Julie Gayet
Acting • Born 1972-06-03
Biography
Julie Gayet (born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer. She is also known for being the wife of the former President of France, François Hollande. 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. 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), but her first role of public note was in the 1996 comedy Delphine 1, Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia. Her musical performances include playing in video-clips for Benjamin Biolay and singing a duet with Marc Lavoine. 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. In 2013, Gayet co-directed with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cinéast(e)s featuring 20 French female film directors. 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". In 2003, Gayet married 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 President Hollande. 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. 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. ... Source: Article "Julie Gayet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
120 credits
Shall We Kiss?
Movie • 2007
Émilie
My Best Friend
Movie • 2006
Catherine, François's partner
Impure
Movie • 2019
La mère
Vatanen's Hare
Movie • 2006
Olga
Traceless
Movie • 2010
Clémence Meunier
Clara and Me
Movie • 2004
Clara
Almost Peaceful
Movie • 2002
Mme Andrée
8 Times Up
Movie • 2010
Elsa
Novo
Movie • 2002
Julie
Les Mystères de la marée
Movie • 2023
Emilie
Why Not Me?
Movie • 1998
Eva
Enfances
Movie • 2007
Fritz Lang's mother
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
Movie • 1996
Delphine Saban
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)
Movie • 1998
Véra
Paddy
Movie • 1999
Paddy
Under the Stars
Movie • 1994
Hannah
Bab El Web
Movie • 2005
Laurence
The Blue Room
Movie • 2014
Le préposé Fedex
Sentimental Education
Movie • 1998
Clare
De particulier à particulier
Movie • 2006
Sophie
Lovely Rita
Movie • 2003
Rita
The Art of Seduction
Movie • 2011
Hélène
Famille Décomposée
Movie • 2010
Doris
Devenir maman : notre combat contre l'endométriose
Movie • 2018
Self
Camping à la ferme
Movie • 2005
la juge
Chaos and Desire
Movie • 2002
Catherine Rolland
Carré Blanc
Movie • 2011
Marie
My Best Holidays
Movie • 2012
Isabelle
Two Dads and One Mom
Movie • 1996
Sophie
Red Ants
Movie • 2007
Anne
Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying
Movie • 2011
Silvie
A Woman in Winter
Movie • 2007
Caroline
Le Nouveau
Movie • 2023
Adèle
The Night Parade
Movie • 2013
Julie
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or
Movie • 2011
Julia
Olympe, une femme dans la Révolution
Movie • 2025
Olympe de Gouges
The French Minister
Movie • 2013
Valérie Dumontheil
Another House
Movie • 2013
Charlotte
Select Hotel
Movie • 1997
Nathalie
Apatride
Movie • 2018
Lise
Soirée Pyjama
Movie • 2019
Self - Guest
In Love
Movie • 2011
Iona Gorrigan
The Chase
Movie • 2024
Anna
Paper Souls
Movie • 2013
Emma
Outrage
Movie • 2023
Alice
Le souffle du dragon
Movie • 2022
Fanny Kiener
Story of Annette Zelman
Movie • 2022
Christiane Jausion
Eleanor's Secret
Movie • 2009
La Mère - mom (voice)
The Darwinners
Movie • 2024
(voice)
Confusion of Genders
Movie • 2000
Babette
Santa's Apprentice
Movie • 2010
Félix's Mother (voice)
Ça va passer... mais quand ?
Movie • 2014
Sophie
The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed
Movie • 1994
Girl in metro
Vertiges de l'amour
Movie • 2001
Jeanne
J'étais à Nüremberg
Movie • 2011
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier
Nag la Bombe
Movie • 1999
Rosine, the waitress
People Who Love Each Other
Movie • 2000
Winnie
12 years, 7 months and 11 days
Movie • 2024
Lucie Coubert
Après la pluie, le beau temps
Movie • 2003
Rose Bonbon
Thank You for Calling
Movie • 2015
Barbara Perez
Ta mère !
Movie • 2015
Juliette
We Are Family
Movie • 2016
Sophie
Ma caméra et moi
Movie • 2002
Lucie
La Vie de Marianne
Movie • 1997
Mademoiselle de Fare
Jailbirds
Movie • 2016
Maître Nadège Rutter
Cafard
Movie • 2015
Yelena Dimitrieva (voice)
Marion, 13 ans pour toujours
Movie • 2016
Nora Fraisse
The Little Apocalypse
Movie • 1993
(uncredited)
The Beaches of Agnès
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings
Movie • 2004
Camille
Cinéast(e)s
Movie • 2013
Self
14 Million Screams
Movie • 2014
La mère
The Wedding Cake
Movie • 2010
Laurence
Dad Friend
Movie • 2018
Suzanne
Three Colors: Blue
Movie • 1993
Barrister at the Court of Justice (uncredited)
Ce qu'ils imaginent
Movie • 2004
Sarah
What's with This Granny?!
Movie • 2019
Sophie
Unveiled
Movie • 2018
Léa
Je ne veux pas être sage
Movie • 1998
One Hundred and One Nights
Movie • 1995
Camille Miralis
Poly
Movie • 2020
Louise
Comment je me suis réveillé
Movie • 2011
Emma
Movie • 2011
Irène
When Granny Meets Grandpa
Movie • 2021
Sophie
His Name Was Vian
Movie • 2011
Michelle Vian
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Movie • 2022
Florence
The Grand Restaurant III
Movie • 2021
Lisa's friend
The Liars
Movie • 1996
Lisa
Clandestin
Movie • 2010
Sophie
Love Addict
Movie • 2018
Martha
Like an Actress
Movie • 2023
Anna
Totally Nuts
Movie • 2004
Diane
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Movie • 2002
Self
Thank You Satan
Movie • 2024
Sharon Stone: Survival Instinct
Movie • 2024
Narrator (voice)
Mona Lisa Has Vanished
Movie • 2011
Espionage for Beginners
Movie
Catherine
Sous tension
Movie
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2025
Movie • 2025
Self
Le train perdu
Movie
Apolline Dalgret
La vie d'après
Movie • 2026
Herself
Olympe de Gouges : Liberté, égalité, féminité
Movie • 2025
Self : Actress, Director & Producer
Télématin
TV • 1985
Self
La Légende des 3 clefs
TV • 2007
Béatrice Sancier
The Perfect Mother
TV • 2022
Hélène Berg
Quotidien
TV • 2016
Self - Guest
Histoires de vies
TV • 2010
Sophie
The Accursed Kings
TV • 2005
Isabelle de France, reine d'Angleterre
Piquantes !
TV • 2020
Self - Guest
Just One Look
TV • 2017
Sandrine Koval-Beaufils
Zone interdite
TV • 1993
Self
Alias Caracalla, au cœur de la Résistance
TV • 2013
Marguerite Moret
Torn
TV • 2019
Victoire Delorme
Disturbing Disappearances
TV • 2019
Gabrielle Perez
True Story with
TV • 2020
Self
Call My Agent!
TV • 2015
Self
Dans les médias
TV • 2017
Self - Guest
Ferbac
TV • 1991
Flo
HMC : Habillage, Maquillage, Coiffure
TV • 2025
Self
Elles et moi
TV • 2009
Florence de Montellier