Delphine Seyrig

Acting · Born 1932-04-10 in 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.

Filmography

• Stolen Kisses as Fabienne Tabard
• The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie as Simone Thévenot
• The Day of the Jackal as Colette de Montpellier
• Donkey Skin as The Fairy
• Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as Jeanne Dielman
• Last Year at Marienbad as A – The Brunette Woman
• The Black Windmill as Ceil Burrows
• Mr. Freedom as Marie-Madeline
• Golden Eighties as Jeanne
• Aloïse as Aloïse (adulte)

TV

• Sherlock Holmes as Betty Durham
• Pete and Gladys as Michele Martin
• Dim Dam Dom as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
• 30 millions d'amis as Self
• BBC Play of the Month as Marie de Vionnet