About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1938-11-13
Place of birth:
Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Website:
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Jean Seberg

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Godard by Godard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2019 Mike Wallace Is Here Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2017 De Gaulle, the Last King of France Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1997 Jean Seberg: American Actress Actor N/A
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1995 From the Journals of Jean Seberg Actor Self 59
Average
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1979 The Blue of the Origins Actor 59
Average
1976 The Wild Duck Actor Gina Ekdal, seine Frau N/A
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1975 The Big Delirium Actor Emily 58
Average
1975 White Horses of Summer Actor Lea Kingsburg 58
Average
1974 Les Hautes solitudes Actor 59
Average
1974 Ballad for Billy the Kid Actor The Star N/A
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1974 Mousey Actor Laura Richardson, formerly Anderson 58
Average
1973 The Corruption of Chris Miller Actor Ruth Miller 59
Average
1972 The Assassination Actor Edith Lemoine 59
Average
1972 Camorra Actor Luisa 58
Average
1972 This Kind of Love Actor Giovanna 59
Average
1971 Kill! Actor Emily Hamilton 59
Average
1971 Macho Callahan Actor Alexandra Mountford 58
Average
1970 Dead of Summer Actor Joyce Grasse 58
Average
1970 Airport Actor Tanya Livingston 61
Fair
1969 Paint Your Wagon Actor Elizabeth Woodling 60
Fair
1969 Pendulum Actor Adele Matthews 59
Average
1969 No Name City Actor Self N/A
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1968 Birds in Peru Actor Adriana 58
Average
1967 Who's Got the Black Box? Actor Shanny 58
Average
1967 The Looters Actor Colleen O'Hara 58
Average
1966 A Fine Madness Actor Lydia West 58
Average
1966 Line of Demarcation Actor Mary de Damville 59
Average
1966 Moment to Moment Actor Kay Stanton 58
Average
1965 Diamonds Are Brittle Actor Bettina Ralton 58
Average
1964 Lilith Actor Lilith Arthur 59
Average
1964 Backfire Actor Olga Celan 58
Average
1964 The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Actor Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc") 58
Average
1964 Le Grand Escroc Actor Patricia N/A
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1963 In the French Style Actor Christina James 58
Average
1962 Eruption Actor Annette N/A
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1961 Five Day Lover Actor Claire 59
Average
1961 Playtime Actor Kate Hoover 59
Average
1961 Time Out for Love Actor Ann 59
Average
1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph Actor Barbara Holloway 58
Average
1960 Breathless Actor Patricia Franchini 71
Good
1959 The Mouse That Roared Actor Helen Kokintz 59
Average
1958 Bonjour Tristesse Actor Cecile 60
Fair
1957 Saint Joan Actor St. Joan of Arc 59
Average

Directing
1974 Ballad for Billy the Kid Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1974 Ballad for Billy the Kid Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1974 Ballad for Billy the Kid Production Producer N/A
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