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Béatrice Dalle

Béatrice Dalle

Actor · Born December 19, 1964 (61) · Brest, Finistère, France

Béatrice Dalle (born 19 December 1964) is a French actress and model. She has appeared in over fifty films and is best known internationally for her debut role in the 1986 film 37°2 le matin (also released as Betty Blue). Béatrice Dalle is renowned for her intense and unconventional roles, often portraying characters that are both provocative and transgressive. Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. She grew up in Le Mans with her mother, father, and an older sister. At age 15, Dalle ran away from home to live in Paris. In 1985, she married the painter Jean-François Dalle, whom she divorced in 1988. In 2005, Dalle married an inmate she met while acting in a short film that was being shot in a prison. They divorced in 2015. Dalle was working as a model when she met filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix. Beineix cast her in the lead role of the 1986 film 37°2 le matin (released in the UK and USA as Betty Blue) which received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, and made a star of Dalle. She went on to appear in a series of major roles in French films, including the 1989 film Chimère, which was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. She featured in the 1987 music video for Buster Poindexter's version of "Oh Me Oh My (I'm fool for you Baby)" and in the 1991 music video for "Move to Memphis" by Norwegian band a-ha. She starred in Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth in 1991. In 1997, she was cast in The Blackout, her first film made in the United States. In 2001, Dalle appeared in the controversial film Trouble Every Day, in which she played a compulsive sexual cannibal. She starred in the 2007 film À l'intérieur, in which she played a cruel psychopath stalking a pregnant woman. In 1988, Dalle was interviewed by Clive James in "Postcard from Paris" where she said she was tired of Paris and wanted to move to New York. Dalle has been arrested on several occasions for shoplifting, drug possession and assault. In January 2005, while making a film about prison life in Brest, Dalle met Guenaël Meziani, serving a 12-year prison sentence for assaulting and raping his ex-girlfriend. She married him after 24 one-hour visits, and spoke on his behalf at hearings for his early release. According to a 2015 profile of Dalle, she said the marriage was "a complete disaster" once Meziani was released from prison, and their divorce was apparently finalised in July 2014. Interviewed on the French TV programme Divan in 2016, Dalle stated that when she used to work in a morgue with her friends, they sold body parts of corpses, and while on acid, they ate a dead man's ear. Source: Article "Béatrice Dalle" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
December 19, 1964 (61)
From
Brest, Finistère, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Béatrice Dalle's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
23%
Bonds
16%
Power
13%
Society
10%
Morality
9%
Ideas
4%
Obsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 14

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 13
Shapeshifter
2 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
11
Dread
10
Cold
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Unsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Béatrice Dalle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Béatrice Dalle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Drifting Laurent(2025)

    as Sophia

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Maldoror(2024)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Le bonheur est pour demain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lucie

  • The Beast in the Jungle(2023)

    as The Physiognomist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kôkôrikô ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Son Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wafah

  • Love Is Better Than Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Béa, the devil's lawyer

  • Lux Æterna(2019)

    as Béatrice

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Disclaimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Béatrice Dalle (Cameo)

  • Dance of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as La patronne du café

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Commandant Elisabeth Favard

  • Disturbing Disappearances(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Iris Koben

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • My Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Annick, la mère de Marilyn

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Happy Prince(2018)

    as Café Concert Manager

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Everyone's Life(2017)

    as Clémentine

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Malaterra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Suzanne Leroy

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Le Drouin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Lucrèce Borgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • ABCs of Death 2(2014)

    as The Grandmother (Segment "Xylophone")

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rosenn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Among the Living(2014)

    as Jeanne Faucheur

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • My Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mildred

  • You and the Night(2013)

    as Female Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Le Renard jaune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Béatrice (Brigitte)

  • Fumer tue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Csilla

  • Morning Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Zohra

  • Punk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Teresa

  • Bye Bye Blondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gloria

  • Livid(2011)

    as Lucie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Our Paradise(2011)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Jimmy Rivière(2011)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mathilde

  • Domain(2009)

    as Nadia

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • God's Offices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Milena

  • New Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Anna

  • Tête d'or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as La princesse

  • Inside(2007)

    as The Woman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Truands(2007)

    as Béa

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as La reine de l'hémisphère nord

  • In Your Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ava

  • Clean(2004)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Gate of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Catherine

  • Process (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The actress

  • Time of the Wolf(2003)

    as Lise Brandt

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Les oreilles sur le dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Monica

  • Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space(2002)

    as Tatla the Machine God (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 17 fois Cécile Cassard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Cécile

  • H Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Actress

  • Trouble Every Day(2001)

    as Coré

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • a-ha: Headlines and Deadlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Girl ("Move to Memphis" Video)

  • Toni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Marie

  • To the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Elena

  • The Blackout(1997)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Clubbed to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Saida

  • Desired(1995)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 6 Days, 6 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Elsa

  • I Can't Sleep(1994)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Eurotrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Girl in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Brigitte

  • The Beautiful Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Odona

  • Night on Earth(1991)

    as Blind Woman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Revenge(1990)

    as Suzy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dark Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Violette

  • Chimère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alice

  • The Witches' Sabbath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Maddalena

  • On a volé Charlie Spencer ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as La star

  • Betty Blue(1986)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Les Mouettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Séraphine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Third Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Gilles de Rais Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 69 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Clean (2004)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Night on Earth (1991)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Betty Blue (1986)

Film career

19862026

Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Betty Blue
  • 2007Career best· Inside

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 73 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
860616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Béatrice Dalle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Our Paradise (2011)

67th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Night on Earth (1991)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Béatrice Dalle's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles20–92 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles37–76 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles47–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles31–57 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles38–91 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Béatrice Dalle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Béatrice Dalle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexandre Bustillo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles