Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc 15 May 1938 28 August 2017 was a French actress director photographer singer and model She appeared as a lead character in JeanLuc Godards 1967 film Weekend Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit Alain Delon was her longtime costar and companion Born Mireille Christiane Gabrielle Aimée Aigroz in Toulon she attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1959 Darcs debuted in Claude Barmas television drama Du côté de lenfer aka La Grande Brétèche 1960 Her first leading role came in another production for French television Jean Prats Hauteclaire 1961 She starred in JeanLuc Godards film Weekend Weekend 1967 as Corinne her highest profile role for international critics as Christine in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire 1972 and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Le retour du grand blond 1974 and alongside Alain Delon and Louis de Funès in several films PouicPouic 1963 High Lifers How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning 1965 Jeff 1969 Borsalino uncredited 1970 The Love Mates Madly 1970 Icy Breasts Les Seins de glace 1974 Death of a Corrupt Man Mort dun pourri 1977 Man in a Hurry LHomme pressé 1977 and the television series Frank Riva 2003 Darc had a heart condition from childhood which required openheart surgery in 1980 She was seriously injured in a car accident on July 7 1983 in a tunnel in the Aosta Valley Italy suffering a fractured spine and other injuries that required three months of immobilization in a hospital in Geneva Switzerland Although they had recently separated about two weeks prior to the accident after a fifteenyear relationship Delon rushed to Aosta when he heard about the accident and left separately for Geneva by automobile during the night 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 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 Source Article Mireille Darc from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA