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Mireille Darc

Acting 79 (deceased) years old Toulon, Var, France ★ 1.5
Born: May 15, 1938
Died: August 28, 2017

Biography

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.

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Known For

Casino Royale
Casino Royale Jag (uncredited) 1967
Monsieur
Monsieur Suzanne, Former Maid of Monsieur 1964
Squeak-squeak
Squeak-squeak Patricia Monestier 1963
Borsalino and Co.
Borsalino and Co. Prostitute in the Street (uncredited) 1974
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man Françoise 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (97)

Le Terminus des prétentieux
Le Terminus des prétentieux Self (archive footage) 2020
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau Self (archive footage) 2019
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... Self (archive footage) 2019
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
Mireille Darc, la femme libre Self (archive footage) 2018
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard Self - Actress (archive footage) 2017
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit Self 2015
Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite
Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite Self 2015
Mireille Darc, blessures intimes
Mireille Darc, blessures intimes Self 2013
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son Self 2013
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
Lino, il n'était que lui-même Self 2012
The Great Restaurant II
The Great Restaurant II The Client Who Doesn't Want to Age 2011
C à vous
C à vous Self 2009
Infrarouge
Infrarouge Self - Presenter 2006
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre Self 2005
Frank Riva
Frank Riva Catherine Sinclair 2003
Le Bleu de l’Océan
Le Bleu de l’Océan Patricia 2003
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes Self 2002
La justice de Marion : Les filles de Vincennes
La justice de Marion : Les filles de Vincennes Marion 1998
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
Vivement dimanche prochain
Vivement dimanche prochain Self 1998
L'ami de mon fils
L'ami de mon fils Louise 1997
Ni vue ni connue
Ni vue ni connue Nicole Garrel 1997
Sapho
Sapho Fanny 1997
Terre indigo
Terre indigo Clélia Debarbera 1996
Les Yeux d'Hélène
Les Yeux d'Hélène Hélène Charrière 1994
Les Cœurs brûlés
Les Cœurs brûlés Hélène Charrière 1992
Stars 90
Stars 90 Self 1990
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Nulle part ailleurs Self 1987
New Year's Eve At Bob's
New Year's Eve At Bob's Madeleine 1984
Love Lies
Love Lies Catherine 1983
Jamais avant le mariage
Jamais avant le mariage Elisabeth 1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
For a Cop's Hide
For a Cop's Hide La Grande sauterelle (uncredited) 1981
Reporters
Reporters Self 1981
The Small Timers
The Small Timers Annie Garmiche 1978
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man Françoise 1977
The Hurried Man
The Hurried Man Edwige de Bois-Rosé 1977
The Passengers
The Passengers Nicole 1977
The Probability Factor
The Probability Factor Charlotte 1976
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis Self 1976
The Pink Telephone
The Pink Telephone Christine, la call-girl de Mme Claude 1975
Numéro un
Numéro un Self 1975
Système 2
Système 2 Self 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Midi Première
Midi Première Self 1975
Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Love Me Victoire Danois 1974
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Christine 1974
Borsalino and Co.
Borsalino and Co. Prostitute in the Street (uncredited) 1974
Icy Breasts
Icy Breasts Peggy Lister 1974
OK Patron
OK Patron Mélissa 1974
Man in the Trunk
Man in the Trunk Françoise 1973
Where There's Smoke
Where There's Smoke Olga Leroy 1973
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Christine 1972
Vagabond Humor
Vagabond Humor 1972
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
There Once Was a Cop
There Once Was a Cop Christine alias Françoise 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Troubleshooters
Troubleshooters Carla 1971
Fantasia Among the Squares
Fantasia Among the Squares Caroline Harrington "Tchoo-Tchoo" 1971
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
The Love Mates
The Love Mates Agatha 1970
Borsalino
Borsalino Prostitute (uncredited) 1970
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks Francine 1970
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Monte Carlo or Bust! Marie-Claude 1969
Jeff
Jeff Eva 1969
Summit
Summit Annie 1968
Weekend
Weekend Corinne Durand 1967
Sorrel Flower
Sorrel Flower Catherine Aigros, compagne de Pierre 1967
The Blonde from Peking
The Blonde from Peking Christine Olsen 1967
Casino Royale
Casino Royale Jag (uncredited) 1967
The Big Grasshopper
The Big Grasshopper Salène 1967
À belles dents
À belles dents Eva Ritter 1966
Let's Not Get Angry
Let's Not Get Angry Églantine Michalon 1966
Balearic Caper
Balearic Caper Polly 1966
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand Lili Princesse 1966
Galia
Galia Galia 1966
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning Marie Truchet, dite Héloïse (sketchs "La Fermeture" et "Les Bons Vivants") 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom Self 1965
The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase Amaranthe 1964
Male Hunt
Male Hunt Georgina 1964
Hard Boiled Ones
Hard Boiled Ones Josette 1964
Dandelions by the Roots
Dandelions by the Roots Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue 1964
Monsieur
Monsieur Suzanne, Former Maid of Monsieur 1964
4XD
4XD Self 1964
L'Été en hiver
L'Été en hiver Diane, the Actress Wife 1964
Squeak-squeak
Squeak-squeak Patricia Monestier 1963
People in Luck
People in Luck Jacqueline (segment "Le Vison") 1963
Virginie
Virginie Brigitte 1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments Une amie de Mauricette 1962
The New Aristrocrats
The New Aristrocrats Milou Rivoire 1961
To Die of Love
To Die of Love Mariette, Maid 1961
Hauteclaire
Hauteclaire Hauteclaire Stassin 1961
Please, Not Now!
Please, Not Now! Marie-Jeanne 1961
¿Pena de muerte?
¿Pena de muerte? Lina 1961
Trapped by Fear
Trapped by Fear Maïa 1960
La grande bretèche
La grande bretèche Jane 1960

Directing Credits (3)

Writing Credits (1)

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