Delphine Seyrig (April 10, 1932 – October 15, 1990) was the beautiful, enigmatic woman at the centre of
Alain Resnais’ complex cinematic mystery story
L’Année dernière à Marienbad (1961). She won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her stunning portrayal of an anguished widow in the same director’s
Muriel (1963), and had key supporting roles in
Francois Truffaut’s
Baisers voles (1968), Joseph Losey’s
Accident (1968), and Luis Bunuel’s
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).