Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc Biography

Mireille Darc (15 May 1938 - 28 August 2017) was a French model and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and companion. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Week End. Darc is a Chevalier of the Lgion d'honneur and Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mrite.

Early life

Born Mireille Aigroz in Toulon, France, she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Toulon) in Toulon, and went to Paris in 1959.

Career

Her debut came in 1960 in Claude Barma's La Grande Brtche. Her first leading role came in 1961 with Jean Prat's "Hauteclaire." She starred as Christine in Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire and Le retour du grand blond and alongside Alain Delon in several films: L'Homme press, Pouic-Pouic, Les Bons Vivants, Mort d'un pourri, Madly, Jeff, Les Seins de glace, ', Borsalino and 2003's television series '.

In the 1980s her career was interrupted by open-heart surgery following a car accident, in which she was seriously injured, and her separation from Alain Delon after fifteen years together. She quit her film career, but returned to television in the 1990s.

In 2006, Jacques Chirac awarded Darc the Lgion d'honneur.

Health and death

In 2013, Darc had 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

Year	Play	Author	Director	Theatre
2007	Sur la route de Madison	Robert James Waller	Anne Bourgeois	Thtre Marigny
1984	Chapitre II	Neil Simon	Pierre Mondy	Thtre douard VII
1965	Pieds nus dans le parc	Neil Simon	Pierre Mondy	Thtre de la Madeleine
1964	Photo-Finish	Peter Ustinov	Peter Ustinov	Thtre des Ambassadeurs
1962	Les Femmes aussi ont perdu la guerre	Curzio Malaparte	Raymond Grme	Thtre des Mathurins

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Director	Role
1986	La Vie dissolue de Grard Floque	Georges Lautner	Jocelyne Domange
1984	Rveillon chez Bob	douard Molinaro	Madeleine
1983	Si elle dit oui... je ne dis pas non	Claude Vital	Catherine
1983	L't de nos 15 ans	Marcel Jullian	Hotel customer
1982	Jamais avant le mariage	Daniel Ceccaldi	Elisabeth
1981	Pour la peau d'un flic	Alain Delon	Cameo: La Grande sauterelle
1978	Les Ringards	Robert Pouret	Annie Garmiche
1977	Mort d'un pourri	Georges Lautner	Franoise
	Man in a Hurry	douard Molinaro	Edwige
	The Passengers	Serge Leroy	Nicole
1976	L'Ordinateur des pompes funbres	Grard Pirs	Charlotte
1975	'	Edouard Molinaro	Christine
1974	Le retour du grand blond	Yves Robert	Christine
	Dis-moi que tu m'aimes	Michel Boisrond	Victoire Danois
	Borsalino & Co	Jacques Deray	Cameo: A prostitute in the street
	Les Seins de glace	Georges Lautner	Peggy Lister
	'		Mlissa
	'	Georges Lautner	Franoise
	Il n'y a pas de fume sans feu	Andr Cayatte	Olga Leroy
1972	Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire	Yves Robert	Christine
1972	'	Georges Lautner	Christine
1971	'	Georges Lautner	Carla
1971	Fantasia chez les ploucs	Grard Pirs	Caroline
1970	Madly		Agatha
	Borsalino	Jacques Deray	Cameo: A Prostitute
	Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause !	Michel Audiard	Francine
1969	Monte Carlo or Bust!	Ken Annakin	Marie-Claude
1969	Jeff	Jean Herman	Eva
1968	'		Annie
1967	Weekend	Jean-Luc Godard	Corinne
	'	Georges Lautner	Catherine
	The Blonde from Peking	Nicolas Gessner	Erica Olsen
	'	Georges Lautner	Salene
1966	'	Pierre Gaspard-Huit	Eva Ritter
	'	Georges Lautner	Eglantine Michalon
	Balearic Caper (1966)	Jos Mara Forqu	Polly
	The Upper Hand	Denys de La Patellire	Lili Princesse
	'	Georges Lautner	Galia
1965	Les Bons Vivants	Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner	Marie Cruchet known as "Eloise"
1964	The Great Spy Chase	Georges Lautner	Amaranthe
	Male Hunt	Edouard Molinaro	Georgina
	Salad by the Roots	Georges Lautner	Rockie La Braise
	'	Jack Pinoteau	Josette
	Monsieur	Jean-Paul Le Chanois	Suzanne
1963	Pouic-Pouic	Jean Girault	Patricia Monestier
1963	People in Luck	Philippe de Broca, Jean Girault, Jack Pinoteau	Jacqueline
1962	Virginie	Jean Boyer	Brigitte
1961	Pena de muerte?	Jos Mara Forn
	Les Nouveaux Aristocrates	Francis Rigaud	Milou Rivoire
	Mourir d'amour	Jos Bnazraf,	Mariette
	Please, Not Now!	Roger Vadim	Marie-Jeanne
1960	Les distractions	Jacques Dupont	-

Short films

Year	Film	Director	Role
1962	Lettres de Provins	Jean Dasque	Voice only
1960	La Revenante	Jacques Poitrenaud

As director

Year	Film	Featuring
1989	La Barbare	Murray Head

Dubbing

Year	Film	Role
1963	L"?Ile aux Filles Perdues	Marisa Belli
1963	Foudres sur Babylone	Jose Greci
1962	L"?Effroyable secret du Dr Hichcock	Barbara Steele
1961	Soliman le Magnifique	Georgia Moll
1961	Les Vikings Attaquent	Franca Bettoja
1961	Le Boucanier des Iles ( Il Giustiziere dei Mari )	Marisa Belli
1960	L'Esclave du Pharaon	Vira Silenti
1960	Les Lgions de Cloptre	Linda Cristal
1960	Le Gant de Thessalie	Ziva Rodann
1960	Toryok la furie des Barbares	Ljubica Jovic
1958	La Charge des Cosaques	Georgia Moll

Bibliography

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

Decorations

Officer of the Legion of Honour (2015), (Chevalier in 2006)
Commander of the National Order of Merit (2009)

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