1. Delphine Seyrig came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad, and later acted in films by Chantal Akerman, Luis Bunuel, Marguerite Duras, Ulrike Ottinger, Francois Truffaut, and Fred Zinneman.
16 Facts About Delphine Seyrig
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Delphine Seyrig directed three films, including the documentary Sois belle et tais-toi.
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Delphine Seyrig's family moved from Lebanon to New York City when she was ten.
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Delphine Seyrig appeared briefly in small roles in the 1954 TV series Sherlock Holmes.
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Delphine Seyrig's performance brought her international recognition and she moved to Paris.
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Delphine Seyrig achieved recognition for both her stage and film work, and was named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her role in Resnais' Muriel.
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Delphine Seyrig played many diverse roles, and because she was fluent in French, English and German, she appeared in films in all three languages, including a number of Hollywood productions.
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Delphine Seyrig may be most widely known for her role as Colette de Montpellier in Zinnemann's 1973 film The Day of the Jackal.
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Delphine Seyrig directed with Carole Roussopoulos an adaptation of the SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas.
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In 1982, Delphine Seyrig was a key member of the group that established the Paris-based Centre audiovisuel Simone-de-Beauvoir, which maintains a large archive of women's filmed and recorded work and produces work by and about women.
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In 1989, Delphine Seyrig was given a tribute at the Creteil International Women's Film Festival.
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Delphine Seyrig married American painter Jack Youngerman, who had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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Delphine Seyrig's granddaughter, Selina Youngerman, is a working actress based in London.
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In 1971, Delphine Seyrig signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly declaring she had had an illegal abortion.
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Delphine Seyrig was the unrequited love of Anglo-French actor, Michael Lonsdale.
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Delphine Seyrig died in a Paris hospital on October 15,1990, from lung cancer, aged 58.