Julie Depardieu Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actress , Co-writer , Director
Birth name Julie Marion Depardieu
French nationality
Birth June 18, 1973 (Paris, Île-de-France – France)

BIOGRAPHY
Daughter of Gérard and Elisabeth Depardieu , sister of Guillaume Depardieu .

Coming from an illustrious family of actors, Julie Depardieu studied philosophy, then did multiple internships in the cinema industry, without however intending to pursue a career as an actress. We discovered her on the big screen, alongside her father, in Le Colonel Chabert in 1994. She then appeared in several television films by Josée Dayan . Danièle Dubroux gave the actress her first major role in The Midnight Exam in 1998. Her naturalness and fantasy work wonders in the wacky universe of the director, who will direct her again in Eros therapy in 2004.

In the image of her brother Guillaume , Julie Depardieu becomes, through her appearances with Assayas ( Les Destinées sentimentales ), Laetitia Masson or Cédric Klapisch , a familiar and endearing figure of young French cinema. The year 2004 marked a turning point in his career, with two films which allowed him to reveal the extent of his repertoire. The exasperated wife of the “clo-clone” Poelvoorde in Podium , a popular success by Yann Moix who exploited her comedic talent, she created a surprise at the Césars by winning both the Prize for Most Promising Actress and that of Best Supporting Actress, for her vibrant composition of a transfixed lover in La Petite Lili by Claude Miller .

Having become one of the most prominent actresses of her generation, Julie Depardieu was soon called upon by André Techiné in his Témoins . This false dilettante nevertheless tours mainly with young directors. She moved, in the course of 2006 alone, from family drama ( The Passenger ) to romantic comedy ( Try Me , You and Me ) and social thriller ( With all due respect ), without forgetting the song, by covering “Born to be alive” for the soundtrack of the film Poltergay , where she plays alongside the very fashionable Clovis Cornillac .

The following year, his schedule was just as busy. She appears in the American blockbuster Rush Hour 3 and is part of the impressive cast of Femmes de l’ombre alongside Sophie Marceau , Marie Gillain , Déborah François andMayan Sansa . The actress also plays her own role in Maïwenn Le Besco ‘s third feature film , the highly acclaimed Le Bal des actresses .

In 2009, she starred alongside the illustrious Charlotte Rampling in The Invisible Woman , then moved on to small independent productions with Free Exchange and Je suis un no man’s land , a film on the set of which she met her companion Philippe Katerine . Although discreet, the actress appears very present in the cinema between 2010 and 2011, since she can be seen in Pièce montage , Le Mariage à trois , and L’Art d’aimer , a sentimental comedy by Emmanuel Mouret .

The following year, Julie Depardieu left aside the themes of romance and marriage by playing opposite Jérémie Renier in Possessions , a film adapted from a tragic news item, the Flactif affair. She plays the actor’s wife, drawn against her will into a spiral of vengeance. After this remarkable performance, the actress tends to favor comedy, as evidenced by her performances in The Art of Loving by Emmanuel Mouret, The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Cécile Telerman, or the trilogy by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière composed of C what is this family?! , What is this granny?! and What is this grandpa?! .

At the same time active on television, Julie Depardieu plays the main character in the series The Katz Family and Alexandra Ehle . Between the two, she opposite François Berléand, Isabelle Gélinas and François Vincentelli in the comedy program Les Chamois .