Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

🎂 10th April 1932 (93 yrs) 📍 Beirut, Lebanon

Known For

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

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.

Delphine Seyrig

Movies Featuring Delphine Seyrig

In Her Own Words

In Her Own Words (2024)

as Jeanne Dielman
Angry Annie

Angry Annie (2022)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story (2020)

as Self
Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Black Sun

Black Sun (2019)

as Self (voice)
Energy of Delusion

Energy of Delusion (2015)

Duras and Cinema

Duras and Cinema (2014)

as Self [archive footage]
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

as (archive footage)
Les variations Dielman

Les variations Dielman (2010)

as Jeanne Dielman (archive footage)
J'aime

J'aime (2007)

as (archive footage)
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe (1990)

as Self
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia (1989)

as Lady Windermere
Voix off

Voix off (1989)

De doute et de grâce

De doute et de grâce (1989)

as Narrator
Superbia – The Pride

Superbia – The Pride (1988)

as Bettlerfürstin
No Image

The Colors of Madness (1987)

as Self
In Memory

In Memory (1987)

as Self
The Discoveries of a Modern Couple

The Discoveries of a Modern Couple (1986)

as Marie-Claude Poitevin
Golden Eighties

Golden Eighties (1986)

as Jeanne
Seven Women, Seven Sins

Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)

as Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")
Letters Home

Letters Home (1986)

as Aurelia Plath
No Image

The Colour of Words (1984)

as Self
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)

as Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville
Grain of Sand

Grain of Sand (1983)

as Solange
Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando (1981)

as Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena
Documenteur

Documenteur (1981)

as Delphine (voice)
The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny (1981)

as The Lady
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)

as Self - Interviewer
Le petit Pommier

Le petit Pommier (1981)

as La mère
La bête dans la jungle

La bête dans la jungle (1981)

as Catherine Bertram
I Sent a Letter to My Love

I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)

as Yvette
The Lost Way

The Lost Way (1980)

as Mathilde
On the Move

On the Move (1979)

as Barbara
Faces of Love

Faces of Love (1977)

as Julie
Baxter, Vera Baxter

Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977)

as L'inconnue
The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors (1977)

as Marie de Vionnet
Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig

Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig (1977)

as Self
Dear Michele

Dear Michele (1976)

as Adriana Vivanti
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976)

as Anne-Marie Stretter
The Places of Marguerite Duras

The Places of Marguerite Duras (1976)

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)

as Jeanne Dielman
Scum Manifesto

Scum Manifesto (1976)

as Self
Maso and Miso Go Boating

Maso and Miso Go Boating (1976)

as Self
India Song

India Song (1975)

as Anne-Marie Stretter
The Garden That Tilts

The Garden That Tilts (1975)

as Kate
Aloïse

Aloïse (1975)

as Aloïse (adulte)
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (1975)

as Widow
The Last Word

The Last Word (1975)

as Simone
Autour de Jeanne Dielman

Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975)

as Self (archive footage)
Inês

Inês (1974)

as Narrator / Inês Etienne Romeu
Cry of the Heart

Cry of the Heart (1974)

as Mme Bunkermann
Say it with Flowers

Say it with Flowers (1974)

as Françoise Berger, the mother
The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill (1974)

as Ceil Burrows
A Doll's House

A Doll's House (1973)

as Kristine Linde
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

as Colette de Montpellier
Diary of a Suicide

Diary of a Suicide (1973)

as L'interprète
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

as Simone Thévenot
Tartuffe

Tartuffe (1971)

as Elmire
Daughters of Darkness

Daughters of Darkness (1971)

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory
Donkey Skin

Donkey Skin (1970)

as The Fairy
No Image

Delphine Seyrig (1970)

Le lys dans la vallée

Le lys dans la vallée (1970)

as Madame de Mortsauf
The Milky Way

The Milky Way (1969)

as The Prostitute
Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom (1969)

as Marie-Madeline
El vientre de la ballena

El vientre de la ballena (1969)

Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses (1968)

as Fabienne Tabard
Spray of the Days

Spray of the Days (1968)

as Narrator (voice)
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (1967)

as Hedda Gabler
La Musica

La Musica (1967)

as Her
Accident

Accident (1967)

as Francesca
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)

as Une rédactrice
Un mois à la campagne

Un mois à la campagne (1966)

as Natalia Petrovna
Comédie

Comédie (1966)

as La maîtresse (F 2)
Qui donc a rêvé?

Qui donc a rêvé? (1965)

No Image

Le Troisième Concerto (1963)

as Catherine Miller
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)

as Hélène Aughain
Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

as A – The Brunette Woman
Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy (1959)

as Milo's Wife