Marie-Julie Baup (born 10 April 1979, Paris) is a French actress, writer, and comedian. Her work includes roles in Micmacs onscreen and A Midsummer Night's Dream onstage, and she has received several nominations for various Molière Awards and won the award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013. She is married to Lorànt Deutsch, whom she met while they were in a production of Amadeus in 2005. In 2023, she won the Molière award for Best Actress in Private Theater, and also the awards for Private Theater and Best Direction in Private Theater with co-director Thierry Lopez.
Career After growing up in Yvelines, Baup found her career of choice when cast in a school play, The Bald Soprano, at age 11. In 2005, she performed her first major role in a 2005 adaptation of Amadeus alongside Jean Piat and Lorànt Deutsch at the Théâtre de Paris; she and Deutsch were separately nominated for the Molière Award for Best Newcomer for their performances. From 2006 to 2008, she played a role in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau. In 2009, she took the role of "Calculator" in Micmacs. In 2013, she won the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in a 2013 run of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin. In 2014, she was nominated for another Molière award for her performance in the play Divina, once again for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress. Baup and husband Deutsch worked together once again for a 2015 revival of Irma La Douce, which was nominated for the Molière award for best musical.
In 2023, Baup and actor/director Thierry Lopez directed Oublie-moi by Matthew Saeger, which was then nominated for 4 Molière awards: Private Theater, Best Actress in Private Theater, Best Actor in Private Theater, and Best Direction in Private Theater. They won all 4 nominations.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2004The Giraffe's NeckYoung girl on train2008Mark of an AngelNurse2009MicmacsCalculatorShortlisted for a César Award for Most Promising Actress nomination201210 jours en or Boutique owner2014Amour sur place ou à emporterBlair Witch2017The TeacherThe doctor at the hospital2017JalouseIsabelle2018Les Bonnes intentionsAgnès 2021Delicious Marquise de Saint-Genet2024Monsieur Aznavour Édith Piaf
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2006Hé M'sieurMartine MarotA television film.2006L'État de GraceNurseA miniseries.2008Paris enquêtes criminelles (episode "Trafics")Fanny Delorme2010Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la CouleuvreCatherine de Manneville2012Les Pieds dans le platAnouchka SternA television film.2014–2018A Very Secret ServiceMarie-Jo Cotin2015Une chance de tropClaire Lambert2018Le Jour où j'ai brûlé mon coeur Suzanna
Theater YearTitleRoleTheaterNotes2005AmadeusThéâtre de ParisSee awards2006The Importance of Being EarnestThéâtre Antoine20072008Opéra de Massy2008Question d'envie Petit Théâtre de ParisHer own written work2009–2010Les Femmes savantes Théâtre 14 Jean-Marie Serreau, Petit Théâtre de ParisFestival d'AnjouPetit Théâtre de Paris2010On purge bébé / Léonie est en avance Théâtre du Palais-Royal2011A Midsummer Night's DreamThéâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinFestival d'Anjou2012Tartarin de Tarascon Théâtre André MalrauxCreated role2013A Midsummer Night's DreamThéâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinSee awards2013La Station ChampbaudetThéâtre Marigny2013DivinaThéâtre des VariétésSee awards2015Irma La DouceThéâtre de la Porte Saint-MartinMusical nominated for a Molière2016Le Plus beau jour Théâtre Hébertot2017Faisons un rêve Théâtre de la MadeleineFestival d'Anjou2018Papa va bientôt rentrer Théâtre de Paris2018Le PrénomThéâtre Édouard VII
Awards and nominations YearOrganisationAwardWorkResult2005Molière AwardBest Newcomer 2013Molière Award as the Palmarès du théâtreBest Supporting ActressA Midsummer's Night Dream 2013Molière AwardBest Supporting ActressDivina 2023Molière AwardBest ActressOublie-moiBest Direction (with Thierry Lopez)
Personal life In 2005, Baup met Deutsch when they worked together during Amadeus. After working together for several more years while cast in The Importance of Being Earnest, they married in 2009 and now have three children.
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