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Jean Seberg

1938 - 1979

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Jean Dorothy Seberg (; French: [ʒin sebɛʁɡ]; November 13, 1938 – August 30, 1979) was an American actress. She is considered an icon of the French New Wave as a result of her performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film Breathless. Seberg appeared in 34 films in the United States and Europe, including Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse, Lilith, The Mouse That Roared, Breathless, Moment to Moment, A Fine Madness, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, Macho Callahan, and Gang War in Naples. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Seberg has received more than 5,860,607 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Seberg is the 267th most popular actor (down from 170th in 2019), the 504th most popular biography from United States (down from 309th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Actor.

Jean Seberg was a Hollywood actress who was most famous for her role in the 1960s film, "Bonjour Tristesse."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Seberg ranks 267 out of 13,578. Before her are Sylvia Kristel, Emma Thompson, Talia Shire, Giuliano Gemma, Colin Firth, and John Cazale. After her are Nancy Reagan, Benny Hill, Virna Lisi, David Carradine, George Lazenby, and Kathy Bates.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jean Seberg ranks 29. Before her are Vladimir Vysotsky, Natalie Wood, Liv Ullmann, Bernie Madoff, Rod Laver, and Giuliano Gemma. After her are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Abulfaz Elchibey, Marina Vlady, Albert Fert, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Fuad Masum. Among people deceased in 1979, Jean Seberg ranks 15. Before her are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, Mika Waltari, Dennis Gabor, and Ludvík Svoboda. After her are Mustafa Barzani, Nelson Rockefeller, Sonia Delaunay, Hafizullah Amin, Hanna Reitsch, and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean Seberg ranks 504 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard E. Byrd (1888), Francis Fukuyama (1952), Bill Murray (1950), Talia Shire (1946), Richard Stallman (1953), and John Cazale (1935). After her are Nancy Reagan (1921), David Carradine (1936), Donald A. Glaser (1926), Kathy Bates (1948), Michael Landon (1936), and Glenn Close (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jean Seberg ranks 131. Before her are Faye Dunaway (1941), Reese Witherspoon (1976), James Coburn (1928), Bill Murray (1950), Talia Shire (1946), and John Cazale (1935). After her are Nancy Reagan (1921), David Carradine (1936), Kathy Bates (1948), Michael Landon (1936), Glenn Close (1947), and Demi Moore (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Airport
Tanya Livingston
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
May 29o 19706.406 / 10
Breathless
Patricia Franchini
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Mar 16o 19607.555 / 10
Paint Your Wagon
Elizabeth Woodling
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
Oct 15o 19696.378 / 10