Jean Seberg

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/13/1938
Birthplace:
Marshalltown, Iowa
Death Date:
09/08/1979
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biography
Jean Seberg was a gamine, blonde actress who landed the title role in Otto Preminger's "Saint Joan" (1957) after a much-publicized contest involving some 18,000 hopefuls. She was best-known, however, for her contribution to New Wave cinema. The fresh-faced Iowan started acting in high school, but was a completely unknown 17-year-old when Preminger whisked her off to England. "Saint Joan" and its star were critically slammed, but Preminger went on to star her again in the soap opera "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958), which was scandalous and "modern" enough to buoy Seberg's career.

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Credits
Patricia Franchini
2000
Tanya Livingston
1970
Lydia West
1966
Edith
Barbara Holloway
Elizabeth
Alexandra Mountford
Helen Kokintz
Actor
Olga Celan
Lilith Arthur
Adele Matthews
Kate Hoover
Kay Stanton
Christina James
Joan
Adriana
Mary--Comtesse DeGrandville
Emily
milestones
Year
Milestone
1957 
Film debut in "Saint Joan"
1959 
Won international acclaim for role in New Wave classic, "Breathless"
1970 
Final US feature, "Macho Callahan"
1974 
TV-movie debut, "Mousey" (ABC)
1974 
Directed short film "Ballad of the Kid"
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