
Person
Delphine Seyrig
Actor · Director · Producer· Beirut, Lebanon
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
The roles that explain the career.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Simone Thévenot · 1972

The Day of the Jackal
Colette de Montpellier · 1973

Donkey Skin
The Fairy · 1970

Last Year at Marienbad
A – The Brunette Woman · 1961

Stolen Kisses
Fabienne Tabard · 1968

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman · 1976

Daughters of Darkness
Countess Elizabeth Báthory · 1971

Muriel, or the Time of Return
Hélène Aughain · 1963
Filmography
36 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia | Lady Windermere | Film |
| 1986 | Golden Eighties | Jeanne | Film |
| 1984 | Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press | Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville | Film |
| 1982 | Documenteur | Delphine (voice) | Film |
| 1981 | Le petit Pommier | La mère | Film |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self - Interviewer | Film |
| 1981 | The Man of Destiny | The Lady | Film |
| 1981 | Freak Orlando | Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena | Film |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Director | Film |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Producer | Film |
| 1980 | I Sent a Letter to My Love | Yvette | Film |
| 1977 | Baxter, Vera Baxter | L'inconnue | Film |
| 1976 | Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert | Anne-Marie Stretter | Film |
| 1976 | Dear Michele | Adriana Vivanti | Film |
| 1976 | Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | Jeanne Dielman | Film |
| 1975 | Aloïse | Aloïse (adulte) | Film |
| 1975 | The Garden That Tilts | Kate | Film |
| 1975 | Around Jeanne Dielman | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1975 | India Song | Anne-Marie Stretter | Film |
| 1974 | Say it with Flowers | Françoise Berger, the mother | Film |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | Ceil Burrows | Film |
| 1973 | Diary of a Suicide | L'interprète | Film |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | Colette de Montpellier | Film |
| 1972 | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Simone Thévenot | Film |
| 1971 | Daughters of Darkness | Countess Elizabeth Báthory | Film |
| 1970 | Donkey Skin | The Fairy | Film |
| 1969 | The Milky Way | The Prostitute | Film |
| 1969 | Mr. Freedom | Marie-Madeline | Film |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses | Fabienne Tabard | Film |
| 1968 | Spray of the Days | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1967 | Accident | Francesca | Film |
| 1966 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? | Une rédactrice | Film |
| 1966 | Un mois à la campagne | Natalia Petrovna | Film |
| 1963 | Muriel, or the Time of Return | Hélène Aughain | Film |
| 1961 | Last Year at Marienbad | A – The Brunette Woman | Film |
| 1959 | Pull My Daisy | Milo's Wife | Film |
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