Mireille Darc
Born
May 15, 1938
Died
August 28, 2017 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toulon, Var, France
Mireille Darc, who was born in 1938, was often compared to Brigitte Bardot. Her film career began in 1960 and she went on to make about 50 movies, including 1964’s Dandelion By The Roots which kicked off her work with Lautner. The pair would go on to make more than a dozen films together including The Great Spy Chase and 1967’s La Grande Sauterelle whose title also became her nickname.
She is perhaps most closely associated with Yves Robert’s 1972 comedy Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire in which she sported a now mythic backless dress. The movie was remade in English as The Man With One Red Shoe in 1985 and starring Tom Hanks.
Darc worked with Delon in such films as Jeff, L’Homme Pressé, Les Bons Vivants and Borsalino. The two were romantically involved for many years and reunited on stage in a 2007 Paris theater production of The Bridges Of Madison County.
Other directors she worked with included Edouard Molinaro, Jacques Deray, Roger Vadim and Jean-Luc Godard.
Darc took a break from film acting in the 1990s, working in several television series through the early 2000s. She also directed numerous documentaries for television.
Known For
Le Terminus des prétentieux
Self (archive footage)
2020
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Self (archive footage)
2019
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
Self (archive footage)
2019
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
Self (archive footage)
2018
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2017
Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit
Self
2015
Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite
Self
2015
Mireille Darc, blessures intimes
Mireille Darc
2013
Lino, il n'était que lui-même
Self
2012
The Great Restaurant II
The client who doesn't want to age
2011
C à vous
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Infrarouge
Présentatrice · (1 episode)
2006
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
Self
2005
Frank Riva
Catherine Sinclair · (3 episodes)
2003
Le Bleu de l’océan
Patricia · (5 episodes)
2003
La justice de Marion : Les filles de Vincennes
Marion
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (4 episodes)
1998
Vivement dimanche prochain
Self · (1 episode)
1998
L'ami de mon fils
Louise
1997
Ni vue ni connue
Nicole Garrel
1997
Sapho
Fanny
1997
Terre indigo
Clélia Debarbera · (8 episodes)
1996
Les Yeux d'Hélène
Hélène Charrière · (9 episodes)
1994
Les Cœurs brûlés
Hélène Charrière · (8 episodes)
1992
Stars 90
Self · (1 episode)
1990
Sacrée soirée
Self · (3 episodes)
1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Self · (1 episode)
1987
New Year's Eve At Bob's
Madeleine
1984
Love Lies
Catherine
1983
Jamais avant le mariage
Elisabeth
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (3 episodes)
1982
For a Cop's Hide
La Grande sauterelle (uncredited)
1981
Reporters
Self
1981
The Small Timers
Annie Garmiche
1978
Death of a Corrupt Man
Françoise
1977
The Hurried Man
Edwige de Bois-Rosé
1977
The Passengers
Nicole
1977
The Probability Factor
Charlotte
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self · (1 episode)
1976
The Pink Telephone
Christine, la call-girl de Mme Claude
1975
Numéro un
Self · (5 episodes)
1975
Système 2
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (5 episodes)
1975
Midi Première
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Tell Me You Love Me
Victoire Danois
1974
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Christine
1974
Borsalino and Co.
Prostitute in the street (uncredited)
1974
Icy Breasts
Peggy Lister
1974
OK Patron
Mélissa
1974
Man in the Trunk
Françoise
1973
Where There's Smoke
Olga Leroy
1973
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Christine
1972
Vagabond Humor
1972
Midi trente
Self · (1 episode)
1972
There Once Was a Cop
Christine alias Françoise
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972
Troubleshooters
Carla
1971
Fantasia chez les ploucs
Caroline Harrington "Tchoo-Tchoo"
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Love Mates
Agatha
1970
Borsalino
Prostitute (uncredited)
1970
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Francine
1970
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Marie-Claude
1969
Jeff
Eva
1969
Summit
Annie
1968
Weekend
Corinne Durand
1967
Sorrel Flower
Catherine Aigros, compagne de Pierre
1967
The Blonde from Peking
Christine Olsen
1967
Casino Royale
Jag (uncredited)
1967
The Big Grasshopper
Salène
1967
À belles dents
Eva Ritter
1966
Let's Not Get Angry
Églantine Michalon
1966
Balearic Caper
Polly
1966
The Upper Hand
Lili Princesse
1966
Galia
Galia
1966
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Marie Truchet, aka 'Éloïse' (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
1965
Dim Dam Dom
Self · (3 episodes)
1965
The Great Spy Chase
Amaranthe
1964
Male Hunt
Georgina
1964
Hard Boiled Ones
Josette
1964
Dandelions by the Roots
'Rockie la Braise'
1964
Monsieur
Suzanne, former maid of "Monsieur"
1964
4XD
Self
1964
L'Été en hiver
Diane, the actress wife
1964
Squeak-squeak
Patricia Monestier
1963
People in Luck
Jacqueline (« Le Vison »)
1963
Virginie
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Une amie de Mauricette
1962
The New Aristrocrats
Milou Rivoire
1961
To Die of Love
Mariette, maid
1961
Hauteclaire
Hauteclaire Stassin
1961
Please, Not Now!
Marie-Jeanne
1961
¿Pena de muerte?
1961
Trapped by Fear
Maïa
1960
La grande bretèche
Jane
1960