Agnès Varda
Directing1928Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Biography
Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.
Known For
Acting History
2025
Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Viva Varda!
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967
as Self (voice)
2021
150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement
as French Woman Talking
The World in Shots
as Self
Jim Morrison: The End
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020
Agnes V. by Jane B.
as Self (Archive Footage)
La Alameda 2018
as ella misma
2019
Varda by Agnès
as Self
Harumi
as Self
Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma
as Agnès Varda
Varda by Agnès
Director
Varda by Agnès
Editor
Varda by Agnès
Screenplay
2018
Chance Is the Best Assistant
as Self
Quinqui Stars
as Self (archive footage)
#JR
as Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Faces Places
as Self
A Visual History with Agnès Varda
as Herself
Faces Places
Director
Faces Places
Editor
Faces Places
Writer
2016
EXPRMNTL
as herself
2015
2014
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)
The 8th Floor
as Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
Un salut à Henri Langlois
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2013
Cinéast(e)s
as Self
2012
The 3 Lives of Agnès
as Self
Two Street Artists
as Narrator (voice)
Square
TVas Self• 1 eps
The 3 Lives of Agnès
Director
Two Street Artists
Director
20 Little Films
Director
2011
Americano
as Voice (Uncredited)
The First Interview
as Self / Host (voice)
In Chris Marker's Studio
as Self
Americano
Co-Producer
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Director
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Camera Operator
In Chris Marker's Studio
Director
2009
Great Directors
as Self
Bord de mer
Director
2008
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self
Shooting Women
as Self
Souvenirs and Evocations
as Self
Daguerre-plage
as Self
La chanson 'Lola'
as Self
The Beaches of Agnès
Director
The Beaches of Agnès
Writer
The Beaches of Agnès
Director of Photography
The Beaches of Agnès
Producer
Souvenirs and Evocations
Director
Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story
Camera Operator
Daguerre-plage
Director
2006
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
as Self
Agnès parle du Bonheur
as Self
Some Widows of Noirmoutier
Director
Propos sur 'Le bonheur'
Director
Les deux femmes du Bonheur
Director
Bonheur: nom propre ou concept
Director
2005
Where is Sara Gómez?
as Self
More So-called Caryatids
as Narrator
Mag Bodard, un destin
as Self (archive footage)
Rue Daguerre in 2005
as Self - Narrator
Not Like Before
as Self
Bread, Painting, Accordion
as herself
More So-called Caryatids
Director of Photography
More So-called Caryatids
Writer
More So-called Caryatids
Director
More So-called Caryatids
Producer
More So-called Caryatids
Editor
Rue Daguerre in 2005
Writer
Rue Daguerre in 2005
Director
Rue Daguerre in 2005
Director of Photography
The Music Festival
Director
Bread, Painting, Accordion
Director
2004
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
as Narrator (voice)
Leçon de Cinéma
TVas Self
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Producer
Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Director
Cinévardaphoto
Director
2003
The Story of an Old Lady
as Self
The Vanishing Lion
as La Lectrice du Parc / Narrator (uncredited)
Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments
as Narrator / Self
Musique et Travellings
as Self
The Story of an Old Lady
Director
The Vanishing Lion
Director
The Vanishing Lion
Producer
The Vanishing Lion
Writer
The Vanishing Lion
Editor
Musique et Travellings
Director
2002
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
as Self
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
as Narrator
The Truth About Charlie
as The Widow Hyppolite
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
Director of Photography
Tribute to Zgougou the Cat
Director
2001
Janela da Alma
as Self
2000
The Gleaners and I
as Self
The Gleaners and I
Writer
The Gleaners and I
Director
The Gleaners and I
Director of Photography
The Gleaners and I
Editor
1995
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self
One Hundred and One Nights
Director
One Hundred and One Nights
Producer
The World of Jacques Demy
Director
1994
1993
The Young Girls Turn 25
as Self
The Young Girls Turn 25
Director
The Young Girls Turn 25
Director of Photography
The Young Girls Turn 25
Writer
The Young Girls Turn 25
Editor
1992
1990
Pictures of Europe
as Self
1988
Jane B. by Agnès V.
as Self (uncredited)
Calling the Shots
as Self
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Director
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Writer
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Editor
Kung-Fu Master!
Director
Kung-Fu Master!
Writer
1986
Ulysse
as Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
a Nathalie Sarraute
as Self (Voice)
Ulysse
Director
Ulysse
Writer
a Nathalie Sarraute
Director
1984
The So-Called Caryatids
as Narrator
The So-Called Caryatids
Director
The So-Called Caryatids
Script
The So-Called Caryatids
Producer
1983
One Minute for One Image
as Self - Narrator (voice)
One Minute for One Image
Director
1981
1979
Lady Oscar
Executive Producer
1978
1977
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Director
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Lyricist
Quelques femmes bulles
Screenplay
1976
The Pleasure of Love in Iran
Director
1975
1972
Last Tango in Paris
Adaptation
1970
Viva Varda!
as Self
1969
1968
1967
Far from Vietnam
as Narrator (segment "Flash Back") (voice)
The Young Girls of Rochefort
as Music-Loving Nun (uncredited)
Uncle Yanco
as Self
Far from Vietnam
Assistant Director
Far from Vietnam
Director
Uncle Yanco
Writer
Uncle Yanco
Director
1966
The Creatures
Writer
The Creatures
Director
Elsa the Rose
Director
Elsa the Rose
Producer
Christmas Carole
Writer
Christmas Carole
Director
1964
The Children of Museum
Director
1963
Hello Cubans
as Narrator (voice)
Hello Cubans
Director
Hello Cubans
Director of Photography
Hello Cubans
Writer
1962
Cinépanorama
TVas Self• 1 eps
Cléo from 5 to 7
Director
Fiancés on the Bridge
Director
Fiancés on the Bridge
Writer
Cléo from 5 to 7
Writer
Cléo from 5 to 7
Songs
1960
La Mélangite
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
La Mélangite
Director
1958
Diary of a Pregnant Woman
Director
Along the Coast
Writer
Along the Coast
Director
O Seasons, O Castles
Director
O Seasons, O Castles
Writer
La Cocotte d'azur
Director
1956