Delphine Seyrig

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) — Simone Thévenot
2. The Day of the Jackal (1973) — Colette de Montpellier
3. Donkey Skin (1970) — The Fairy
4. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) — A – The Brunette Woman
5. Stolen Kisses (1968) — Fabienne Tabard
6. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976) — Jeanne Dielman
7. Daughters of Darkness (1971) — Countess Elizabeth Báthory
8. Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963) — Hélène Aughain
9. The Milky Way (1969) — The Prostitute
10. Accident (1967) — Francesca
11. The Black Windmill (1974) — Ceil Burrows
12. India Song (1975) — Anne-Marie Stretter
13. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — (archive footage)
14. Documenteur (1982) — Delphine (voice)
15. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966) — Une rédactrice
16. Mr. Freedom (1969) — Marie-Madeline
17. Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977) — L'inconnue
18. Pull My Daisy (1959) — Milo's Wife
19. Golden Eighties (1986) — Jeanne
20. Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981) — Self - Interviewer
21. Freak Orlando (1981) — Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena
22. Sherlock Holmes (1954) — Betty Durham
23. Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976) — Anne-Marie Stretter
24. Dear Michele (1976) — Adriana Vivanti
25. The Garden That Tilts (1975) — Kate
26. Delphine and Carole (2020) — Self (archive footage)
27. A Doll's House (1973) — Kristine Linde
28. Spray of the Days (1968) — Narrator (voice)
29. Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984) — Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville
30. La Musica (1967) — Her
31. Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) — Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")
32. I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980) — Yvette
33. Maso and Miso Go Boating (1976) — Self
34. Letters Home (1986) — Aurelia Plath
35. Scum Manifesto (1976) — Self
36. Diary of a Suicide (1973) — L'interprète
37. Aloïse (1975) — Aloïse (adulte)
38. Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible (2020) — Self (archive footage)
39. Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia (1989) — Lady Windermere
40. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Marie de Vionnet

Directed

1. Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981) — Director
2. Maso and Miso Go Boating (1976) — Director
3. Scum Manifesto (1976) — Director
4. Inês (1974) — Director
5. Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"? (1976) — Director
6. In Memory (1987) — Director
7. Les trois portugaises (1974) — Director
8. Il ne fait pas chaud (1977) — Director