Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.Cinq choses à savoir sur l'actrice Julie Gayet L'Express. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014 She is married to the former President of France, François Hollande.
Early life and education Gayet was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, where her father Brice Gayet is a professor and head of gastric surgery at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris. He was former head of the clinic to the Lariboisière Hospital and lecturer at the Faculty Xavier Bichat at Paris Diderot University. Her mother is an antique dealer. Her paternal grandfather, Alain Gayet, was also a surgeon and became a Compagnon de la Libération after World War II. She received a social liberal intellectual upbringing.
Gayet studied art history and psychology at university, circus skills at the circus school of the Fratellini family, and operatic singing under Tosca Marmor. At the age of 17, she studied at the Actors Studio in London with Jack Waltzer, and then continued at the Tania Balachova School in Paris.
Career
Acting Gayet made her acting debut in a 1992 episode of the French TV series Premiers baisers, and had her first film role as an extra in Three Colors: Blue (1993). Her first role of public note was in the 1996 comedy Delphine 1, Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia.
Singing Her musical performances include playing in video-clips for Benjamin Biolay and singing a duet with Marc Lavoine.
Film production In 2007, she founded her own production company, Rouge International, with Nadia Turincev and produced films such as The Ride by Stephanie Gillard, Fix me by Palestinian Raed Andonia and Bonsai by Cristian Jimenez of Chile.
Film directing In 2013, Gayet co-directed with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cinéast(e)s featuring 20 French female film directors.Cinéast(e)s Télérama. Retrieved 10 January 2014
Other Gayet appeared on the cover of the 17 January 2014 issue of the French Elle magazine. The issue hit newsstands on 15 January 2014, two days ahead of its usual release day. The headline read "Julie Gayet, Actress and Committed Woman, a French Passion".
Personal life In 2003, Gayet married Argentine author and screenwriter Santiago Amigorena, but they divorced in 2006. The couple have two children.
Gayet is a centre-left activist, having appeared in a video supporting François Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election. She is a member of the Support Committee of the PS candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral election, Anne Hidalgo. She also supported same-sex marriage in France.
In 2013 rumours started circulating that Gayet was in a secret relationship with Hollande.Julie Gayet et François Hollande sont-ils en couple L'Express On 10 January 2014, a story in the tabloid Closer featured seven pages of alleged revelations and photos about the affair, provoking wider media coverage.Vie privée : Hollande veut porter plainte contre « Closer »Le Monde, 10 January 2014Le Figaro 10 January 2014 Hollande said he "regretted this violation of his private life" and was "thinking about" pursuing a legal response, but did not deny the substance of the story. The 10 January issue was so popular that Closer "reprinted the issue, with a further 150,000 copies scheduled to hit newsstands" on 15 January 2014. On 16 January 2014, the AFP news agency reported that Gayet would sue Closer for €50,000 in damages and €4,000 in legal costs.
On 27 March 2014, a French court ordered Closer magazine to pay Gayet €15,000 ($20,700) for publishing the photos that revealed an affair between her and President Hollande. In November 2014, she was photographed with Hollande at the Élysée Palace gardens; it was revealed that her affair with Hollande was ongoing and that she was spending at least four nights a week with him there.
Gayet married Hollande on 4 June 2022 in Tulle.Francetvinfo
In October 2022, she was appointed to the supervisory board of French professional rugby union club CA Brive.
Gayet is of French as well as distant Polish, German, Maltese, and Corsican Italian descent.
Awards 1997: Prix Romy Schneider for her role in Sélect Hôtel. 1997: Best European Actress for Sélect Hôtel, Brussels International Film Festival.Brussels International Film Festival. Role of Honour. 2009: Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival for
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1993Three Colors: Blue Extra 1993The Little Apocalypse 1993À la belle étoile Hannah 19943000 scénarios contre un virus 1994L'Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse A girl in the metro 1995One Hundred and One Nights Camille Miralis 1996Sélect Hôtel Nathalie Prix Romy SchneiderBest European Actress Brussels International Film Festival. 1996Delphine 1, Yvan 0 Delphine Saban 1996Les Deux Papas et la Maman Sophie 1996The Liars Lisa 1998 Clare 1998Ça ne se refuse pas Marlène Kardelian 1998Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) Véra 1999Paddy Paddy 1999Why Not Me? Eva 2000La Confusion des Genres Babette 2000Les Gens qui s'aiment Winnie 2000Nag la bombe Rosine, la serveuse 2001Vertiges de l'amour Jeanne 2002Après la pluie, le beau temps Rose Bonbon 2002Novo Julie 2002Un monde presque paisible Mme Andrée 2002Chaos and Desire Catherine 2002Ma Caméra et moi Lucie 2003Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés Rita 2004Ce qu'ils imaginent Sarah 2004Clara et moi Clara 2005Camping à la ferme The judge 2005Bab el web Laurence 2006 A Woman in Winter Caroline 2006 Le Lièvre de Vatanen Olga 2006 My Best Friend Catherine 2006De particulier à particulier Sophie 2007Shall We Kiss? Émilie 2007 Les Fourmis rouges Anne 2008 Childhoods mother of Fritz Lang 2009 8 fois debout Elsa Best Actress – Tokyo International Film Festival 2009 Eleanor's Secret Mom (voice) 2010 Sans laisser de traces Clémence 2010 Pièce montée Laurence 2010 L'Apprenti Père Noël 2011 L'Art de séduire Hélène 2011 The Shape of Art to Come 2011 Carré blanc Marie 2011 Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying Sylvie 2012 After Julie 2012 Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or Julia 2012 Nos plus belles vacances Isabelle 2013 Les Âmes de papier Emma 2013 Quai d'Orsay Valérie Dumontheil 2013 Another House (L'autre maison) Charlotte 2015 Jailbirds Nadège Rutter 2016 We Are Family Sophie 2018 Love Addict Martha 2019 C'est quoi cette Mamie?! Sophie 2021 C'est quoi cette Pappy?! Sophie 2023 Comme une actrice Anna
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Premiers baisers TV series, one episode 1994 Ferbac TV series, one episode 1994 La Vie de Marianne Mademoiselle de Fare 1997 Maître Da Costa TV series, one episode 2001 Sang d'encre Monica 2004 Bien agités ! Diane 2004 3 garçons, 1 fille, 2 mariages Camille 2005 Les Rois maudits Isabelle de France Miniseries 2006 Le Rainbow Warrior Dominique Prieur 2007 La Légende des trois clefs Béatrice Sancier 2007 Elles et Moi Florence de Montellier 2010 Famille décomposée Doris 2010 Clandestin Sophie 2011 V comme Vian Michelle Vian 2011 Iona Gorrigan 2011 J'étais à Nüremberg Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier 2012 Emma Irène 2013 Odysseus Helen of Troy 2013 Alias Caracalla Madame Moret 2014 Ça va passer... Mais quand ? Sophie 2015 Call My Agent! Herself TV series (1 episode) 2019 Soupçons (Torn) Victoire TV series (6 episodes) 2021 Une mère parfaite Helene Berg TV series (4 episodes) 2022 Disparition inquiétante Gabrielle Perez TV series (1 Episode) 2023 Les Mystères de la marée Emilie Lagne TV series 2024 Olympe, une femme dans la Révolution Olympe de Gouges TV series 2026 Mr. Trillion: The Dynamic Man Kelly Gentiloni TV series
Short films Year Title Role Notes 1996 Sans transition 1996 Vive le cinéma ! 1996 15 sans billets 1997 Pédagogie 1997 Play 1998 Je ne veux pas être sage 1998 Baby Blues 2003 Rêver 2006 Un secret derrière la porte 2007 Fin 2009 Le Petit Homme bleu 2009 Une dernière cigarette 2009 De plaisir
As director Year Title Role Notes 2013 Cinéast(e)s Co-directed with Mathieu Busson
As producer Year Title Notes 2009 8 fois debout 2009 Fix ME 2010 Dowaha Co-producer 2011 Bonsai 2013 A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2015 The Boss's Daughter 2015 Jailbirds 2016 The Ride 2018 Murder Me, Monster
Videoclips Year Title Notes 2007 Laisse aboyer les chiens For Benjamin Biolay 2007 Dans la Merco Benz For Benjamin Biolay 2007 Qu'est-ce que ça peut faire ? For Benjamin Biolay
Songs Duet with Marc Lavoine on the song Avec toi from the album Je descends du singe (2012).
References
External links
Julie Gayet Filmography at Allocine.