Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
(Born Dec 21, 1969) is a French/American actress, director, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, and occasional singer. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films. Known for both her blonde, ethereal beauty and her considerable talent, Julie Delpy is one of the most popular French actresses of her generation.
Acting Career
Delpy was discovered at age 14 by director Jean-Luc Goddard, who cast her in his 1985 film
Détective. The young actress had her first starring role two years later as the title character in Bertrand Tavenier's
La Passion Beatrice, and then gained worldwide prominence with her portrayal of a young pro-Nazi eager to produce babies for the Fuhrer in Agneiszka Holland's
Europa, Europa (1991).
Subsequent efforts to make Delpy a mainstream Hollywood actress in such films as
The Three Musketeers (1993) were largely resisted by Delpy herself, who demonstrated a preference for substance over style by opting for small level, thought-provoking films best appreciated for its material. She made some of her more memorable appearances in
Killing Zoe (1994), which cast her as a
kind-hearted prostitute, Kryzysztof Kieslowski's
Trois Couleurs: Blanc (1994), in which she played a young woman who divorces her hairdresser husband because of his impotency, and Richard Linklaters's
Before Sunrise (1995), in which she gave an excessively charming portrayal of a woman who has a 24-hour romance with a young American she meets on a train.
Delpy continued to be most visible in small, quirky films, as evidenced by her roles in
L.A Without a Map (1998), and
But I'm A Cheerleader (1999), the latter in which reprised the role of a lipstick lesbian. In addition to the steady stream of parts in little-seen independent films, Delpy took on a recurring role on the hit
NBC medical drama
ER in 2001.
In 2004, Delpy re-teamed with Linklater and Hawke for the sequel Before Sunset, a film the three are also credited with writing together.In 2007, she starred alongside
Adam Goldberg in the comedy 2 days in Paris, a movie which she also wrote and directed. In her latest film, The Countess (2009), also her fourth directorial effort, she plays Erzebet Bathory, the infamous 17th century Hungarian countess who embarks on a murderous undertaking with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
Writing and DirectingIn 1995, s
he wrote and directed the short film Blah Blah Blah, which screened at the Sundance film festival. Looking for Jimmy (2002) marked her feature film directorial debut, which she also wrote and produced. In 2007, Delpy wrote/directed, the romantic comedy,
2 Days in Paris co-starring Adam Goldberg. Her fourth directorial effort was
The Countess (2009) in which she portrayed the role of the notorious countess Elizabeth Bathory.
Music
In 2003, Delpy release the self titled debut album "Julie Delpy". The album features 12 songs all wrote and sung by the actress herself.
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Personal Life Delpy currently lives in LA, California and carries an US and French citizenship. She is currently dating the German composer, Markus Streitenberg. The couple had a son, Leo in February 2009.
Accolades2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress
(Before Sunset)2005 Empire Award, Best Actress
(Before Sunset)2005 Independent Spirit Award Nomination, Best Screenplay
(Before Sunset)2007 Mons International Festival of Love Films Award, Coup de Coeur
(2 Days in Paris)
Ranked 36th in People Magazine's
'50 Most Beautiful People' (1995)
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