Sylvia Bataille

Sylvia Bataille

French actress (1908–1993)

Sylvia Bataille was a French actress of Romanian-Jewish descent. When she was twenty, she married the writer Georges Bataille with whom she had a daughter, the psychoanalyst Laurence Bataille (1930–1986). Georges Bataille and Sylvia separated in 1934 but did not divorce until 1946. Starting in 1938, she was a companion of the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan with whom, in 1941, she had a daughter, Judith. Sylvia Bataille married Jacques Lacan in 1953.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 1 film (1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1977 Topaze / [Les Films Marcel Pagnol] ; [Scénario et dialogues, Marcel Pagnol, d'après sa pièce]. 84 16mm Color sound