Person in history

Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc, French actress and model (born 1938)

Life at a glance

Died: 2017 · August 28

Their story

Who they were

Mireille Darc was a French actress, director, photographer, singer and model. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Weekend. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit. Alain Delon was her longtime co-star and companion.

Why this date

Mireille Darc appears on our August 28 calendar for 2017 as a death entry.

Sources

Cite this page

“Mireille Darc”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/mireille-darc, accessed October 27, 2026.

Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.

Questions about Mireille Darc

When did Mireille Darc die?

August 28 2017.

Who else was born on this day?

The date page lists everyone we hold for that calendar day.

Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.