Person
Delphine Seyrig
Acting · 1932–1990 · Beirut, Lebanon
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.
Known for
BBC Play of the Month
Marie de Vionnet
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
30 millions d'amis
Self
Pete and Gladys
Michele Martin
Dim Dam Dom
Self
Sherlock Holmes
Betty Durham
The Day of the Jackal
Colette de Montpellier
Aujourd'hui la vie
Self
On the Move
Barbara
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Filmography
- 2024In Her Own WordsJeanne Dielman
- 2021Morceaux de Cannes
- 2020Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistibleSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A StorySelf
- 2020Delphine and CaroleSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Black SunSelf (voice)
- 2015Energy of Delusion
- 2014Duras and CinemaSelf [archive footage]
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2010Les variations DielmanJeanne Dielman (archive footage)
- 2007J'aime(archive footage)
- 2000Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comèteSelf (archive footage)
- 1990Pictures of EuropeSelf
- 1989Johanna d’Arc of MongoliaLady Windermere
- 1989Voix off
- 1989De doute et de grâceNarrator
- 1988Superbia – The PrideBettlerfürstin
- 1987The Colors of MadnessSelf
- 1987In MemorySelf
- 1986The Discoveries of a Modern CoupleMarie-Claude Poitevin
- 1986Golden EightiesJeanne
- 1986Seven Women, Seven SinsKabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")
- 1986Letters HomeAurelia Plath
- 1984The Colour of WordsSelf
- 1984Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow PressDr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville
- 1983Grain of SandSolange
- 1982DocumenteurDelphine (voice)
- 1982Aujourd'hui la vieSelf
- 1981Freak OrlandoHelena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena
- 1981The Man of DestinyThe Lady
- 1981Be Pretty and Shut Up!Self - Interviewer
- 1981Le petit PommierLa mère
- 1981La bête dans la jungleCatherine Bertram
- 1980I Sent a Letter to My LoveYvette
- 1980The Lost WayMathilde
- 1979On the MoveBarbara
- 1977Faces of LoveJulie
- 1977Baxter, Vera BaxterL'inconnue
- 1977The AmbassadorsMarie de Vionnet
- 1977Portrait of Actress Delphine SeyrigSelf
- 1977Il ne fait pas chaudDirector
- 1976Dear MicheleAdriana Vivanti
- 1976Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désertAnne-Marie Stretter
- 1976The Places of Marguerite Duras
- 1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesJeanne Dielman
- 197630 millions d'amisSelf
- 1976Scum ManifestoSelf
- 1976Maso and Miso Go BoatingSelf
- 1976Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"?Director
- 1975India SongAnne-Marie Stretter
- 1975The Garden That TiltsKate
- 1975AloïseAloïse (adulte)
- 1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanWidow
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
- 1975The Last WordSimone
- 1975Around Jeanne DielmanSelf (archive footage)
- 1974InêsNarrator / Inês Etienne Romeu
- 1974Cry of the HeartMme Bunkermann
- 1974Say it with FlowersFrançoise Berger, the mother
- 1974The Black WindmillCeil Burrows
- 1974Les trois portugaisesDirector
- 1973A Doll's HouseKristine Linde
- 1973The Day of the JackalColette de Montpellier
- 1973Diary of a SuicideL'interprète
- 1972The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieSimone Thévenot
- 1971TartuffeElmire
- 1971Daughters of DarknessCountess Elizabeth Báthory
- 1970Donkey SkinThe Fairy
- 1970Delphine Seyrig
- 1970Le Lys dans la valléeMadame de Mortsauf
- 1969The Milky WayThe Prostitute
- 1969Mr. FreedomMarie-Madeline
- 1969El vientre de la ballena
- 1968Stolen KissesFabienne Tabard
- 1968Spray of the DaysNarrator (voice)
- 1967Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
- 1967La MusicaHer
- 1967AccidentFrancesca
- 1966Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?Une rédactrice
- 1966Un mois à la campagneNatalia Petrovna
- 1966ComédieLa maîtresse (F 2)
- 1965Qui donc a rêvé?Alice
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMarie de Vionnet
- 1965Dim Dam DomSelf
- 1963Le Troisième ConcertoCatherine Miller
- 1963Muriel, or the Time of ReturnHélène Aughain
- 1961Last Year at MarienbadA – The Brunette Woman
- 1960Pete and GladysMichele Martin
- 1959Pull My DaisyMilo's Wife
- 1954Sherlock HolmesBetty Durham
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