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Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Actor · Died October 17, 2017, aged 100 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Danielle Darrieux (French pronunciation: ​[da.niɛl i.vɔn ma.ʁi ɑ̃.twa.nɛt daʁ.jø]) (May 1, 1917 – October 17, 2017) was a French actress and singer, who appeared in more than 110 films after 1931. She was one of France's great movie stars and her eight-decade career is among the longest in film history.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1917
Died
October 17, 2017 (aged 100)
From
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 126 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 1% in 30 days

What are Danielle Darrieux's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
27%
Self
22%
Power
15%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAging2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 9 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 14 · 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 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

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 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 17
Herald
4 of 17
Shapeshifter
2 of 17
Shadow
2 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Mentor
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
13
Romantic
9
Joyful
8
Warm
8
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

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 Danielle Darrieux's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Danielle Darrieux'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

126 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Image Book(2018)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • C'est toi, c'est tout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Camille

  • The Wedding Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Madeleine

  • Elles et moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isabel Esteva

  • Towards Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Camilla Tressilian

  • Oscar et la dame Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mamie-Rose

  • Persepolis(2007)

    as Marjane's Grandmother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nouvelle chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Odette Saint-Gilles

  • I've Been Waiting So Long (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Emilie

  • Dangerous Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Madame de Rosemonde

  • 8 Women(2002)

    as Mamy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Émilie est partie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Émilie

  • Tomorrow's Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Eva

  • Ne coupez pas mes arbres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lady Sheila Belmont

  • Jalna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · as Adeline Whiteoak

  • George et Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Alice Smith

  • Les Mamies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lolotte

  • Epiphany Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Armande

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

    as L'Arquebuse

  • A Few Days with Me(1988)

    as Madame Pasquier

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • With All Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Madame Krantz

  • Scene of the Crime(1986)

    as La grand-mère

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • L'Âge vermeil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · as Adrienne

  • At the Top of the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Françoise Canavaggia

  • L'Intoxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Marie-Pierre

  • A Room in Town(1982)

    as Margot Langlois

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Coup de soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Valentine

  • Marie-Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marie

  • Marie-Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marie Bonnaventure

  • La Mort en sautoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Evangeline Saint-Léger

  • Miss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miss

  • On purge bébé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Julie Follavoine

  • Practice Makes Perfect(1979)

    as Suzanne Taylor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Holy Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Christina

  • Divine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Marion Renoir

  • Folie douce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Françoise

  • The Lonely Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Teresa, Jaci's mother

  • La Maison de campagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Lorette Boiselier

  • 24 Hours in a Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Alice

  • Birds in Peru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Madame Fernande

  • L'homme à la Buick(1967)

    as Mme Dalayrac

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Young Girls of Rochefort(1967)

    as Yvonne Garnier

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Sunday of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Julia Ségovie

  • Le Coup de grâce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Yolande

  • L'Or du duc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Marie-Gabrielle de M.

  • Friends of the family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Edith Rollo

  • Why Paris? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Prostitute

  • Trouble Among Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Judith

  • Be Careful Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Hedwige

  • Bluebeard(1963)

    as Mme Héon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Clarisse Ardan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crime Does Not Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mme. Marsais

  • Les Bras de la nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Danielle Garnier

  • The Lions Are Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Marie-Laure Robert-Guichard,

  • The Greengage Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Madame Zisi

  • Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Henriette d'Entragues

  • Ladies Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Gabrielle

  • Meurtre en 45 tours(1960)

    as Eve Faugères

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Eyes of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Jeanne Montcatel

  • Marie-Octobre(1959)

    as Marie-Hélène Dumoulin, aka 'Marie-Octobre'

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sunday Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Catherine Brévent

  • Life as a Couple(1958)

    as Monique Lebeaut

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Night Affair(1958)

    as Thérèse Marken

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Seventh Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Brigitte de Lédouville

  • Lovers of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”

  • Keiko and Yves Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as the friend star

  • Typhoon Over Nagasaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Françoise Fabre

  • The Wages of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Isabelle Lindstrom

  • Alexander the Great(1956)

    as Olympias

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Si Paris nous était conté(1956)

    as Agnès Sorel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(1955)

    as Constance Chatterley

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Affair of the Poisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Madame de Montespan

  • Napoleon(1955)

    as Eléonore Denuelle

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • One Step to Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy

  • The Red and the Black(1954)

    as Mrs. de Rénal

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Service Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Béatrice Berthier

  • Castles in Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Geneviève Dupré

  • Good Lord Without Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Janine Fréjoul

  • The Earrings of Madame De...(1953)

    as Comtesse Louise de...

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Le Plaisir(1952)

    as Madame Rosa

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 5 Fingers(1952)

    as Condesa Anna Staviska

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Bebe Donge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Elisabeth 'Bébé' Donge

  • Adorable Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Christine

  • The Bonnadieu House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Gabrielle Bonnadieu

  • Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)

    as Marie Devarone

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • All for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Luisa d'Asburgo-Lorena

  • La Ronde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée

  • Keep an Eye on Amelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Amélie d'Avranche

  • Jean de la Lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Marceline

  • Ruy Blas(1948)

    as La reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bethsabée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Arabella Delvert

  • Happy Go Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Martine Carignol

  • Adieu... Chérie(1946)

    as Elisabeth 'Chérie' Delors

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Twisted Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lilian Rander

  • Whims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lise

  • Her First Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Micheline Chevassu

  • Beating Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Arlette

  • Return at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Anita Ammer

  • Katia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Catherine Dolgorousky, aka 'Katia'

  • The Rage of Paris(1938)

    as Nicole de Cortillion

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Abused Confidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lydia

  • The Virgin Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jacqueline Vignol

  • Un mauvais garçon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jacqueline Serval

  • Port Arthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Youki Iwamoura Ranewsky

  • Club de femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Claire Derouve

  • Taras Bulba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marina

  • Mayerling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marie Vetsera

  • Meet Miss Mozart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Denise, aka Mademoiselle Mozart

  • The Green Domino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hélène de Richemond / Marianne de Richemond

  • J'aime toutes les femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Danielle

  • Quelle drôle de gosse!(1935)

    as Lucie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inspector of the Red Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Annie Bourguet

  • L'Or dans la rue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gaby, a little saleswoman

  • Dédé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Denise

  • Le Secret d'une nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Slump Is Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nicole

  • My Heart Is Calling You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nicole Nadin

  • Bad Seed(1934)

    as Jeannette

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Volga in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mascha

  • Dream Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Béatrix

  • Honeymoon Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Panurge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Régine

  • The Lackered Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henriette Stenay

  • Coquecigrole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Coquecigrole

  • The Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Antoinette

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1931 to 2021; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

8 Women (2002)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Persepolis (2007)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

8 Women (2002)

Film career

19312021

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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.

  • 1934Screen debut· Bad Seed
  • 1934First top-billed film· Bad Seed
  • 2007Career best· Persepolis

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 126: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1930s28 · acting1940s10 · acting1950s29 · acting1960s21 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 24 roles
34546499

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 Danielle Darrieux's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th9

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Image Book (2018)

60th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Persepolis (2007)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 53. 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 Danielle Darrieux's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Danielle Darrieux work with?

People who share at least 2 of Danielle Darrieux's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Catherine Deneuve shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers