Jean Seberg

Acting

Jean Seberg

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Nov 13, 1938 (86 years old)
Death date
Aug 30, 1979

Jean Seberg

Known For

Godard by Godard
1h
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Movie 2023

Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard....

Mike Wallace Is Here
1h 30m
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Movie 2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike...

De Gaulle, the Last King of France
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Movie 2017

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth...

StreamPrime Logo
1h 22m
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Movie 1997

Jean Seberg: American Actress

On September 8, 1979, actress Jean Seberg was found dead...

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
2h 3m
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Movie 1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life...

Biography

Jean Dorothy Seberg (November 13, 1938 – August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half her life in France. She appeared in 34 films in Hollywood and in Europe, including Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse, Breathless, Lilith, The Mouse That Roared, Moment to Moment, A Fine Madness, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, Macho Callahan, and Gang War in Naples. She was also one of the best-known targets of the FBI COINTELPRO project. Her targeting was a well-documented retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. Seberg died at the age of 40 in Paris, with police ruling her death a probable suicide. Romain Gary, Seberg's second husband, called a press conference shortly after her death where he publicly blamed the FBI's campaign against Seberg for her deteriorating mental health. Gary claimed that Seberg "became psychotic" after the media reported a false story that the FBI planted about her becoming pregnant with a Black Panther's child in 1970. Romain Gary stated that Seberg had repeatedly attempted suicide on the anniversary of the child's death, August 25.