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Delphine Seyrig (1932–1990)

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Delphine was born in Beirut on the 10th April 1932 into an intellectual Protestant family. Her Alsatian father, Henri Seyrig, was the director of the Archaeological Institute and later France's cultural attaché in New York during World War Two. Her Swiss mother, Hermine De Saussure, was an adept of Rousseau's theories... See full bio »

Born:

Delphine Claire Belriane Seyrig
in Beirut, French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon [now Lebanon]

Died:

(age 58) in Paris, France
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1989 Johanna D'Arc of Mongolia
Lady Windermere
 
1989 Une saison de feuilles (TV movie)
Hedwina
 
1988 The Beast of the Jungle (TV movie)
Catherine
 
1986 Les étonnements d'un couple moderne (TV movie)
Marie-Claude Poitevin
 
1986 Golden Eighties
Jeanne Schwartz
 
1986 Seven Women, Seven Sins
(segment "Pride")
 
1986 Letters Home
 
1985 Sarah et le cri de la langouste (TV movie)
Sarah Bernhardt
 
1985 Grosse (short)
 
1984 Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse
Dr. Mabuse
 
1981 Freak Orlando
Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt....
 
1981 Documenteur
Récitante/Narrator (voice)
 
1981 The Man of Destiny (TV movie)
The Lady
 
1981 Cinéma 16 (TV series)
La mère
– Le petit pommier (1981) … La mère
 
1980 Grain of Sand
Solange
 
1980 I Sent a Letter to My Love
Yvette
 
1980 The Lost Way
Mathilde Schwarz
 
1979 On the Move
Barbara
 
1977 Faces of Love
Julie
 
1977 Je t'aime, tu danses
Actress narrating The Three Little Pigs
 
1977 Baxter, Vera Baxter
L'inconnue
 
1977 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Marie de Vionnet
– The Ambassadors (1977) … Marie de Vionnet
 
1976 Caro Michele
Adriana Vivanti, the mother
 
1976 Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert
 
1976 Scum Manifesto (short)
 
1975 India Song
Anne-Marie Stretter
 
1975 Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman
 
1975 The Garden That Tilts
Kate
 
1975 The Last Word
Simone
 
1975 Aloïse
Aloïse adulte/Aloïse as an adult
 
1975 The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
La veuve
 
1974 Le cri du coeur
Mme Bunkermann
 
1974 Say It with Flowers
Françoise Berger, la mère
 
1974 The Black Windmill
Ceil Burrows
 
1973/II A Doll's House
Kristine Linde
 
1973 The Day of the Jackal
Colette
 
1973 Diary of a Suicide
L'interprète
 
1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Simone Thévenot
 
1971 Tartuffe (TV movie)
Elmire
 
1971 Daughters of Darkness
Countess Bathory
 
1970 Donkey Skin
La fée des lilas (The Fairy)
 
1970 Le lys dans la vallée (TV movie)
Mme de Mortsauf
 
1969 The Milky Way
La prostituée/The Prostitute
 
1969 Mr. Freedom
Marie-Madeleine
 
1969 El vientre de la ballena
 
1968 Stolen Kisses
Fabienne Tabard
 
1968 Spray of the Days
Récitante/Narrator (voice)
 
1967 Hedda Gabler (TV movie)
Hedda Gabler
 
1967 La musica
Elle
 
1967 Accident
Francesca
 
1966 Who Are You, Polly Magoo?
Une journaliste
 
1966 Comédie (short)
La maîtresse
 
1965 Qui donc a rêvé? (short)
 
1963 Le troisième concerto (TV movie)
Catherine Miller
 
1963 Muriel, or The Time of Return
Hélène Aughain
 
1961 Last Year at Marienbad
A - la femme brune
 
1960 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Michele Martin
– The Bavarian Wedding Chest (1960) … Michele Martin
– Crime of Passion (1960) … Michele Martin
– For Pete's Sake (1960) … Michele Martin
 
1959 Pull My Daisy (short)
Milo's wife (as Beltiane)
 
1954-1955 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Betty Durham / Margaret Martini
– The Case of the Singing Violin (1955) … Betty Durham
– The Mother Hubbard Case (1954) … Margaret Martini
 
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1981 Sois belle et tais-toi (documentary)
 
1976 Scum Manifesto (short)
 
1975 Maso et Miso vont en bateau (documentary) (co-director)
 
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1986 Golden Eighties (performer: "Cette nuit")
 
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1981 Sois belle et tais-toi (documentary) (producer)
 
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1988 Sarah (TV documentary short)
Commentaire dit par
 
1985 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 September 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
1984 La couleur des mots (documentary)
Herself
 
1976-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 April 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975 Maso et Miso vont en bateau (documentary)
Herself
 
1974 L'atelier (documentary short)
Herself
 
1973 Primer año (documentary)
Narrator/Récitante (french version) (voice)
 
1964 Véronique et le chat (documentary short)
Récitante/Narrator (voice)
 
1962 Béjart (documentary short)
Récitante (disant une phrase de René Clair) (voice)
 
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2010 Two in the Wave (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (video documentary short)
 
2007 J'aime (documentary short)
 
2000 Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 In and Out of Fashion (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 L'univers de Jacques Demy (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1974: Provided her own dubbing in the French post-synchronized version of Don Siegel's 'The Black Windmill' (Contre une poignée de diamants).

Alternate Names:

Beltiane

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Words are icebergs. You only see the little tip which sticks out of the sea. But under the water... there is all the rest. My way of working corresponds to this way of thinking. I work by reflex. I don't rack my brains... except when I don't understand. If a character does something and I can't see why... See more »

Trivia:

There's a Rue Delphine Seyrig in Brest, followed by a Rue Simone Signoret. The two actresses starred together in I Sent a Letter to My Love, which takes place in Brest. See more »

Trademark:

Normally played provocative, strong-willed women See more »

Nickname:

The Royal Voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aries