Biography
Mireille Darc (15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French actress, director, photographer, singer and model. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Weekend. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit. Alain Delon was her longtime co-star and companion. Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon, she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1959. Darc's debuted in Claude Barma's television drama Du côté de l'enfer (aka, La Grande Brétèche, 1960). Her first leading role came in another production for French television, Jean Prat's Hauteclaire (1961). She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend (Week-end, 1967) as Corinne, her highest profile role for international critics; as Christine in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, 1972) and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le retour du grand blond, 1974) and alongside Alain Delon and Louis de Funès in several films: Pouic-Pouic (1963), High Lifers (How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965), Jeff (1969), Borsalino (uncredited, 1970), The Love Mates (Madly, 19…
Movies & TV Shows
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Casino Royale (1967) — Jag (uncredited)
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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) — Christine
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The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974) — Christine
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Weekend (1967) — Corinne Durand
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Borsalino (1970) — Prostitute (uncredited)
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Squeak-squeak (1963) — Patricia Monestier
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Let's Not Get Angry (1966) — Églantine Michalon
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The Great Spy Chase (1964) — Amaranthe
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Borsalino and Co. (1974) — Prostitute in the Street (uncredited)
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Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) — Françoise
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For a Cop's Hide (1981) — La Grande sauterelle (uncredited)
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Icy Breasts (1974) — Peggy Lister
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She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970) — Francine
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Man in the Trunk (1973) — Françoise
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Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) — Marie-Claude
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Dandelions by the Roots (1964) — Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue
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There Once Was a Cop (1972) — Christine alias Françoise
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The Upper Hand (1966) — Lili Princesse
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The Hurried Man (1977) — Edwige De Bois-Rosé
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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965) — Marie Truchet, dite Héloïse (sketchs "La Fermeture" et "Les Bons Vivants")
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Troubleshooters (1971) — Carla
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The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) — Une amie de Mauricette
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Male Hunt (1964) — Georgina
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Please, Not Now! (1961) — Marie-Jeanne
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People in Luck (1963) — Jacqueline (segment "Le Vison")
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Fantasia Among the Squares (1971) — Caroline Harrington "Tchoo-Tchoo"
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Monsieur (1964) — Suzanne, Former Maid of Monsieur
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The Blonde from Peking (1967) — Christine Olsen
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The Pink Telephone (1975) — Christine, la call-girl de Mme Claude
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The Big Grasshopper (1967) — Salène
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New Year's Eve At Bob's (1984) — Madeleine
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The Probability Factor (1976) — Charlotte
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Trapped by Fear (1960) — Maïa
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Sorrel Flower (1967) — Catherine Aigros, compagne de Pierre
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Galia (1966) — Galia
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The Love Mates (1970) — Agatha
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Jeff (1969) — Eva
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The Passengers (1977) — Nicole
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Reporters (1981) — Self
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Tell Me You Love Me (1974) — Victoire Danois