26 Facts About Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy is a French-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter.

Julie Delpy studied filmmaking at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, including Europa Europa, Voyager, Three Colors: White, the Before trilogy, An American Werewolf in Paris, and 2 Days in Paris.

Julie Delpy has been nominated for three Cesar Awards, two Online Film Critics Society Awards, and two Academy Awards.

Julie Delpy moved to the United States in 1990 and became a US citizen in 2001.

Julie Delpy's mother was known for signing the 1971 Manifesto of the 343, signed by women demanding reproductive rights and admitting to having abortions when they were illegal in France.

Julie Delpy's parents exposed her to the arts at an early age.

In 1984, at fourteen, Julie Delpy was discovered by film director Jean-Luc Godard, who cast her in Detective.

Julie Delpy used her money from the film to pay for her first trip to New York City.

Julie Delpy became an international celebrity after starring in the 1990 film Europa Europa directed by Agnieszka Holland.

Julie Delpy did not speak German, so she performed her role in English and her dialogue was dubbed in.

Julie Delpy subsequently appeared in several Hollywood and European films, including Voyager and The Three Musketeers.

Julie Delpy achieved wider recognition for her role opposite Ethan Hawke in director Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, where she has controversially claimed to have written much of her own dialogue.

Julie Delpy reprised her Before Sunrise character, Celine, with a brief animated appearance in Waking Life, and again in the sequels Before Sunset and Before Midnight.

The initial follow-up movie earned Julie Delpy, who co-wrote the script, her first Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In 2009, Julie Delpy starred in The Countess as the title character Elizabeth Bathory.

Julie Delpy began being interested in a film-directing career when still a child, and enrolled in a summer directing course at New York University.

Julie Delpy wrote and directed the short film Blah Blah Blah in 1995 which screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

Julie Delpy made her feature length directorial debut in 2002 with Looking for Jimmy, which she wrote and produced.

Julie Delpy again starred with Hawke, and the film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

In early 2014, Julie Delpy announced her next writing-directing project would be A Dazzling Display of Splendor and focus on a family of vaudeville performers.

Julie Delpy courted controversy in 2016 when the Oscar nominations included no Black honorees.

Julie Delpy composed the original score for 2 Days in Paris in which she performed Marc Collin's "Lalala" over the closing credits.

Julie Delpy wrote the music for her 2009 film The Countess.

Julie Delpy moved to New York in 1990 and moved to Los Angeles a few years later.

Julie Delpy has been a naturalized US citizen since 2001, although she retains her French citizenship.

Julie Delpy has said she has been plagued by health problems since childhood and had to wear callipers at age eight.