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Jean Seberg
Actor

Jean Seberg

13 Nov 1938Born
30 Aug 1979Died
40Age at death
40Credits

Biography

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm
  2. 1999Philippe Garrel - Portrait d'un artisteFilm: archive footage
  3. 1979The Blue of the OriginsFilm
  4. 1976The Wild DuckFilm: Gina Ekdal, seine Frau
  5. 1975The Big DeliriumFilm: Emily
  6. 1975White Horses of SummerFilm: Lea Kingsburg
  7. 1974Les Hautes solitudesFilm
  8. 1974Ballad for Billy the KidFilm: The Star, Director, Screenplay
  9. 1974MouseyFilm: Laura Richardson, formerly Anderson
  10. 1973The Corruption of Chris MillerFilm: Ruth Miller
  11. 1972The AssassinationFilm: Edith Lemoine
  12. 1972CamorraFilm: Luisa
  13. 1972This Kind of LoveFilm: Giovanna
  14. 1971Kill!Film: Emily Hamilton
  15. 1971Macho CallahanFilm: Alexandra Mountford
  16. 1970Dead of SummerFilm: Joyce Grasse
  17. 1970AirportFilm: Tanya Livingston
  18. 1969Paint Your WagonFilm: Elizabeth Woodling
  19. 1969PendulumFilm: Adele Matthews
  20. 1968Birds in PeruFilm: Adriana
  21. 1967The Road to CorinthFilm: Shanny
  22. 1967The LootersFilm: Colleen O'Hara
  23. 1966A Fine MadnessFilm: Lydia West
  24. 1966Line of DemarcationFilm: Mary de Damville
  25. 1966Moment to MomentFilm: Kay Stanton
  26. 1965Diamonds Are BrittleFilm: Bettina Ralton
  27. 1964LilithFilm: Lilith Arthur
  28. 1964BackfireFilm: Olga Celan
  29. 1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersFilm: Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
  30. 1964Le Grand EscrocFilm: Patricia
  31. 1963In the French StyleFilm: Christina James
  32. 1962EruptionFilm: Annette
  33. 1961Five Day LoverFilm: Claire
  34. 1961PlaytimeFilm: Kate Hoover
  35. 1961Time Out for LoveFilm: Ann
  36. 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphFilm: Barbara Holloway
  37. 1960BreathlessFilm: Patricia Franchini
  38. 1959The Mouse That RoaredFilm: Helen Kokintz
  39. 1958Bonjour TristesseFilm: Cecile
  40. 1957Saint JoanFilm: St. Joan of Arc

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