Editing Jean Seberg (section)

== In popular culture ==
''The Talent Scout'' by Romain Gary (1961) features a recognizable portrait of Seberg.

In 1983, a musical based on Seberg's life called ''[[Jean Seberg (musical)|Jean Seberg]],'' by librettist [[Julian Barry]], composer [[Marvin Hamlisch]] and lyricist [[Christopher Adler (lyricist)|Christopher Adler]], was presented at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in London.

In 1986, pop singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] recreated Seberg's iconic ''Breathless'' look in her music video for "[[Papa Don't Preach]]," sporting a pixie blonde haircut, French striped jersey shirt and black [[Capri pants|capri]] pants in the style of Seberg's character in ''Breathless''.

In 1991, actress [[Jodie Foster]], a fan of Seberg's performance in ''Breathless'', purchased the film rights to ''Played Out: The Jean Seberg Story'', [[David Richards (writer)|David Richards]]' biography of Seberg.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315555,00.html|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|title=Flashes: September 20, 1991|date=September 20, 1991|access-date=July 12, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222142557/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315555,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Foster was set to produce and star in the film, but the project was canceled two years later.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

In 1995, [[Mark Rappaport]] created a documentary about Seberg, ''[[From the Journals of Jean Seberg]]''. [[Mary Beth Hurt]] played Seberg in a voiceover. Hurt was born in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1948, attended the same high school as Seberg and was babysat by Seberg.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

The plot of the 1998 film ''[[Black Tears (1998 film)|Black Tears]]'', starring [[Ariadna Gil]], is reportedly inspired by Seberg's reported affair with [[Ricardo Franco (director)|Ricardo Franco]].<ref name="lanacion" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/20/cultura/919465211_850215.html|website=[[El País]]|date=February 20, 1999|first=M. José|last=Díaz de Tuesta|title=El equipo de "Lágrimas negras" expresa su fidelidad a Ricardo Franco|access-date=June 1, 2022|language=es}}</ref>

The 2000 short film ''[[Je t'aime John Wayne]]'' is a tribute parody of ''Breathless'', with Seberg played by [[Camilla Rutherford]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Je T'Aime John Wayne |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/je-taime-john-wayne/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=letterboxd.com |type=Review by DC Merryweather}}</ref>

In 2004, French author [[Alain Absire]] published ''Jean S.'', a fictionalized biography. Seberg's son Alexandre Diego Gary brought a lawsuit, unsuccessfully attempting to stop publication.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/jean-s_809633.html|title=Le tombeau de Jean Seberg|work=L'Express|date=November 2004}}</ref>

Also from 2004, Seberg is recalled in the [[Divine Comedy (band)|Divine Comedy]] song "[[Absent Friends (album)|Absent Friends]]": "Little Jean Seberg seemed / So full of life / But in those eyes such troubled dreams / Poor little Jean".

Since 2011, Seberg's hometown of Marshalltown, Iowa, has held an annual Jean Seberg International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iavalley.edu/mcc/mcc-news/JSIFFOverview.html|title=Jean Seberg International Film Festival is Nov. 10–13, 2011|publisher=iavalley.edu|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706223706/http://www.iavalley.edu/mcc/mcc-news/JSIFFOverview.html|archive-date=July 6, 2012}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] released an original film based on Seberg's life called ''[[Seberg]]'' that focuses on her battle against the FBI, with the title role played by [[Kristen Stewart]].

The character of Anny Vikland in [[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]]'s 2020 novel ''Trio'' strongly resembles Seberg's in details of her life and death.<ref>William Boyd, Trio (Viking: 2020).</ref>

In 2022, [[Kacey Rohl]] portrayed Seberg in ''[[White Dog (2022 film)|White Dog]]'' (''Chien blanc''), a film adaptation by [[Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette]] of Gary's 1970 book.<ref name=demers>Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/02/chien-blanc-le-gout-du-risque "«Chien blanc»: le goût du risque d'Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', November 2, 2022.</ref>