--- name: "Danielle Darrieux" canonical: "https://film.one/person/danielle-darrieux" fi1m_id: "danielle-darrieux" imdb_id: "nm0201638" tmdb_id: 236016 wikidata_id: "Q234149" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 May 1917" died: "17 October 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-26T16:21:20.680747+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Danielle Darrieux ## Identity Danielle Darrieux - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/danielle-darrieux - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** danielle-darrieux - **IMDb ID:** nm0201638 - **TMDB ID:** 236016 - **Wikidata ID:** Q234149 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Darrieux, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/236016 Actor. Born 1 May 1917 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Died 17 October 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 May 1917, Bordeaux, Gironde, France - **Died:** 17 October 2017 - **Active:** 1953–2007 - **Also known as:** Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux, Daniele Darrieux, Danièle Darrieux, Даниель Дарьё, Даниэль Дарье, Даніель Дар'є - **Frequently works with:** [Catherine Deneuve](https://film.one/person/catherine-deneuve.md) - **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 87 (1), 1960s 84 (1), 2000s 87 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 78 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 2 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Animation 1, Comedy 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $23m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Darrieux, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/236016 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Earrings of Madame de...*](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md) (87), [*The Young Girls of Rochefort*](https://film.one/film/the-young-girls-of-rochefort.md) (84) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Persepolis*](https://film.one/film/persepolis.md) (87) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Danielle Darrieux > Danielle Darrieux gives sophisticated women wit and vulnerability. We admire the warmth she brings to *Persepolis* just as much: her grandmother is affectionate without turning every line into a lesson. In *Persepolis* (2007), Marjane's grandmother sounds like someone a child might want to spend time with. Danielle Darrieux gives her affection without the solemnity that can make a screen grandmother seem appointed to dispense wisdom. We were moved by the warmth in her voice, because it made the family's closeness matter without an explanation. She is especially good in a film whose expressive drawings might otherwise take most of the attention. There is pleasure in listening to her, quite apart from anything the character has to teach. *Mayerling* (1936) brought her international prominence, but the 1950s work with Ophüls is where her sophistication becomes especially interesting to us. *La Ronde* (1950) makes use of her comic timing; *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953) brings charm and vulnerability to a society wife entangled in romance. She was frequently cast as sophisticated, flirtatious or disenchanted Parisian women. The attraction is that the elegance need not disappear when the woman is hurt. The singing matters, too: she sang her own parts for Jacques Demy in *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967) and *A Room in Town* (1982). A view of Darrieux that stops at the poised society woman leaves out a substantial part of what she could do with her voice. In *8 Women* (2002), she played Catherine Deneuve's mother. *Persepolis* puts them in successive generations again, with Deneuve voicing Marjane's mother and Darrieux her grandmother. In Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's film, Darrieux has company that makes the warmth convincing. Simon Abkarian plays Marjane's father, and he and Deneuve give the parents worries of their own; Chiara Mastroianni keeps the older Marjane from sounding like a history lesson. Some episodes pass too quickly, and even this cast cannot make every one feel fully developed. Start with *Persepolis* if the elegant reputation sounds forbidding; there is nothing forbidding about this voice. ## Biography Danielle Darrieux was a French actress and singer. She was born on 1 May 1917 in Bordeaux and died on 17 October 2017. She made her screen debut in 1931 and appeared in more than 110 films over a career that spanned eight decades. She studied the cello at the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris. Early roles included *Mayerling* (1936). Later credits include *La Ronde* (1950), *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967) and *8 Women* (2002). She received an Honorary César Award in 1985. Her final screen appearances were the voice of Marjane's grandmother in the animated film *Persepolis* (2007) and a role in *Pièce montée* (2010). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Persepolis* (2007), Fi1m 87, as Marjane's Grandmother (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/persepolis.md) - *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Yvonne Garnier — [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-girls-of-rochefort.md) - *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), Fi1m 87, as Comtesse Louise de... — [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md) ## Complete filmography (127) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Normandie ne partira pas ce soir* (2021), Actor - *Morceaux de Cannes* (2021), Actor - *The Image Book* (2018), as (archive footage) - *C'est toi, c'est tout* (2011), as Camille - *The Wedding Cake* (2010), as Madeleine - *Elles et moi* (2009), series, as Isabel Esteva - *Towards Zero* (2007), as Camilla Tressilian - *Oscar et la dame Rose* (2007), as Mamie-Rose - *Persepolis* (2007), as Marjane's Grandmother (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/persepolis.md) - *Nouvelle chance* (2006), as Odette Saint-Gilles - *I've Been Waiting So Long* (2004), as Emilie - *Dangerous Liaisons* (2003), series, as Madame de Rosemonde - *8 Women* (2002), as Mamy - *Émilie est partie* (2001), as Émilie - *Tomorrow's Another Day* (2000), as Eva - *Ne coupez pas mes arbres* (1995), as Lady Sheila Belmont - *Jalna* (1994), series, as Adeline Whiteoak - *George et Margaret* (1993), as Alice Smith - *Les Mamies* (1992), as Lolotte - *Epiphany Sunday* (1991), as Armande - *Headstrong* (1989), as L'Arquebuse - *A Few Days with Me* (1988), as Madame Pasquier - *With All Hands* (1986), as Madame Krantz - *Scene of the Crime* (1986), as La grand-mère - *L'Âge vermeil* (1984), series, as Adrienne - *At the Top of the Stairs* (1983), as Françoise Canavaggia - *L'Intoxe* (1983), as Marie-Pierre - *A Room in Town* (1982), as Margot Langlois - *Coup de soleil* (1982), as Valentine - *Marie-Marie* (1981), series, as Marie - *Marie-Marie* (1981), series, as Marie Bonnaventure - *La Mort en sautoir* (1980), as Evangeline Saint-Léger - *Miss* (1979), series, as Miss - *On purge bébé* (1979), as Julie Follavoine - *The Skirt Chaser* (1979), as Suzanne Taylor - *Holy Year* (1976), as Christina - *Divine* (1975), as Marion Renoir - *Folie douce* (1973), as Françoise - *The Lonely Woman* (1973), as Teresa, Jaci's mother - *La Maison de campagne* (1969), as Lorette Boiselier - *24 Hours in a Woman's Life* (1968), as Alice - *Birds in Peru* (1968), as Madame Fernande - *The Man in the Buick* (1968), as Mme Dalayrac - *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), as Yvonne Garnier — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-girls-of-rochefort.md) - *The Sunday of Life* (1967), as Julia Ségovie - *Le Coup de grâce* (1966), as Yolande - *L'Or du duc* (1965), as Marie-Gabrielle de M. - *Friends of the family* (1964), as Edith Rollo - *Why Paris?* (1964), as Prostitute - *Trouble Among Widows* (1964), as Judith - *Be Careful Ladies* (1963), as Hedwige - *Bluebeard* (1963), as Mme Héon - *The Devil and the Ten Commandments* (1962), as Clarisse Ardan - *Crime Does Not Pay* (1962), as Mme. Marsais - *Les Bras de la nuit* (1961), as Danielle Garnier - *The Lions Are Loose* (1961), as Marie-Laure Robert-Guichard, - *The Greengage Summer* (1961), as Madame Zisi - *Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!* (1961), as Henriette d'Entragues - *Ladies Man* (1960), as Gabrielle - *Murder at 45 R.P.M.* (1960), as Eve Faugères - *Eyes of Love* (1959), as Jeanne Montcatel - *Marie-Octobre* (1959), as Marie-Hélène Dumoulin, aka 'Marie-Octobre' - *Sunday Encounter* (1958), as Catherine Brévent - *Life Together* (1958), as Monique Lebeaut - *The Night Affair* (1958), as Thérèse Marken - *Seventh Heaven* (1958), as Brigitte de Lédouville - *Lovers of Paris* (1957), as Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames” - *Keiko and Yves Get Married* (1957), as the friend star - *Typhoon Over Nagasaki* (1957), as Françoise Fabre - *The Wages of Sin* (1956), as Isabelle Lindstrom - *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Olympias - *If Paris Were Told to Us* (1956), as Agnès Sorel - *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (1955), as Constance Chatterley - *The Affair of the Poisons* (1955), as Madame de Montespan - *Napoleon* (1955), as Eléonore Denuelle - *One Step to Eternity* (1954), as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy - *Le Rouge et le Noir* (1954), as Mrs. de Rénal - *Service Entrance* (1954), as Béatrice Berthier - *Castles in Spain* (1954), as Geneviève Dupré - *Good Lord Without Confession* (1953), as Janine Fréjoul - *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), as Comtesse Louise de... — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md) - *Le Plaisir* (1952), as Madame Rosa - *5 Fingers* (1952), as Condesa Anna Staviska - *The Truth About Bebe Donge* (1952), as Elisabeth 'Bébé' Donge - *Adorable Creatures* (1952), as Christine - *The Bonnadieu House* (1951), as Gabrielle Bonnadieu - *Rich, Young and Pretty* (1951), as Marie Devarone - *All for Love* (1950), as Luisa d'Asburgo-Lorena - *La Ronde* (1950), as Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée - *Keep an Eye on Amelia* (1949), as Amélie d'Avranche - *Jean de la Lune* (1949), as Marceline - *The Queen's Lover* (1948), as La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg - *Bethsabée* (1947), as Arabella Delvert - *Happy Go Lucky* (1946), as Martine Carignol - *Goodbye Darling* (1946), as Elisabeth 'Chérie' Delors - *Twisted Mistress* (1942), as Lilian Rander - *Whims* (1942), as Lise - *Her First Affair* (1941), as Micheline Chevassu - *Beating Heart* (1940), as Arlette - *Return at Dawn* (1938), as Anita Ammer - *Katia* (1938), as Catherine Dolgorousky, aka 'Katia' - *The Rage of Paris* (1938), as Nicole de Cortillion - *Abused Confidence* (1937), as Lydia - *The Virgin Bride* (1937), as Jacqueline Vignol - *Un mauvais garçon* (1936), as Jacqueline Serval - *Port Arthur* (1936), as Youki Iwamoura Ranewsky - *Club de femmes* (1936), as Claire Derouve - *Taras Bulba* (1936), as Marina - *Mayerling* (1936), as Marie Vetsera - *Meet Miss Mozart* (1936), as Denise, aka Mademoiselle Mozart - *The Green Domino* (1935), as Hélène de Richemond / Marianne de Richemond - *J'aime toutes les femmes* (1935), as Danielle - *What a Funny Kid!* (1935), as Lucie - *Inspector of the Red Cars* (1935), as Annie Bourguet - *L'Or dans la rue* (1934), as Gaby, a little saleswoman - *Dédé* (1934), as Denise - *The Slump Is Over* (1934), as Nicole - *Le Secret d'une nuit* (1934), as (uncredited) - *My Heart Is Calling You* (1934), as Nicole Nadin - *Bad Seed* (1934), as Jeannette - *Volga in Flames* (1934), as Mascha - *Dream Castle* (1933), as Béatrix - *Honeymoon Trip* (1933), Actor - *Panurge* (1932), as Régine - *The Lackered Box* (1932), as Henriette Stenay - *Coquecigrole* (1931), as Coquecigrole - *The Ball* (1931), as Antoinette ## Gallery - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-f5cbd9fcc305.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Danielle_Darrieux_Five_Fingers_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for 5 Fingers. (1952)](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-3c17d0dbf46a.jpg) Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for 5 Fingers. (1952) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Danielle_Darrieux_Five_Fingers_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for The Rage of Paris. [1] [2] (1938)](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-d996f19d7861.jpg) Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for The Rage of Paris. [1] [2] (1938) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Danielle_Darrieux_The_Rage_of_Paris.jpg/1280px-Danielle_Darrieux_The_Rage_of_Paris.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for The Rage of Paris. (1938)](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-6ef31c658b87.jpg) Publicity photo of Danielle Darrieux for The Rage of Paris. (1938) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Danielle_Darrieux_The_Rage_of_Paris_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-1c1088395f73.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-970d0a3ad46b.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-54902a1b3981.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-44089fae41e7.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-a4bb2a0f811d.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB - ![Danielle Darrieux](https://film.one/media/person/99867/gallery-e44ce31dac41.jpg) Danielle Darrieux — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won - 2002: Outstanding Artistic Contribution (won) ### Other awards — 3 won - Commander of the Legion of Honour 2004: Commander of the Legion of Honour (won) - European Film Award for Best Actress 2002: European Film Award for Best Actress (won), for *8 Women* - Honorary César 1985: Honorary César (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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