Biography and filmography

Delphine Seyrig

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.

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Movies (82)

In Her Own Words

In Her Own Words

2024 · Jeanne Dielman

Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story

2020 · Self, Co-Director

Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Black Sun

Black Sun

2019 · Self (voice)

Energy of Delusion

Energy of Delusion

2015

Duras and Cinema

Duras and Cinema

2014 · Self [archive footage]

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012 · (archive footage)

Les variations Dielman

Les variations Dielman

2010 · Jeanne Dielman (archive footage)

J'aime

J'aime

2007 · (archive footage)

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

1990 · Self

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

1989 · Lady Windermere

Voix off

Voix off

1989

De doute et de grâce

De doute et de grâce

1989 · Narrator, Vocals

Sieben Frauen, sieben Sünden

Sieben Frauen, sieben Sünden

1988 · Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride")

The Colors of Madness

The Colors of Madness

1987 · Self

In Memory

In Memory

1987 · Self, Director

The Discoveries of a Modern Couple

The Discoveries of a Modern Couple

1986 · Marie-Claude Poitevin

Golden Eighties

Golden Eighties

1986 · Jeanne

Letters Home

Letters Home

1986 · Aurelia Plath, Screenplay

The Colour of Words

The Colour of Words

1984 · Self

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

1984 · Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville

Grain of Sand

Grain of Sand

1983 · Solange

Documenteur

Documenteur

1982 · Delphine (voice)

Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando

1981 · Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena

The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny

1981 · The Lady

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981 · Self - Interviewer, Director, Producer

Le petit Pommier

Le petit Pommier

1981 · La mère

La bête dans la jungle

La bête dans la jungle

1981 · Catherine Bertram

I Sent a Letter to My Love

I Sent a Letter to My Love

1980 · Yvette

The Lost Way

The Lost Way

1980 · Mathilde

On the Move

On the Move

1979 · Barbara

Faces of Love

Faces of Love

1977 · Julie

Baxter, Vera Baxter

Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977 · L'inconnue

The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

1977 · Marie de Vionnet

Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig

Portrait of Actress Delphine Seyrig

1977 · Self

Il ne fait pas chaud

Il ne fait pas chaud

1977 · Director

Dear Michele

Dear Michele

1976 · Adriana Vivanti

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert

1976 · 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 · Jeanne Dielman

Scum Manifesto

Scum Manifesto

1976 · Self, Director

Maso and Miso Go Boating

Maso and Miso Go Boating

1976 · Self, Director

Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"?

Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"?

1976 · Director

India Song

India Song

1975 · Anne-Marie Stretter

The Garden That Tilts

The Garden That Tilts

1975 · Kate

Aloïse

Aloïse

1975 · Aloïse (adulte)

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

1975 · Widow

The Last Word

The Last Word

1975 · Simone

Around Jeanne Dielman

Around Jeanne Dielman

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Inês

Inês

1974 · Narrator / Inês Etienne Romeu, Writer, Director

Cry of the Heart

Cry of the Heart

1974 · Mme Bunkermann

Say it with Flowers

Say it with Flowers

1974 · Françoise Berger, the mother

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

1974 · Ceil Burrows

Les trois portugaises

Les trois portugaises

1974 · Director

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

1973 · Kristine Linde

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · Colette de Montpellier

Diary of a Suicide

Diary of a Suicide

1973 · L'interprète

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972 · Simone Thévenot

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

1971 · Elmire

Daughters of Darkness

Daughters of Darkness

1971 · Countess Elizabeth Báthory

Donkey Skin

Donkey Skin

1970 · The Fairy

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

1970

Le Lys dans la vallée

Le Lys dans la vallée

1970 · Madame de Mortsauf

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1969 · The Prostitute

Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

1969 · Marie-Madeline

El vientre de la ballena

El vientre de la ballena

1969

Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses

1968 · Fabienne Tabard

Spray of the Days

Spray of the Days

1968 · Narrator (voice)

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1967 · Hedda Gabler

La Musica

La Musica

1967 · Her

Accident

Accident

1967 · Francesca

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966 · Une rédactrice

Un mois à la campagne

Un mois à la campagne

1966 · Natalia Petrovna

Comédie

Comédie

1966 · La maîtresse (F 2)

Qui donc a rêvé?

Qui donc a rêvé?

1965 · Alice

Le Troisième Concerto

Le Troisième Concerto

1963 · Catherine Miller

Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963 · Hélène Aughain

Last Year at Marienbad

Last Year at Marienbad

1961 · A – The Brunette Woman

Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy

1959 · Milo's Wife

TV shows (7)