Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (; born 25 April 1963) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actor Philippe Leroy and model Françoise Laurent. She made her screen debut in the 1983 comedy-drama film Surprise Party, before starring in the 1985 comedy film Three Men and a Cradle. She received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for the latter role.
Leroy-Beaulieu has played leading and supporting roles in more than 50 movies. In recent years, she played the title character in the RTBF crime comedy series Agathe Koltès (2016–2019); in 2020 she began starring as Sylvie Grateau in the Netflix comedy-drama series Emily in Paris.
Life and career
Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Rome. After spending her childhood in Italy where her father, Philippe Leroy, worked in the local film industry, she went to Paris at 16 to study drama against the advice of her parents; her father especially tried to keep her from pursuing a career that followed in his footsteps but was unsuccessful. After appearing on the stage, Leroy-Beaulieu made her screen début in Roger Vadim's 1983 comedy-drama film Surprise Party. The following year, she played Fauve Mistral in the 1984 mini-series version of Judith Krantz's novel Mistral's Daughter.
In 1985, Leroy-Beaulieu played her first major screen role (and earned a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress), playing the distraught mother in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film-nominated comedy Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle). The success of Coline Serreau's comedy helped her film career and a string of parts in costume films followed such films as Andrzej Wajda's Les Possédés in 1988, Philippe Le Guay's Les Deux Fragonard, and Robert Enrico's and Richard T. Heffron's La Révolution française (Mademoiselle Leroy-Beaulieu acted out the role of Charlotte Corday in the latter production), whose release in 1989 was timed to coincide with celebrations for the bi-centenary of the 1789 Revolution.
Leroy-Beaulieu starred in the title role of the French film Natalia, which was screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The following years, she acted in a various European movies, notable A Soul Split in Two (1993), Neuf mois (1994), Un eroe borghese (1995), Vatel (2000), and Two Brothers (2004). On television, she played Catherine Barneville in the comedy series, Call My Agent! (2015–18), and starred as a lead character in the detective series, Agathe Koltès (2016–19). In 2020, she began starring as Sylvie Grateau in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Emily in Paris. In 2022, she appeared as Monique Ritz, widow of Charles Ritz in the episode of Netflix period drama series, The Crown.
In April 2025, Leroy-Beaulieu was announced as a brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris’ Age Perfect Collagen Expert skin-care line in France, part of the company’s campaign to promote “ageless beauty”.
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu has a daughter named Taïs with her partner, director Richard Bean.
Political engagements For the 2002 French presidential election, she publicly expressed her support for Noël Mamère, the candidate of the Green Party in an opinion piece published in the newspaper La Croix.
Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes1983Surprise Party Anne Lambert1985Three Men and a CradleSylviaNominated — César Award for Most Promising Actress1987Aria Segment "Les Boréades"1987Flag Fanny1988Dandin La tragédienne1988The Possessed Lisa1988Camomille Camille Renaudin1988Natalia Natalia GronskaAmiens International Film Festival for Best Actress1989Les deux Fragonard Marianne1989La Révolution françaiseCharlotte Corday1991Les clés du paradis Marie1992Coupable d'innocence ou quand la raison dort Jeanne Eberlen1993A Soul Split in Two Miriam1993Petits travaux tranquilles Béatrice1994Neuf mois Mathilde1995Un eroe borgheseAnnalori Ambrosoli1995L'année Juliette Stéphanie1995Jefferson in Paris Head and Heart Game1995Le nez au vent Clémentine1996La Belle Verte Florence1996Je n'en ferai pas un drame Lily1996Hercule et Sherlock Marie1998La voie est libre Jeanne1998TGV Sylvia2000VatelAnne Geneviève de Bourbon200318 Ans après Sylvia2004Two BrothersMrs. Mathilda Normandin2005Trois couples en quête d'orages Pascale2006Love and Other Disasters Daphne Spring2006La sombra de nadie Julia2009Three Days With the Family Joëlle2014Les Trois Frères, le retour Banquière Pascal2015Graziella2016EternityValentine's mother2016Père fils thérapie! Nicole Perronet2018Lola et ses frères Sabine2020De GaulleHélène de Portes2020Papi Sitter Vivianne2025Colours of TimeSarah Bernhardt2026100 Days Asa Frieberg Klink
Television + Year Title Role Notes1984Mistral's DaughterFauve MistralMiniseries 1984Série noire ClarissaEpisode: "Neige à Capri1987La maison piège VirginieTelevision film1989Mon dernier rêve sera pour vousMiniseries 1993Meutre avec préméditation: Récidive JansonTelevision film1993Jules Ferry Eugénie FerryTelevision film1994Les enfants du faubourg RosaTelevision film1994L'île aux mômes FlorenceTelevision film1997La vérité est un vilain défaut IsabelleTelevision film1998Mes enfants étrangers PatTelevision film1998Jeanne et le loup JeanneTelevision film2000Petit Ben ClaireTelevision film2000Sandra et les siens Sandra Villiers Television film2003Écoute, Nicolas... LorraineTelevision film2005Vénus & Apollon MurielEpisode: "Soin homo sapiens"2005Commissaire Valence Sophie LerouxEpisode: "Vengeances"2008Le juge est une femme Virginie GaetnerEpisode: "À coeur et à sang"2009-2012Ma femme, ma fille, 2 bébés Emma4 episodes2013Camping Paradis Anna Lavezzi Episode: "Dancing Camping"2014Rosemary's Baby Mrs. Fontaine Miniseries 2017Scènes de ménages Isabelle Episode: "Enfin à la montagne!"2015-2018Call My Agent!Catherine Barneville16 episodes2016-2019Agathe Koltès Agathe Koltès10 episodes 2020 Mirage (miniseries) Jeanne 5 episodes 2020–present Emily in Paris Sylvie Grateau Series regular 2022 The Crown Monique RitzEpisode: "Mou Mou"
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