Jean Seberg

Born

November 13, 1938

Died

August 30, 1979 (40 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

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.

Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard

Self (archive footage)

7.8

2023

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

6.5

2019

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Self (archive footage)

8.0

2017

Jean Seberg: American Actress

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1997

From the Journals of Jean Seberg

From the Journals of Jean Seberg

Self (archive footage)

5.8

1995

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)

7.7

1991

The Blue of the Origins

The Blue of the Origins

7.9

1979

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

Gina Ekdal, seine Frau

0.0

1976

The Big Delirium

The Big Delirium

Emily

2.0

1975

White Horses of Summer

White Horses of Summer

Lea Kingsburg

4.8

1975

Les Hautes solitudes

Les Hautes solitudes

7.0

1974

Ballad for Billy the Kid

The Star

0.0

1974

Mousey

Mousey

Laura Richardson, formerly Anderson

4.6

1974

The Corruption of Chris Miller

The Corruption of Chris Miller

Ruth Miller

6.2

1973

The Assassination

The Assassination

Edith Lemoine

6.7

1972

Camorra

Camorra

Luisa

5.8

1972

This Kind of Love

This Kind of Love

Giovanna

5.5

1972

Kill!

Kill!

Emily Hamilton

6.3

1971

Macho Callahan

Macho Callahan

Alexandra Mountford

4.3

1971

Dead of Summer

Dead of Summer

Joyce Grasse

5.3

1970

Airport

Airport

Tanya Livingston

6.4

1970

Paint Your Wagon

Paint Your Wagon

Elizabeth Woodling

6.4

1969

Pendulum

Pendulum

Adele Matthews

5.5

1969

No Name City

No Name City

Self

0.0

1969

Birds in Peru

Birds in Peru

Adriana

4.8

1968

The Road to Corinth

The Road to Corinth

Shanny

4.1

1967

The Looters

The Looters

Colleen O'Hara

3.5

1967

A Fine Madness

A Fine Madness

Lydia West

4.9

1966

Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation

Mary de Damville

6.2

1966

Moment to Moment

Moment to Moment

Kay Stanton

5.1

1966

Diamonds Are Brittle

Diamonds Are Brittle

Bettina Ralton

4.0

1965

Lilith

Lilith

Lilith Arthur

6.5

1964

Backfire

Backfire

Olga Celan

6.4

1964

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")

5.3

1964

Le Grand Escroc

Le Grand Escroc

Patricia

0.0

1964

Die Drehscheibe

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1964

In the French Style

In the French Style

Christina James

5.6

1963

Eruption

Eruption

Annette

0.0

1962

Five Day Lover

Five Day Lover

Claire

6.3

1961

Playtime

Playtime

Kate Hoover

6.0

1961

Time Out for Love

Time Out for Love

Ann

5.3

1961

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Barbara Holloway

6.1

1960

Breathless

Breathless

Patricia Franchini

7.5

1960

The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

Helen Kokintz

6.3

1959

Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

Cecile

6.6

1958

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

St. Joan of Arc

6.5

1957

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

Self · (2 episodes)

8.0

1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.8

1948