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Mireille Darc
Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 15, 1938Died August 28, 2017 (79 years)
Mireille Darc (15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French actress, director, photographer, singer and model. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Weekend. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit. Alain Delon was her longtime co-star and companion.
Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon, she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1959.
Darc's debuted in Claude Barma's television drama Du côté de l'enfer (aka, La Grande Brétèche, 1960). Her first leading role came in another production for French television, Jean Prat's Hauteclaire (1961). She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend (Week-end, 1967) as Corinne, her highest profile role for international critics; as Christine in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, 1972) and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le retour du grand blond, 1974) and alongside Alain Delon and Louis de Funès in several films: Pouic-Pouic (1963), High Lifers (How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965), Jeff (1969), Borsalino (uncredited, 1970), The Love Mates (Madly, 1970), Icy Breasts (Les Seins de glace, 1974), Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri, 1977), Man in a Hurry (L'Homme pressé, 1977), and the television series Frank Riva (2003).
Darc had a heart condition from childhood, which required open-heart surgery in 1980. She was seriously injured in a car accident on July 7, 1983, in a tunnel in the Aosta Valley, Italy, suffering a fractured spine and other injuries that required three months of immobilization in a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland.
Although they had recently separated about two weeks prior to the accident after a fifteen-year relationship, Delon rushed to Aosta when he heard about the accident, and left separately for Geneva by automobile during the night.
She quit her film career, but she returned to television in the 1990s. In 2006, French President Jacques Chirac awarded Darc the Legion of Honour.
In 2013, Darc underwent further open heart surgery, and during 2016 she suffered several hemorrhages. She died on 28 August 2017 in Paris in a coma at the age of 79.
Source: Article "Mireille Darc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon, she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1959.
Darc's debuted in Claude Barma's television drama Du côté de l'enfer (aka, La Grande Brétèche, 1960). Her first leading role came in another production for French television, Jean Prat's Hauteclaire (1961). She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend (Week-end, 1967) as Corinne, her highest profile role for international critics; as Christine in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, 1972) and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le retour du grand blond, 1974) and alongside Alain Delon and Louis de Funès in several films: Pouic-Pouic (1963), High Lifers (How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965), Jeff (1969), Borsalino (uncredited, 1970), The Love Mates (Madly, 1970), Icy Breasts (Les Seins de glace, 1974), Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri, 1977), Man in a Hurry (L'Homme pressé, 1977), and the television series Frank Riva (2003).
Darc had a heart condition from childhood, which required open-heart surgery in 1980. She was seriously injured in a car accident on July 7, 1983, in a tunnel in the Aosta Valley, Italy, suffering a fractured spine and other injuries that required three months of immobilization in a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland.
Although they had recently separated about two weeks prior to the accident after a fifteen-year relationship, Delon rushed to Aosta when he heard about the accident, and left separately for Geneva by automobile during the night.
She quit her film career, but she returned to television in the 1990s. In 2006, French President Jacques Chirac awarded Darc the Legion of Honour.
In 2013, Darc underwent further open heart surgery, and during 2016 she suffered several hemorrhages. She died on 28 August 2017 in Paris in a coma at the age of 79.
Source: Article "Mireille Darc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Mireille Darc Filmography
| 2003 | Frank Riva (TV Series) · as Catherine Sinclair |
| 2003 | Le Bleu de l'océan (TV Series) · as Patricia |
| 1996 | Terre indigo (TV Series) · as Clélia Debarbera |
| 1992 | Burnt Hearts (TV Series) · as Hélène Charrière |
| 1986 | La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque · as Jocelyne Domange |
| 1984 | New Year's Eve at Bob's · as Madeleine |
| 1983 | Si elle dit oui... je ne dis pas non · as Catherine |
| 1982 | Jamais avant le mariage · as Elisabeth |
| 1981 | To Kill a Cop · as La Grande Sauterelle (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Small Timers · as Annie Garmiche |
| 1977 | Death of a Corrupt Man · as Françoise |
| 1977 | L'homme pressé · as Edwige De Bois-Rosé |
| 1977 | The Passengers · as Nicole |
| 1976 | The Probability Factor · as Charlotte |
| 1975 | The Pink Telephone · as Christine, La Call-Girl De Mme Claude |
| 1974 | The Return of the Tall Blond Man · as Christine |
| 1974 | Tell Me You Love Me · as Victoire Danois |
| 1974 | Borsalino and Co. · as Prostitute In The Street (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Someone Is Bleeding · as Peggy Lister |
| 1974 | OK Patron · as Mélissa |
| 1973 | Man in the Trunk · as Françoise |
| 1973 | Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu · as Olga Leroy |
| 1972 | The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe · as Christine |
| 1972 | Cops Is Cops · as Christine Alias Françoise |
| 1971 | Troubleshooters · as Carla |
| 1971 | Diamond Bikini · as Caroline Harrington "tchoo-Tchoo" |
| 1970 | The Love Mates · as Agatha |
| 1970 | Borsalino · as Prostitute (uncredited) |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies · as Marie-Claude |
| 1969 | Jeff · as Eva |
| 1967 | Weekend · as Corinne Durand |
| 1967 | Sorrel Flower · as Catherine Aigros, Compagne De Pierre |
| 1967 | The Blonde from Peking · as Christine Olsen |
| 1967 | Casino Royale · as Jag (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Femmina · as Salène |
| 1966 | Living it Up · as Eva Ritter |
| 1966 | Let's Not Get Angry · as Églantine Michalon |
| 1966 | Balearic Caper · as Polly |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand · as Lili Princesse |
| 1966 | Galia · as Galia |
| 1965 | How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning · as Marie Truchet, Dite Héloïse (sketchs "la Fermeture" Et "les Bons Vivants") |
| 1964 | The Great Spy Chase · as Amaranthe |
| 1964 | Male Hunt · as Georgina |
| 1964 | Dandelions by the Roots · as Rockie « La Braise », Femme Entretenue |
| 1964 | Monsieur · as Suzanne, Former Maid Of Monsieur |
| 1963 | Squeak-squeak · as Patricia Monestier |
| 1963 | People in Luck · as Jacqueline (segment "le Vison") |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten Commandments · as Une Amie De Mauricette |
| 1961 | Mourir d'amour · as Mariette, Maid |
| 1961 | Please, Not Now! · as Marie-Jeanne |
| 1960 | Trapped by Fear · as Maïa |
| 2022 | Godard Cinema · as Self |
| 2020 | Annie Girardot selon son coeur · as Self |
| 2019 | Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Le Grand Échiquier (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as Self |
| 2012 | The France 5 Gallery (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Journal de France · as Self |
| 2009 | Déchaînées · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | One Day, One Fate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Ce soir (ou jamais !) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | On n'est pas couché (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2001 | En aparté (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Qui veut gagner des millions ? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Le plus grand Cabaret du monde (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Miss France (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Les Grosses Tetes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Reporters · as Self |
| 1975 | Number One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Système 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Midi-Première (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Midi Trente (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Top to ... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Langlois · as Self |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) |
| 1983 |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Envoyé spécial (TV Series) |
| 1989 |
| 1989 | La barbare · as Adaptation |
| 1970 | The Love Mates · as Original Idea |