Mireille Darc
Mireille Darc 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 Weekend. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit.
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's television drama Du côté de l'enfer. Her first leading role came in another production for French television, Jean Prat's Hauteclaire. She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend as Corinne, her highest profile role for international critics; as Christine in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe and alongside Alain Delon in several films: Pouic-Pouic, High Lifers, Jeff, Borsalino, The Love Mates, Icy Breasts, Death of a Corrupt Man, Man in a Hurry, and the television series .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 Jacques Chirac awarded Darc the Legion of Honour.
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 coma at the age of 79.Theatre
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
As director
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| Year | Title | Actress |
| 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 | Marisa Belli |
| 1960 | L'Esclave du Pharaon | Vira Silenti |
| 1960 | Les Légions de Cléopâtre | Linda Cristal |
| 1960 | Le Géant de Thessalie | Ziva Rodann |
| 1960 | Toryok la furie des Barbares | Ljubica Jovic |
| 1958 | La Charge des Cosaques | Georgia Moll |
Decorations
- Officer of the Legion of Honour,
- Commander of the National Order of Merit