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.

Known For

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

as Mme Thevenot

The Day of the Jackal

as Colette de Montpellier

Donkey Skin

as The Fairy

Last Year at Marienbad

as A – The Brunette Woman

Stolen Kisses

as Fabienne Tabard

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

as Jeanne Dielman

Daughters of Darkness

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

The Milky Way

as The Prostitute

Muriel, or the Time of Return

as Hélène Aughain

Angry Annie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)