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Mireille Darc (; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French
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and actress. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film '' Weekend''. Darc was a Knight of the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...
and Commander of the National Order of Merit.
Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...
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

Darc's debut came in
Claude Barma Claude Barma (3 November 1918, in Nice – 30 August 1992, in Paris), was a French director and screenwriter, and an early creator of French television programmes. Biography After studying electrical engineering, he entered television in 1946 with ...
'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 Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Franà ...
'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 ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (french: Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) is a 1972 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert and written by Robert and Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort ...
(Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire'', 1972) and ''
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(Le retour du grand blond'', 1974) and alongside
Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...
and
Louis de Fun̬s Louis Germain David de Fun̬s de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 Р27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...
in several films: ''
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'' (1963), ''High Lifers (
Les Bons Vivants ''Les Bons Vivants'' (''High Lifers'') is a French comedy film from 1965, directed by Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner, that was written by Albert Simonin and Michel Audiard. It stars Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Andréa Parisy, Bernadette La ...
'' (1965), ''
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'' (1969), ''
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'' (uncredited, 1970), ''
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(Les Seins de glace'', 1974), ''
Death of a Corrupt Man ''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (french: Mort d'un pourri), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'' and ''To Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by R ...
(Mort d'un pourri'', 1977), ''
Man in a Hurry ''Man in a Hurry'' (french: L'Homme pressé, it, L'ultimo giorno d'amore, released in UK as ''The Hurried Man'') is a 1977 French-Italian drama film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Alain Delon and Mireille Darc. It is based on the novel ...
(L'Homme pressé'', 1977), and the television series ' (2003). In the 1980s, Darc's 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 she returned to television in the 1990s. In 2006, French President
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awarded Darc the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...
.


Health and death

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
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at the age of 79.


Theatre


Filmography


Feature films


Short films


As director


French-language dubbing


Bibliography

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


Decorations

*
Officer of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
(2015), (Knight in 2006) * Commander of the National Order of Merit (2009)


References


External links

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Mireille Darc Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Darc, Mireille 1938 births 2017 deaths Actors from Toulon French film actresses French female models Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Officiers of the Légion d'honneur