Danielle Darrieux
Actress · Since 1950
Known for
Danielle Darrieux is the sort of actress with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Very few actresses keep finding work for 95 years. her Marjane's Grandmother in 'Persepolis' is the best-remembered role on the list. Elsewhere on the filmography sits '8 Women'. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Danielle Darrieux
Actress · Since 1950
106 Movies · 6 Series
Danielle Darrieux is the sort of actress with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Very few actresses keep finding work for 95 years. her Marjane's Grandmother in 'Persepolis' is the best-remembered role on the list. Elsewhere on the filmography sits '8 Women'. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Movies
Plays Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Persepolis
2007
Plays Yvonne Garnier
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
Plays La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
The Queen's Lover
1948
Plays Mamy
8 Women
2002
Plays Olympias
Alexander the Great
1956
Plays Suzanne Taylor
The Skirt Chaser
1979
Plays Margot Langlois
A Room in Town
1982
Plays Eléonore Denuelle
Napoleon
1955
Plays Marie-Hélène Dumoulin, aka 'Marie-Octobre'
Marie-Octobre
1959
Plays Condesa Anna Staviska
5 Fingers
1952
Plays Clarisse Ardan
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
Plays Madame Rosa
Le Plaisir
1952
Plays Comtesse Louise de...
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953
Plays Constance Chatterley
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1955
Plays Constance Andrieux dite Poussy
One Step to Eternity
1954
Plays Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Lovers of Paris
1957
Plays Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée
La Ronde
1950
Plays Mrs. de Rénal
Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
Plays Mme Héon
Bluebeard
1963
Plays Madame Pasquier
A Few Days with Me
1988
Plays Odette Saint-Gilles
Nouvelle chance
2006
Plays Teresa, Jaci's mother
The Lonely Woman
1973
Plays Thérèse Marken
The Night Affair
1958
Plays Jeannette
Bad Seed
1934
Plays Françoise Fabre
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
Plays Mme Dalayrac
The Man in the Buick
1968
Plays Gabrielle
Ladies Man
1960
Plays La grand-mère
Scene of the Crime
1986
Plays Eve Faugères
Murder at 45 R.P.M.
1960
Plays Elisabeth 'Bébé' Donge
The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952
Plays Marie Devarone
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
Plays Camilla Tressilian
Towards Zero
2007
Plays Hélène de Richemond / Marianne de Richemond
The Green Domino
1935
Plays Marceline
Jean de la Lune
1949
Plays Nicole de Cortillion
The Rage of Paris
1938
Plays Mme. Marsais
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Plays Elisabeth 'Chérie' Delors
Goodbye Darling
1946
Plays Eva
Tomorrow's Another Day
2000
Plays Madeleine
The Wedding Cake
2010
Plays Yolande
Le Coup de grâce
1966
Plays Arlette
Beating Heart
1940
Plays Agnès Sorel
If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
Plays Madame de Montespan
The Affair of the Poisons
1955
Plays Janine Fréjoul
Good Lord Without Confession
1953
Plays Lorette Boiselier
La Maison de campagne
1969
Plays Julia Ségovie
The Sunday of Life
1967
Plays Françoise
Folie douce
1973
Plays Henriette d'Entragues
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
Plays Brigitte de Lédouville
Seventh Heaven
1958
Plays Marie Vetsera
Mayerling
1936
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The Wedding Cake
Madeleine
2010
Elles et moi
Isabel Esteva · 2 episodes
2009–
Towards Zero
Camilla Tressilian
2007
Oscar et la dame Rose
Mamie-Rose
2007
Persepolis
Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
2007
Nouvelle chance
Odette Saint-Gilles
2006
I've Been Waiting So Long
Emilie
2004
Dangerous Liaisons
Madame de Rosemonde · 3 episodes
2003–
8 Women
Mamy
2002
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Danielle Darrieux still alive?
Danielle Darrieux passed away on October 17, 2017 at age 100.
What are the most famous roles of Danielle Darrieux?
Danielle Darrieux is best known for roles in Persepolis, 8 Women, The Young Girls of Rochefort.
How many movies has Danielle Darrieux been in?
Over a 86-year career (since 1931), Danielle Darrieux has appeared in 106 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Danielle Darrieux's first movie?
The career of Danielle Darrieux began with The Ball (1931).
What is Danielle Darrieux's most recent movie or series?
Danielle Darrieux's most recent release is C'est toi, c'est tout, which premiered on January 1, 2011.
What TV shows has Danielle Darrieux appeared in?
On television, Danielle Darrieux has appeared in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Ed Sullivan Show, Dangerous Liaisons, Champs-Elysées.
Danielle Darrieux
1917-05-01 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Danielle Darrieux (French pronunciation: [da.niɛl i.vɔn ma.ʁi ɑ̃.twa.nɛt daʁ.jø]) (May 1, 1917 – October 17, 2017) was a French actress and singer, who appeared in more than 110 films after 1931. She was one of France's great movie stars and her eight-decade career is among the longest in film history.