Mireille Darc

French model and actress (1938-2017)


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::summary French model and actress (1938-2017) ::

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nameMireille Darc
imageMireille Darc (997009326981205171) (cropped).jpg
captionDarc in 1968
birth_nameMireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz
birth_date
birth_placeToulon, France
death_date
death_placeParis, France
resting_placeMontparnasse Cemetery
occupationActress
years_active1960–2012
height
partnerAlain Delon (1968–1983)
spouse
websitemireille-darc.com
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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.

Early years

Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon, she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1959.

Career

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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 ** (2003).

Darc had a heart condition from childhood, which required open-heart surgery in 1980. She was seriously injured in a car accident on 7 July 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.

Health and death

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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.

Theatre

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YearPlayAuthorDirectorTheatre
2007Sur la route de MadisonRobert James WallerAnne BourgeoisThéâtre Marigny
1984Chapitre IINeil SimonPierre MondyThéâtre Édouard VII
1965Pieds nus dans le parcNeil SimonPierre MondyThéâtre de la Madeleine
1964Photo-FinishPeter UstinovPeter UstinovThéâtre des Ambassadeurs
1962Les Femmes aussi ont perdu la guerreCurzio MalaparteRaymond GérômeThéâtre des Mathurins
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Filmography

Feature films

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YearTitleDirectorRoleNotes
1960Les distractionsJacques DupontMaïa
1961Please, Not Now!Roger VadimMarie-Jeanne
Mourir d'amourJosé Bénazéraf,Mariette
Les Nouveaux AristocratesFrancis RigaudMilou Rivoire
¿Pena de muerte?José María FornLina
1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsJulien DuvivierUne amie de Mauricette(deleted segment "L'oeuvre de chair ne désireras qu'en mariage seulement"), Uncredited
VirginieJean BoyerBrigitte
1963People in LuckPhilippe de Broca, Jean Girault, Jack PinoteauJacqueline(segment "Le manteau de vison")
Pouic-PouicJean GiraultPatricia Monestier
1964MonsieurJean-Paul Le ChanoisSuzanne
Salad by the RootsGeorges LautnerRockie La Braise
**Jack PinoteauJosette
Male HuntEdouard MolinaroGeorgina
The Great Spy ChaseGeorges LautnerAmaranthe
1965How to Keep the Red Lamp BurningGilles Grangier, Georges LautnerMarie Cruchet known as "Eloise"(segment "Bons vivants, Les")
1966**Georges LautnerGalia
The Upper HandDenys de La PatellièreLili Princesse
Balearic CaperJosé María ForquéPolly
Ne nous fâchons pasGeorges LautnerEglantine Michalon
Living It UpPierre Gaspard-HuitEva Ritter
1967**Georges LautnerSalene
Casino RoyaleJohn HustonJagUncredited
The Blonde from PekingNicolas GessnerChristine Olsen
**Georges LautnerCatherine
WeekendJean-Luc GodardCorinne Durand
1968**Annie
1969JeffJean HermanEva
Monte Carlo or Bust!Ken AnnakinMarie-Claude
1970Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause !Michel AudiardFrancine
BorsalinoJacques DerayProstituteUncredited
MadlyAgatha
1971Fantasia chez les ploucsGérard PirèsCaroline
**Georges LautnerCarla
1972**Georges LautnerChristine
L'Humeur vagabondeÉdouard Luntz
Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noireYves RobertChristine
1973Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feuAndré CayatteOlga Leroy
**Georges LautnerFrançoise
1974**Mélissa
Les Seins de glaceGeorges LautnerPeggy Lister
Borsalino & CoJacques Derayprostitute in the streetUncredited
Dis-moi que tu m'aimesMichel BoisrondVictoire Danois
Le retour du grand blondYves RobertChristine
1975**Édouard MolinaroChristine
1976L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbresGérard PirèsCharlotte
1977The PassengersSerge LeroyNicole
Man in a HurryÉdouard MolinaroEdwige
Mort d'un pourriGeorges LautnerFrançoise
1978Les RingardsRobert PouretAnnie Garmiche
1981Pour la peau d'un flicAlain DelonLa Grande sauterelleUncredited
1982Jamais avant le mariageDaniel CeccaldiElisabeth
1983L'Été de nos 15 ansMarcel JullianHotel customerUncredited
Si elle dit oui... je ne dis pas nonClaude VitalCatherine
1984Réveillon chez BobÉdouard MolinaroMadeleine
1986La Vie dissolue de Gérard FloqueGeorges LautnerJocelyne Domange
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Short films

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YearTitleDirectorRole
1962Lettres de ProvinsJean DasqueVoice only
1960La RevenanteJacques Poitrenaud
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As director

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YearTitleFeaturing
1989La BarbareMurray Head
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Documentary works

1. La Deuxième Vie [1992] [France 2]

The Second Life

2. Brève Rencontre [1996] [France 2]

Brief Encounter

3. Le Doute et L'espérance [1996] [France 3]

Doubt and Hope

4. De L'ombre a La Lumière [2002] [France 3]

From Darkness to Light

5. Jeunesse Éternelle [2004] [France 2]

Eternal Youth

6. Une Nuit Sous Les Mers [2004] [France 2]

A Night Under the Sea

7. L'ostéoporose [2005]

Osteoporosis

8. Une Vie Classée X [2005] [France 3]

A Life Rated X

9. Les Liserons d'Eau [2006] [France 2]

10. Vivre d'Amour [2006] [France 5]

Living on Love

11. Voyage Vers L'inconnue [2008] [France 2]

Journey Towards the Unknown

12. Pas Sur La Bouche [2011] [France 3]

Not on the Lips

13. Pardonner [2012] [France 2]

Forgive

14. Elles sont des dizaines de milliers sans abri [2015] [France 2]

They number in the tens of thousands and they are homeless.

**15. Excision, Le Plaisir Interdit [2017] [France 2]  **

Excision, The Forbidden Pleasure

French-language dubbing

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YearTitleActress
1963L’Ile aux Filles PerduesMarisa Belli
1963Foudres sur BabyloneJose Greci
1962L’Effroyable secret du Dr HichcockBarbara Steele
1961Soliman le MagnifiqueGeorgia Moll
1961Les Vikings AttaquentFranca Bettoja
1961Le Boucanier des Iles ( Il Giustiziere dei Mari )Marisa Belli
1960L'Esclave du PharaonVira Silenti
1960Les Légions de CléopâtreLinda Cristal
1960Le Géant de ThessalieZiva Rodann
1960Toryok la furie des BarbaresLjubica Jovic
1958La Charge des CosaquesGeorgia Moll
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Bibliography

  • 2008: Mon Père
  • 2005: Tant que battra mon coeur (Autobiography)
  • 1982: Jamais avant le mariage

Decorations

References

References

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  6. (2022-02-03). "Death of Mireille Darc at the age of 78 - Interview".
  7. (1983-07-08). "Mireille Darc Injured (Published 1983)".
  8. "Foreign News Briefs - UPI Archives".
  9. gourdon, Clara Gaillot. (2024-05-15). "LOVE STORY - Mireille Darc et Alain Delon : entre eux, la flamme ne s'est jamais éteinte".
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  12. (28 August 2017). "French film star Mireille Darc is dead". Spiegel Online.
  13. "ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR : Décret du 31 décembre 2015 portant élévation à la dignité de grand'croix et de grand officier".
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