Delphine Seyrig
Actor
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
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
as Simone Thévenot 1972
The Day of the Jackal
as Colette de Montpellier 1973
Donkey Skin
as The Fairy 1970
Last Year at Marienbad
as A – The Brunette Woman 1961
Stolen Kisses
as Fabienne Tabard 1968
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
as Jeanne Dielman 1976
Daughters of Darkness
as Countess Elizabeth Báthory 1971
Muriel, or the Time of Return
as Hélène Aughain 1963
The Milky Way
as The Prostitute 1969
Angry Annie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022
Accident
as Francesca 1967
The Black Windmill
as Ceil Burrows 1974
India Song
as Anne-Marie Stretter 1975
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage) 2012
Documenteur
as Delphine (voice) 1981
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
as Une rédactrice 1966
Mr. Freedom
as Marie-Madeline 1969