Agnès Varda
Biography
Agnès Varda was a Belgian born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her creative work included films, photographs, and art installations that focused on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary, all characterized by a distinct experimental style. Born in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium on May 30, 1928, she lived until her death on March 29, 2019, at the age of ninety years old. Throughout her career in the entertainment industry, she accumulated one hundred forty-nine known credits primarily focused on directing. Her professional profile is recognized within international film archives and databases for her significant contributions to cinema.
Career overview
Agnès Varda was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Born in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium on May 30, 1928, Varda built a significant career in directing, accumulating 149 known credits. Her professional life spanned many decades until her death on March 29, 2019, at the age of 90.
Throughout her career in directing, Varda created works across films, photographs, and art installations. Her creative output focused heavily on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary. These works were characterized by a distinct experimental style that defined her artistic identity.
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- Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2026) as Narrator (voice)
- Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2026) Writer
- Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2026) Producer
- Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2026) Director
- Ydessa, the Bears and etc. (2026) Editor
- Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Les gens de la terrasse (2025) Director
- In Her Own Words (2024) as Self
- Viva Varda! (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022) as Self (voice)
- Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022) Director
- Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967 (2022) Editor
- Jim Morrison: The End (2021) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- The World in Shots (2021) as Self
- 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement (2021) as French Woman Talking
- La Alameda 2018 (2020) as ella misma
- Agnes V. by Jane B. (2020) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Invention of Chris Marker (2020) as self
- Harumi (2019) as Self
- Varda by Agnès (2019) as Self
- Varda by Agnès (2019) Director
- Varda by Agnès (2019) Editor
- Varda by Agnès (2019) Screenplay
- Varda by Agnès (2019) as Self
- Varda by Agnès (2019) Director
- Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma (2019) as Agnès Varda
- Quinqui Stars (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) as Self
- #JR (2018) as Self
- Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Chance Is the Best Assistant (2018) as Self
- Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer (2018) as Self
- Faces Places (2017) as Self
- Faces Places (2017) Director
- Faces Places (2017) Editor
- Faces Places (2017) Writer
- A Visual History with Agnès Varda (2017) as Herself
- When Sandy Dreams (2017) Director
- EXPRMNTL (2016) as herself
- Les 3 Boutons (2015) Director
- Les 3 Boutons (2015) Writer
- Les 3 Boutons (2015) Editor
- Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet (2015)
- Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) as Self
- Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) Director
- Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts (2014) as Self (uncredited)
- Un salut à Henri Langlois (2014) Director
- The 8th Floor (2014) as Self
- Cinéast(e)s (2013) as Self
- Square (2012) as Self
- 20 Little Films (2012) Director
- The 3 Lives of Agnès (2012) as Self
- The 3 Lives of Agnès (2012) Director
- Two Street Artists (2012) as Narrator (voice)
- Two Street Artists (2012) Director
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) as Self / Narrator (voice)
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) Director
- Americano (2011) as Voice (Uncredited)
- Americano (2011) Co-Producer
- In Chris Marker's Studio (2011) as Self
- In Chris Marker's Studio (2011) Director
- The First Interview (2011) as Self / Host (voice)
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) as Self
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) Director
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) Writer
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) Camera Operator
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011) Editor
- Great Directors (2009) as Self
- Bord de mer (2009) Director
- The Beaches of Agnès (2008) as Self
- The Beaches of Agnès (2008) Director
- The Beaches of Agnès (2008) Writer
- The Beaches of Agnès (2008) Director of Photography
- The Beaches of Agnès (2008) Producer
- Daguerre-plage (2008) as Self
- Daguerre-plage (2008) Director
- Souvenirs and Evocations (2008) as Self
- Souvenirs and Evocations (2008) Director
- Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008) as Self
- The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany (2008) as Self
- The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany (2008) Director
- La chanson 'Lola' (2008) as Self
- Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story (2008) as Self
- Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story (2008) Camera Operator
- Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story (2008) Director
- Trapézistes et voltigeurs (2008) as Self
- Trapézistes et voltigeurs (2008) Director
- Shooting Women (2008) as Self
- Women Behind the Camera (2007) as Self
- From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects (2007) as Self
- Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD (2007) as Self
- Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD (2007) Director
- Jean-Claude Drouot revient à Fontenay-aux-Roses et parle du film tourné en 1964 (2006) Director
- Les deux femmes du Bonheur (2006) Director
- Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006) as Self
- Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006) Director
- Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006) Writer
- Some Widows of Noirmoutier (2006) Editor
- Agnès parle du Bonheur (2006) as Self
- Propos sur 'Le bonheur' (2006) Director
- Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens (2006) as Self
- Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens (2006) Director
- Bonheur: nom propre ou concept (2006) as Self
- Bonheur: nom propre ou concept (2006) Director
- Where is Sara Gómez? (2005) as Self
- Mag Bodard, un destin (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Cleo's Real Itinerary Through Paris (2005) Editor
- Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes (2005) as Self
- Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes (2005) Director
- Rue Daguerre in 2005 (2005) as Self - Narrator
- Rue Daguerre in 2005 (2005) Writer
- Rue Daguerre in 2005 (2005) Director
- Rue Daguerre in 2005 (2005) Director of Photography
- Not Like Before (2005) as Self
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) as Narrator
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) Director of Photography
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) Writer
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) Director
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) Producer
- More So-called Caryatids (2005) Editor
- Daguerreotypes, Photographics Objects (2005) Director
- The Music Festival (2005) Director
- Bread, Painting, Accordion (2005) as herself
- Bread, Painting, Accordion (2005) Director
- Leçon de Cinéma (2004) as Self
- Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004) as Self
- Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004) Editor
- Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli (2004) Director
- Cinévardaphoto (2004) Director
- Viennale Walzer (2004)
- Viennale Walzer (2004) Director
- Un film et son époque (2003) as Self
- The Vanishing Lion (2003) as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)
- The Vanishing Lion (2003) Director
- The Vanishing Lion (2003) Producer
- The Vanishing Lion (2003) Writer
- The Vanishing Lion (2003) Editor
- The Story of an Old Lady (2003) as Self
- The Story of an Old Lady (2003) Director
- Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003) as Narrator / Self
- Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003) Director
- Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments (2003) Writer
- Musique et Travellings (2003) as Self
- Musique et Travellings (2003) Director
- Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes (2003) Thanks
- Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002) as Self
- Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002) Director
- Tribute to Zgougou the Cat (2002) Writer
- The Truth About Charlie (2002) as The Widow Hyppolite
- The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) as Narrator
- The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) Director
- The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) Director of Photography
- The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) Editor
- The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later (2002) Producer
- Léaud l'unique (2001) as Self - filmmaker
- Janela da Alma (2001) as Self
- The Gleaners and I (2000) as Self
- The Gleaners and I (2000) Director
- The Gleaners and I (2000) Writer
- The Gleaners and I (2000) Director of Photography
- The Gleaners and I (2000) Editor
- Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema (2000) as Self
- The World of Jacques Demy (1995) as Self
- The World of Jacques Demy (1995) Director
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) Director
- One Hundred and One Nights (1995) Writer
- Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South (1994) as Self
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) as Self
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Director
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Director of Photography
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Editor
- The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) Writer
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992) as Self
- Jacquot (1991) as Narrator (uncredited)
- Jacquot (1991) Writer
- Jacquot (1991) Director
- Pictures of Europe (1990) as Self
- Kung-Fu Master! (1988) Director
- Kung-Fu Master! (1988) Writer
- Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) as Self (uncredited)
- Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) Director
- Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) Writer
- Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) Editor
- Calling the Shots (1988) as Self
- Ulysse (1986) as Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Ulysse (1986) Director
- Ulysse (1986) Writer
- You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986) Director
- You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986) Idea
- a Nathalie Sarraute (1986) as Self (Voice)
- a Nathalie Sarraute (1986) Director
- Vagabond (1985) Director
- Vagabond (1985) Writer
- Vagabond (1985) Editor
- Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale (1984) Director
- Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale (1984) Writer
- The So-Called Caryatids (1984) as Narrator
- The So-Called Caryatids (1984) Director
- The So-Called Caryatids (1984) Script
- The So-Called Caryatids (1984) Producer
- One Minute for One Image (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- One Minute for One Image (1983) Director
- Documenteur (1982) as Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)
- Documenteur (1982) Writer
- Documenteur (1982) Director
- Mur Murs (1982) as Self - Narrator
- Mur Murs (1982) Director
- Mur Murs (1982) Writer
- Lady Oscar (1979) Executive Producer
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Daguerréotypes (1978) as Narrator
- Daguerréotypes (1978) Director
- Daguerréotypes (1978) Writer
- Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness (1978) as Self
- One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) Director
- One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) Writer
- One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) Lyricist
- Quelques femmes bulles (1977) Screenplay
- Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda (1977) as Self
- The Pleasure of Love in Iran (1976) Director
- The Pleasure of Love in Iran (1976) Writer
- Women Reply (1975) as Self (voice)
- Women Reply (1975) Director
- Women Reply (1975) Writer
- Last Tango in Paris (1972) Adaptation
- Nausicaa (1971) as Self
- Nausicaa (1971) Director
- Nausicaa (1971) Writer
- Viva Varda! (1970) as Self
- Lions Love (1969) as Agnès (uncredited)
- Lions Love (1969) Director
- Lions Love (1969) Writer
- Lions Love (1969) Producer
- Black Panthers (1968) Director
- Black Panthers (1968) Director of Photography
- Black Panthers (1968) Writer
- The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)
- Uncle Yanco (1967) as Self
- Uncle Yanco (1967) Writer
- Uncle Yanco (1967) Director
- Far from Vietnam (1967) as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
- Far from Vietnam (1967) Assistant Director
- Far from Vietnam (1967) Director
- The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967) as Self
- Christmas Carole (1966) Writer
- Christmas Carole (1966) Director
- The Creatures (1966) Writer
- The Creatures (1966) Director
- Elsa the Rose (1966) Director
- Elsa the Rose (1966) Producer
- Happiness (1965) Writer
- Happiness (1965) Director
- Agnès Varda tourne... (1965) as herself
- La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964) as Self
- The Children of Museum (1964) Director
- Hello Cubans (1963) as Narrator (voice)
- Hello Cubans (1963) Director
- Hello Cubans (1963) Director of Photography
- Hello Cubans (1963) Writer
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Director
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Writer
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Songs
- Fiancés on the Bridge (1962) Director
- Fiancés on the Bridge (1962) Writer
- La Mélangite (1960) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Mélangite (1960) Director
- Along the Coast (1958) Writer
- Along the Coast (1958) Director
- O Seasons, O Castles (1958) Director
- O Seasons, O Castles (1958) Writer
- Diary of a Pregnant Woman (1958) Writer
- Diary of a Pregnant Woman (1958) Director
- La Cocotte d'azur (1958) Director
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- La Pointe Courte (1956) Director
- La Pointe Courte (1956) Writer
- All the World's Memory (1956)
- Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda (1954)
- Varda Meets Pasolin Director