Élisabeth Depardieu

Élisabeth Depardieu
Born
Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot

(1941-08-05) 5 August 1941 (age 83)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1967–2004
Spouse
(m. 1971; div. 1996)
ChildrenGuillaume Depardieu
Julie Depardieu

Élisabeth Depardieu (née Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot; born 5 August 1941)[1] is a French actress. She is the ex-wife of actor Gérard Depardieu and mother of actors Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu.

Personal life

Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot was born to a well-off Parisian family and married Gérard Depardieu on 19 February 1970. They had two children together, actors Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu. The couple divorced in 1996.

Career

Élisabeth appeared, as Elisabeth Guy, on TV and in movies. Later she appeared with Gérard Depardieu: Le tartuffe (1984), and later, while husband and wife they played husband and wife in Jean de Florette (1986). She participated at the 19th Brest European Short Film Festival in 2004 as a member of the jury.

She became Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2008.[1]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1967 Des garçons et des filles [fr]
1970 Les Aventures de Zadig
1984 Le tartuffe
1985 On ne Meurt Que 2 Fois
1985 L'amour Ou Presque
1986 Jean de Florette
1986 Manon of The Spring
1995 Le Garçu
1996 Les Aveux De L'innocent
1997 Bouge!
1999 Innocent
2001 Pas D'histoires!
2001 Ceci est mon corps
2002 Mischka
2004 Julie Meyer

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Décret du 21 mars 2008 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 2008 (71): 5024. 23 March 2008. PREX0804596D. Retrieved 22 March 2009. Mme Depardieu, née Guignot (Elisabeth, Dominique, Lucie), directrice artistique, auteur et metteur en scène ; 41 ans d'activités artistiques.