Julie Delpy
Biography
Julie Delpy is a French and American actress, screenwriter, director and musician who was born in Paris and was cast by Jean-Luc Godard at fourteen in Detective (1985). She appeared in Mauvais Sang (1986) and earned a César nomination for most promising actress for La Passion Béatrice, then became an international name with Europa Europa (1990) and Three Colours: White (1994). She is best known as Céline opposite Ethan Hawke in Richard Linklater's Before trilogy, Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013), co-writing the later two and sharing Academy Award nominations for adapted screenplay on both. After studying filmmaking at NYU, she made her directing debut with Looking for Jimmy in 2002, then wrote and directed 2 Days in Paris (2007), 2 Days in New York (2012) and Lolo. She also records music.
56years old
Turns 57 on December 21in 68 days
- Born 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: SagittariusLast day of the sign, on the Capricorn cusp
- Also credited as Julie Delphy
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 38 years1985 to 2023
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First role
In 1984, when Delpy was fourteen, film director Jean-Luc Godard discovered her and gave her a role in his film Détective, which came out in 1985.
Behind the camera
In 1995, Delpy wrote and directed Blah Blah Blah, a short film that was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
Behind the camera
In 2002, Delpy directed her first feature length film, Looking for Jimmy. She also wrote, produced, and starred in it.
Behind the camera
Delpy's 2012 release, 2 Days in New York, followed her 2007 film 2 Days in Paris. She stars in it with actor Chris Rock, and she said the role he played was written specifically for him.
Julie Delpy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Linklater directed four of these films, Jean-Luc Godard two. Ethan Hawke appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ethan Hawke's page
Daniel Brühl's page
Albert Delpy's page
Brendan Fraser's page
Michel Piccoli's page
All films by Richard Linklater
Also two films together7 more actors
- Vincent Gallo2 Days in New York (2012) and L.A. Without a Map (1998)
- Vincent LacosteLolo (2015) and Skylab (2011)
- Marie Pillet2 Days in Paris (2007) and Before Sunset (2004)
- Alexia Landeau2 Days in New York (2012) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- Leos CaraxKing Lear (1988) and Mauvais Sang (1986)
- Alexandre Nahon2 Days in New York (2012) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- René-Alban FleuryLolo (2015) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Julie Delpy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$264 million
19 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 19 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$112M42.4% of the total
- 2$47M17.7% of the total
- 3$27M10.1% of the total
- 4$20M7.5% of the total
- 5$16M6.1% of the total
- 6$12M4.5% of the total
- 7$11M4.2% of the total
- 8$6.0M2.3% of the total
$13.9 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2004 to 2022.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2022 | Officer of Arts and Letters | Won | |
| 2017 | European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award | Won | |
| 2013 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Before Midnight | Won |
| 2004 | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress | Before Sunset | Won |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
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