French actress and film producer (born 1972)
Julie Gayet (pronounced [ʒyli ɡajɛ] ; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.[ 4] She is also known for being the wife of the former President of France , François Hollande .[ 5]
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 .[ 6] Her paternal grandfather, Alain Gayet, was also a surgeon and became a Compagnon de la Libération after World War II .[ 7] She received a social liberal intellectual upbringing.[ 8] [ 9]
Gayet studied art history and psychology at university, circus skills at the circus school of the Fratellini family , and operatic singing under Tosca Marmor.[ 10] 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.[ 11]
Career
Acting
Gayet made her acting debut in a 1992 episode of the French TV series Premiers baisers ,[ 12] and had her first film role as an extra in Three Colors: Blue (1993),[ 13] but her first role of public note was in the 1996 comedy Delphine 1, Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia.[ 14]
Singing
Her musical performances include playing in video-clips for Benjamin Biolay and singing a duet with Marc Lavoine .[ 14]
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.[ 15]
Film directing
In 2013, Gayet co-directed with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cinéast(e)s featuring 20 French female film directors.[ 16]
Other
Gayet appeared on the cover of the 17 January 2014 issue of the French Elle magazine .[ 17] The issue hit newsstands on 15 January 2014, two days ahead of its usual release day.[ 17] The headline read "Julie Gayet, Actress and Committed Woman, a French Passion".[ 17]
Personal life
In 2003, Gayet married author and screenwriter Santiago Amigorena , but they divorced in 2006.[ 2] [ 3] The couple have two children.[ 18]
Gayet is a centre-left activist, having appeared in a video supporting François Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election .[ 14] She is a member of the Support Committee of the PS candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral election, Anne Hidalgo .[ 19] She also supported same-sex marriage in France .
In 2013 rumours started circulating that Gayet was in a secret relationship with President Hollande.[ 20] 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.[ 21] [ 22] 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.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] 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.[ 17] 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.[ 26]
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.[ 27] 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.[ 28]
Gayet married former French President François Hollande on 4 June 2022 in Tulle , France.[ 29]
In October 2022, she was appointed to the supervisory board of French professional rugby union club CA Brive .[ 30]
Gayet is of French as well as distant Polish, German, Maltese, and Corsican Italian descent.[ 31] [ 32]
Awards
Filmography
Julie Gayet attending the 2007 Festival of American Cinema at Deauville .
Julie Gayet attending the 2019 International Film Festival at Pauillac .
Film
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
Amoureuse [fr ]
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
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
^ Extrait de naissance n° 1086/1972 sur Les Gens du Cinéma
^ a b "Serieusement Feminin. 10 Jan 2014, Julie Gayet : qui est l'actrice dont tout le monde parle ?" . Terrafemina. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ a b "Europe Soir. 13 January 2014, Interview of Santiago Amigorena" . Dailymotion. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ a b c Cinq choses à savoir sur l'actrice Julie Gayet L'Express . 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014 (in French)
^ Fogiel, Marc-Olivier (5 October 2016). "Julie Gayet "joue un rôle de première dame virtuelle, officieuse, mais présente", estime Pauline Delassus" . RTL (in French).
^ "Who Is Julie Gayet, Alleged Lover of French President Francois Hollande? by Samantha Paine" . International Business Times . 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ "Journal l'Union" . 25 January 2014.
^ "Julie Gayet, ou la revanche de Ségolène Royal" . Le Point . 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ Héloïse Leussier (29 June 2004). "Julie Gayet, une actrice cultivée et engagée" . RTL (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ "VIDEOS. Cinq choses à savoir sur l'actrice Julie Gayet" . 10 January 2014.
^ "Biographie de Julie Gayet" . Premiere . 3 June 1972.
^ Céline Bayet (10 January 2014). "Quand Julie Gayet jouait dans "Premiers Baisers" " . 7sur7 . Retrieved 10 January 2014 .
^ "Julie Gayet" . L'Internaute . 11 May 2022.
^ a b c "Julie Gayet, actrice mais aussi militante, by Delphine Perez" . La Parisienne . 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014 .
^ Laubie, Sophie (10 January 2014). "Julie Gayet: French president's alleged actress lover" . Yahoo. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ Cinéast(e)s Télérama . Retrieved 10 January 2014 (in French)
^ a b c d Alex Wynne and Laure Guilbault (16 January 2014). "Pressure Mounts Against President Hollande" . WWD . Retrieved 16 January 2014 .
^ "Timeline: Hollande's partners" . BBC . 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014 .
^ Anne Penketh (12 January 2014). "François Hollande's ex-partner: France should 'turn page' on reported affair" . The Observer . The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2014 .
^ Julie Gayet et François Hollande sont-ils en couple L'Express
^ Vie privée : Hollande veut porter plainte contre « Closer » Le Monde , 10 January 2014
^ Le Figaro 10 January 2014
^ " "Closer" va retirer toute mention de l'affaire Gayet/Hollande sur son site" . Le Parisien . 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ > Par Benjamin Bonneau et Alexandre Kara <!. "Closer: Hollande regrette mais ne dément pas" . Europe1 . Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ "French President François Hollande rebuffs media on alleged affair with Julie Gayet: 'These are painful moments, but private matters should be dealt with privately' " . The Independent . 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014 .
^ "Julie Gayet sues Closer over Hollande 'affair' report" . BBC News . 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014 .
^ "Actress Gayet wins privacy lawsuit versus tabloid in Hollande affair" . Reuters . 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014 .
^ Bacchi, Umberto (21 November 2014). "Francois Hollande Pictured with Lover Julie Gayet at Elysée Palace" . Internacional Business Times UK. Retrieved 21 November 2014 .
^ Francetvinfo
^ Pommier, Benjamin (6 October 2022). "Un nouveau mode de gouvernance au CA Brive avec un directoire et un conseil de surveillance où va notamment siéger... Julie Gayet" . La Montagne (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ Généalogie, La Revue française de. "Julie Gayet une généalogie pleine de promesses..." La Revue française de Généalogie (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ magazine, Généalogie (25 May 2014). "Généalogies célèbres – Julie Gayet" . Le blog de Généalogie-Magazine (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ a b Brussels International Film Festival. Role of Honour.
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