Delphine Seyrig

    Delphine Seyrig

    April 10, 1932 (92 years old) in Beirut, Lebanon

    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

    Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
    The Day of the JackalThe Day of the Jackal
    30 millions d'amis30 millions d'amis
    Pete and GladysPete and Gladys
    Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes

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