos

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1977) -- (Movie Clip) See You Next Week The austere and jarring opening by Belgian writer-director Chantal Akerman, with improbable technique introducing her title character (Delphine Seyrig) and a guy (Henri Storck) who, it transpires, is a customer, in Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 1977.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Read While You Eat The camera still not moving, only cutting from room to room, director Chantal Akerman's title character (Delphine Seyrig), having finished with her john for the day, receives Sylvain (Jan Decorte), whom we deduce is her son, in Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 1977.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1977) -- (Movie Clip) You're Not A Woman Finished with their evening routine, the title character (Delphine Seyrig), a single mom and daytime prostitute, engages in an expository chat with her son Sylvain (Jan Decorte), in director Chantal Akerman's acclaimed Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 1977.

Day Of The Jackal, The - (Original Trailer) British and French agents join forces to save President De Gaulle from a deadly assassin in The Day Of The Jackal (1973).

Companions

Jack Youngerman

Husband

Artist. Father of Seyrig's one son.

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1952

1954

1956

1958

1961

1972

1977

1989

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