Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

Date of Birth:

May 15, 1938

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.

filmography:

Hard Boiled Ones Hard Boiled Ones

1964

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017

L'ami de mon fils L'ami de mon fils

1997

Jamais avant le mariage Jamais avant le mariage

1982

Tell Me You Love Me Tell Me You Love Me

1974

Vagabond Humor Vagabond Humor

1972

Love Lies Love Lies

1983

To Die of Love To Die of Love

1961

À belles dents À belles dents

1966

The Passengers The Passengers

1977

L'Été en hiver L'Été en hiver

1964

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

The Hurried Man The Hurried Man

1977

Jeff Jeff

1969

Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...

2019

Summit Summit

1968

Balearic Caper Balearic Caper

1966

Reporters Reporters

1981

4XD 4XD

1964

Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite

2015

Lino, il n'était que lui-même Lino, il n'était que lui-même

2012

Borsalino Borsalino

1970

Borsalino and Co. Borsalino and Co.

1974

For a Cop's Hide For a Cop's Hide

1981

La justice de Marion : Les filles de Vincennes La justice de Marion : Les filles de Vincennes

1998

Le Terminus des prétentieux Le Terminus des prétentieux

2020

Casino Royale Casino Royale

1967

Mireille Darc, la femme libre Mireille Darc, la femme libre

2018

The New Aristrocrats The New Aristrocrats

1961

OK Patron OK Patron

1974

Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit Michel Audiard : J'parle pas aux cons, ça les instruit

2015

Ni vue ni connue Ni vue ni connue

1997

Virginie Virginie

1962

The Great Restaurant II The Great Restaurant II

2011

¿Pena de muerte? ¿Pena de muerte?

1961

Where There's Smoke Where There's Smoke

1973

Trapped by Fear Trapped by Fear

1960

Please, Not Now! Please, Not Now!

1961

Monte Carlo or Bust! Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

People in Luck People in Luck

1963

Sorrel Flower Sorrel Flower

1967

Fantasia chez les ploucs Fantasia chez les ploucs

1971

There Once Was a Cop There Once Was a Cop

1972

Death of a Corrupt Man Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

Squeak-squeak Squeak-squeak

1963

Monsieur Monsieur

1964

The Great Spy Chase The Great Spy Chase

1964

Hauteclaire Hauteclaire

1961

Male Hunt Male Hunt

1964

Weekend Weekend

1967

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

Let's Not Get Angry Let's Not Get Angry

1966

Sapho Sapho

1997

Man in the Trunk Man in the Trunk

1973

Troubleshooters Troubleshooters

1971

La grande bretèche La grande bretèche

1960

Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre

2005

The Pink Telephone The Pink Telephone

1975

Galia Galia

1966

New Year's Eve At Bob's New Year's Eve At Bob's

1984

The Blonde from Peking The Blonde from Peking

1967

The Small Timers The Small Timers

1978

Icy Breasts Icy Breasts

1974

Dandelions by the Roots Dandelions by the Roots

1964

The Undertaker Parlor Computer The Undertaker Parlor Computer

1976

The Upper Hand The Upper Hand

1966

The Big Grasshopper The Big Grasshopper

1967

Mireille Darc, blessures intimes Mireille Darc, blessures intimes

2013

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965

The Devil and the Ten Commandments The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

The Love Mates The Love Mates

1970

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1974

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