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Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg
Age 40 years (Nov 13, 1938 – Aug 30, 1979)
Birthplace Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Movies 34

Jean Seberg

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Jean Seberg was an American actress born in Iowa who lived half her life in France and became a muse of the Nouvelle Vague. She debuted as Otto Preminger's Joan of Arc in 'Saint Joan' and starred with him in 'Bonjour Tristesse', but it was her young newspaper vendor in Godard's 'Breathless' (À bout de souffle) that immortalized her, with her short hair and her unmistakable French accent. She worked on both sides of the Atlantic in titles such as 'Lilith', 'Paint Your Wagon' and 'Airport'. Persecuted by the FBI because of her support for the Black Panthers, her life tragically ended in Paris at the age of forty; her freshness and her melancholy still define an era of cinema.
Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Nov 13, 1938 – Aug 30, 1979
Age40years
Movies34
Jean Seberg was an American actress born in Iowa who lived half her life in France and became a muse of the Nouvelle Vague. She debuted as Otto Preminger's Joan of Arc in 'Saint Joan' and starred with him in 'Bonjour Tristesse', but it was her young newspaper vendor in Godard's 'Breathless' (À bout de souffle) that immortalized her, with her short hair and her unmistakable French accent. She worked on both sides of the Atlantic in titles such as 'Lilith', 'Paint Your Wagon' and 'Airport'. Persecuted by the FBI because of her support for the Black Panthers, her life tragically ended in Paris at the age of forty; her freshness and her melancholy still define an era of cinema.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jean Seberg still alive?
Jean Seberg passed away on August 30, 1979 at age 40.
What are the most famous roles of Jean Seberg?
Jean Seberg is best known for roles in Breathless, Airport, Paint Your Wagon.
How many movies has Jean Seberg been in?
Over a 22-year career (since 1957), Jean Seberg has appeared in 34 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Jean Seberg's first movie?
The career of Jean Seberg began with Saint Joan (1957).
What is Jean Seberg's most recent movie or series?
Jean Seberg's most recent release is The Blue of the Origins, which premiered on February 21, 1979.
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Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg
1938-11-13 · Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

Jean Dorothy Seberg (November 13, 1938 – August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half her life in France.

She appeared in 34 films in Hollywood and in Europe, including Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse, Breathless, Lilith, The Mouse That Roared, Moment to Moment, A Fine Madness, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, Macho Callahan, and Gang War in Naples.

She was also one of the best-known targets of the FBI COINTELPRO project. Her targeting was a well-documented retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.

Seberg died at the age of 40 in Paris, with police ruling her death a probable suicide. Romain Gary, Seberg's second husband, called a press conference shortly after her death where he publicly blamed the FBI's campaign against Seberg for her deteriorating mental health. Gary claimed that Seberg "became psychotic" after the media reported a false story that the FBI planted about her becoming pregnant with a Black Panther's child in 1970. Romain Gary stated that Seberg had repeatedly attempted suicide on the anniversary of the child's death, August 25.

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