Portrait of Delphine Seyrig

Acting

Delphine Seyrig

Career

Active from 1961 to 2024, with a break from 1990 to 2006, busiest in 1976 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    1978 · Nominated · 3rd César Awards

    Faces of Love

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    1976 · Nominated · 1st César Awards

    India Song

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Delphine Seyrig played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Delphine Seyrig Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Non-Linear Narrative 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • French New Wave 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Avant-Garde 4
  • Art House 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Visually Striking 3
  • Experimental Cinema 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
In Her Own Words
In Her Own Words (2024)

as Jeanne Dielman

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story
Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story (2020)

Co-Director

2010s

2 titles · average score 77
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

as (archive footage)

Les variations Dielman
Les variations Dielman (2010)

as Jeanne Dielman (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
J'aime
J'aime (2007)

as (archive footage)

1980s

18 titles · average score 67
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lady Windermere

Superbia – The Pride
Superbia – The Pride (1988)

as Bettlerfürstin

Letters Home
Letters Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Aurelia Plath

Golden Eighties
Golden Eighties (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jeanne

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville

Grain of Sand
Grain of Sand (1983)

as Solange

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

Freak Orlando
Freak Orlando (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

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

The Man of Destiny
The Man of Destiny (1981)

as The Lady

La bête dans la jungle
La bête dans la jungle (1981)

as Catherine Bertram

I Sent a Letter to My Love
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yvette

The Lost Way
The Lost Way (1980)

as Mathilde

1970s

29 titles · average score 69
Baxter, Vera Baxter
Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as L'inconnue

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jeanne Dielman

Maso and Miso Go Boating
Maso and Miso Go Boating (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Scum Manifesto
Scum Manifesto (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

India Song
India Song (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

as Anne-Marie Stretter

The Garden That Tilts
The Garden That Tilts (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kate

The Last Word
The Last Word (1975)

as Simone

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill (1974)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ceil Burrows

Say it with Flowers
Say it with Flowers (1974)

as Françoise Berger, the mother

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

as Simone Thévenot

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as The Fairy

1960s

16 titles · average score 71
Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Marie-Madeline

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses (1968)
GoodWatch score 87

as Fabienne Tabard

Accident
Accident (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Francesca

La Musica
La Musica (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Her

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1967)

as Hedda Gabler

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Une rédactrice

Comédie
Comédie (1966)

as La maîtresse (F 2)

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Marie de Vionnet

Qui donc a rêvé?
Qui donc a rêvé? (1965)

as Alice

Muriel, or the Time of Return
Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hélène Aughain

Le Troisième Concerto
Le Troisième Concerto (1963)

as Catherine Miller

Last Year at Marienbad
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
GoodWatch score 85

as A – The Brunette Woman

1950s

2 titles · average score 56
Pull My Daisy
Pull My Daisy (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Milo's Wife

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Betty Durham