Julie Delpy
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| Born | Julie Delpy 21 December 1969 Paris, France |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Partner | Marc Streitenfeld (2007–present) |
Julie Delpy (born 21 December 1969) is a French-American actress, director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, including Europa Europa (1990), The Voyager (1991), Three Colors: White (1993), Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and 2 Days in Paris (2007). She has been nominated for three César Awards, two Online Film Critics Society Awards, and an Academy Award. After moving to the United States in 1990, she became an American citizen in 2001.[1][2]
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[edit] Early life
Julie Delpy was born 21 December 1969 in Paris, France to Albert Delpy, a theater director, and Marie Pillet, an actress in feature films and the avant-garde theater. She was an only child. On the stages of Paris, Delpy's parents were involved in underground theater. At an early age, Julie was exposed to the arts.
| “ | I couldn't hope for better parents. They really raised me with a love of art, bringing me to museums and seeing things that a child wouldn't see at that age. I would see Ingmar Bergman movies when I was 9 and totally go for it. And they would bring me to see Francis Bacon's paintings, which I loved: so dark and at the same time it's so wonderful.[3] | ” |
Delpy has said she has been plagued by health problems since childhood and had to wear callipers at age 8. She also experienced migraines and panic attacks.[4]
[edit] Film career
In 1984, at the age of 14, Delpy was discovered by film director Jean-Luc Godard, who cast her in Détective (1985). Two years later, Delpy starred in the title role in Bertrand Tavernier's La Passion Béatrice (1987). For her performance, Delpy received a César Award Nomination for Most Promising Actress. She used the money she earned to pay for her first trip to New York City. Delpy became an international celebrity after starring in the 1990 film Europa Europa. In the film, she plays a young pro-Nazi who falls in love with the hero, Solomon Perel, not knowing that he is Jewish. She had to speak fluent German for the part.[5]
Following the success Europa Europa, Delpy appeared in several Hollywood and European films, including The Voyager (1991) and The Three Musketeers (1993). In 1993, she was cast by director Krzysztof Kieślowski to play the female lead in Three Colors: White, the second film of Kieślowski's The Three Colors Trilogy. Delpy also appeared briefly in the other two films in the same role.[6][7] In 1994, she starred opposite Eric Stoltz in Roger Avary's directorial debut Killing Zoe, a cult heist film capturing the Generation X zeitgeist.
Delpy may be best-known internationally for her co-starring role with Ethan Hawke in director Richard Linklater's 1995 film Before Sunrise, for which she has stated she wrote a lot of her own dialogue uncredited.[8] The film received glowing reviews[9] and was considered one of the most significant films of the 1990s' independent film movement. Its success led to the casting of Delpy in the 1997 American film An American Werewolf in Paris.[10]
In late 2001, she appeared alongside comedian Martin Short in the 30-minute film CinéMagique, a theatre-show attraction presented several times daily at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Resort Paris. Delpy attended the March 2002 opening of the park and the inauguration of the film-based attraction which sees her star as Marguerite—a female actress with whom Short's character, George, falls in love as he stumbles through countless classic movies. CinéMagique won the coveted 2002 Themed Entertainment Association award for "outstanding" themed attraction. Delpy reprised her Before Sunrise character, Céline, with a brief animated appearance in Waking Life (2001), and again in a 2004 sequel, Before Sunset. The later film was well-received and earned Delpy, who co-wrote the script, her first Academy Award nomination for Writing Adapted Screenplay. In addition, she has been nominated for César Awards three times.
[edit] Writing and directing
Delpy has had an interest in a career as a film director since her childhood, and enrolled in a summer directing course at New York University. She wrote and directed the short film "Blah Blah Blah" in 1995 which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. She made her feature length directorial debut in 2002, with a film entitled "Looking for Jimmy" which she also wrote and produced. In 2007, Delpy directed, wrote, edited, and co-produced the original score for 2 Days in Paris co-starring Adam Goldberg. The film also features Delpy's real-life parents, Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, as her character's parents. In one scene, Pillet's character acknowledges having been one of the "343 bitches"; in real life, Pillet was one of the signers of the Manifesto of the 343 bitches.[11]
In 2009, Delpy starred in The Countess, also her third film as a director in which she played the title role of Elizabeth Báthory. The film also starred Daniel Brühl, and William Hurt.
[edit] Music
Delpy is also a musical artist. She released a self-titled album, Julie Delpy in 2003. Three tracks from the album–"A Waltz For A Night," "An Ocean Apart," and "Je t'aime tant"–were featured in Before Sunset. She also sings Marc Collin's "Lalala" over the closing credits of 2 Days in Paris, for which she also wrote all of the original score.[12]
[edit] Personal life
Delpy moved to New York in 1990 and moved to Los Angeles, California a few years after that. She has been a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2001, although she also retains her French citizenship. She now divides her time between Paris and Los Angeles. [13][14] Since 2007, she has been dating the German film score composer Marc Streitenfeld.[15] The couple had a son named Leo in January 2009.[16]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Guerres civiles en France | Credited as Julie Pillet Segment "La semaine sanglante" |
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| 1982 | Niveau moins trois | Short film | |
| 1985 | Classique | Short film | |
| 1985 | Détective | Wise young girl | |
| 1985 | L'amour ou presque | Melie | |
| 1986 | Mauvais Sang | Lise | English: Bad Blood |
| 1987 | Beatrice | Beatrice de Cortemart | French: La Passion Béatrice |
| 1987 | King Lear | Virginia (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | L'autre nuit | Marie | |
| 1989 | La noche oscura | Virgin Mary | English: The Dark Night |
| 1989 | Trouble | Short film | |
| 1990 | Europa Europa | Leni | |
| 1991 | Les dents de ma mère | Julie | Short film |
| 1991 | Voyager | Sabeth | |
| 1992 | Warszawa: Année 5703 | Fryda | |
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers | Constance | |
| 1993 | Younger and Younger | Melodie | |
| 1993 | Killing Zoe | Zoe | |
| 1993 | Three Colors: Blue | Dominique (cameo appearance) | |
| 1994 | Three Colors: White | Dominique | |
| 1994 | Three Colors: Red | Dominique (cameo appearance) | |
| 1995 | Blah Blah Blah | Short film | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Celine | |
| 1996 | Tykho Moon | Lena | |
| 1997 | Les mille merveilles de l'univers | Eva Purpur | English: The Thousand Wonders of the Universe |
| 1997 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Serafine Pigot | |
| 1997 | Alleys and Motorways | Video | |
| 1998 | The Treat | Francesca | |
| 1998 | L.A. Without a Map | Julie | |
| 1998 | Crime and Punishment | Sonia | Television film |
| 1999 | True Love | Television film | |
| 1999 | The Passion of Ayn Rand | Barbara Branden | Television film |
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lipstick Lesbian | |
| 2000 | Sand | Lill | |
| 2001 | Investigating Sex | Chloe | Also known as Intimate Affairs |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Wendy | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Celine | |
| 2001 | Beginner's Luck | Anya | |
| 2001 | ER | Nicole | Television program, 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Villa des roses | Louise Creteur | |
| 2002 | Looking for Jimmy | Al | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2002 | CinéMagique | Marguerite | |
| 2003 | Notting Hill Anxiety Festival | Charlotte | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Celine | Also as writer |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Caroline Frankenstein | Miniseries |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Sherry | |
| 2006 | The Legend of Lucy Keyes | Jeanne Cooley | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Nina Van Pallandt | |
| 2006 | Guilty Hearts | Charlotte | |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Gina | |
| 2007 | 2 Days in Paris | Marion | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2009 | The Countess | Erzebet Bathory | Also as writer, director, and producer |
| 2011 | Le Skylab | Anna | Also as writer |
| 2012 | Les passages | Anna | Post-production |
| 2012 | 2 Days in New York | Marion | Also as writer, director, and producer |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1987 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for Mauvais sang (1986)
- 1988 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for La Passion Béatrice (1987)
- 1991 European Film Award Nomination, Best Actress for The Voyager (1991)
- 1995 MTV Movie Award Nomination, Best Kiss for Before Sunrise (1995)
- 2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Academy Award Nomination, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Writers Guild of America Nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Empire Award, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Independent Spirit Award Nomination, Best Screenplay for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Actress for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Screenplay, Adapted for Before Sunset (2004)
- 2007 Mons International Festival of Love Films Award, Coup de Coeur for 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- 2008 César Award Nomination, Best Writing – Original for 2 Days in Paris (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ IMDB "Julie Delpy". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000365/ IMDB. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ The New York Times "Julie Delpy Biography". http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18491/Julie-Delpy/biography The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Movie Times "Julie Delpy Movie and Career Information". http://madison.mrmovietimes.com/celebrity/Julie-Delpy.html Movie Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Movie Times "Julie Delpy Movie and Career Information". http://madison.mrmovietimes.com/celebrity/Julie-Delpy.html Movie Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ The New York Times "Julie Delpy Biography". http://movies.nytimes.com/person/18491/Julie-Delpy/biography The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Kieslowski, Krzysztof. Kieslowski on Kieslowski. Edited by Danusia Stok. London: Faber and Faber, 1998, p. 212.
- ^ Insdorf, Annette. Double Lives, Second Chances: the Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski. New York: Hyperion, 1999, pp. 153-165.
- ^ Goupil, Hélène. France Today "The Zen of Julie Delpy". http://www.francetoday.com/articles/2007/10/01/the-zen-of-julie-delpy.html France Today. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Before Sunrise Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/before_sunrise/. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Puig, Claudia. USA Today "Julie Delpy's '2 Days' has its moments". http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-08-09-2-days-in-paris_N.htm USA Today. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.fullissue.com/index.php/julie-delpy-biography-1969.html
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona. The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article458036.ece.
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona. The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article458036.ece.
- ^ Guthmann, Edward (2004-11-04). "Julie Delpy is bursting with feeling, full of words — and all that is propelling her beyond the screen". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco: Hearst). ISSN 1932-8672. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/04/DDGJR9KHTB1.DTL. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Interview: Julie Delpy". http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/1063/interview_julie_delpy. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "Julie Delpy: 'I Love Everything About Motherhood". http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/07/16/julie-delpy-i-love-everything-about-motherhood/. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
[edit] External links
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- Julie Delpy at the Internet Movie Database
- Julie Delpy at Yahoo! Movies
- Julie Delpy at AllRovi
- Julie Delpy Tribute Site (inactive as of 3/6/2010)
- Interview, 7/18/04, Times Online
- Interview, 7/04, About.com
- Interview, 7/01/04, IGN Films
- IONCINEMA.com interviews Julie Delpy for 2 Days in Paris
- EyeForFilm.co.uk interview with Julie Delpy at Edinburgh Film Festival 2007
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