The talented, bright French actress Julie Depardieu has long been associated with the audience exclusively with the name of her father, the famous actor Gerard Depardieu. It was a long time before the public finally realized that Julie is an independent artist who does not bask in the shadow of her father's glory and builds her brilliant creative career solely by her own work.
Unhappy childhood in a star family
Julie Depardieu, whose photo can be seen in this article, was born in a star family of actors Gerard and Elizabeth Depardieu. The date of birth of the actress is June 18, 1973.
The family gave the impression of being quite prosperous, even happy. However, one could hardly call Depardieu's hearth a model of family harmony and comfort. According to Julie, the father avoided the company of his own children and wife, could leave them alone, for example, at Christmas, and leave in an unknown direction.
He didn't even open gifts for the holidays, in every possible waydemonstrating disdain for their loved ones. The complexity of childhood relationships with her father contributed to the formation in the daughter's mind of an extremely negative image of the closest person.
Movie debut
Nevertheless, Julie's film debut took place in the film, where Gerard played a major role. But she still denies her father's involvement in the fact that acting has become her profession. So, in fact, after graduating from school, Julie Depardieu entered the university and began to seriously study philosophy. However, the acquaintances in the acting environment that began during the filming of "Colonel Chabert" could no longer disappear from her life forever. Soon she received a new offer from Jose Diane - to play in a film called "The Machine". It was followed by the TV series The Count of Monte Cristo, where Julie's unloved father again became Julie's partner on the set.
Julie Depardieu, whose biography reveals far from cloudless pictures of childhood, does not hide her dislike and even contempt for her father. She was never able to forgive him for the family life filled with negativity and experiences, openly stating this in an interview. Moreover, she is very skeptical about various kinds of acting dynasties and claims that she became an actress only because she suddenly liked acting.
Starting professional acting
In order to seriously engage in acting, a young woman left her studies at the university and began to actively act in all the films in which she was called. Without the protection of the father,she resolutely overcame all obstacles and over and over again received prestigious film awards for her work. According to her, for a long time it did not occur to her to call herself an actress, this happened only a few years after the start of serious work in the cinema.
Julie's full-fledged debut as an actress of the first plan took place in 1998 in the film "Midnight Exam". It was in this film that the deep talent of the aspiring artist was revealed. The subtle psychological work that was done by her and the director was appreciated by critics. After this role, Julie Depardieu's career took off, and her name became less and less associated with the star father.
Music experience
Julie is a creative, constantly searching nature. She does not stop there, constantly mastering new, unexplored possibilities of artistic activity. So, 1998 for her was not only a year of breakthrough in the great French cinema, but also an attempt to prove herself in vocal terms. Julie acted as a singer, recording a music disc in a duet with the famous singer Marc Lavoine. And this experience turned out to be very successful. Julie once again confirmed to the world her exceptional talent.
The next successful work of Julie Depardieu in the cinema was the work in the film "Love Me". She was followed by a number of television projects, as well as a new meeting on the set with the fateful director for her, Jose Diane. In her film called "Zaid" Julie played with her brother.
Brightness and comedic talent
Julie's film duet with the popular actress Audrey Tautou, which took place on the set of the film Big God, I'm Small, brought Julie's significant success.
The first award "Cesar" went to her in 2002 for one of the roles in the film "Baby Lily". 2004 was a special year for Julie Depardieu: the actress's filmography was replenished with a new bright film, she shone in a comedy film called Runway. From that moment it became clear that Depardieu chooses roles not on the basis of their status, but based on the emotional closeness of the character and his eccentricity. Therefore, the bright Julie can be seen in an episodic role, but the audience will definitely remember her as if the entire film was dedicated to her.
In 2008, the collection of awards for the actress is replenished with a new "Cesar" for the best supporting role. This time she is successful in her collaboration with director Claude Miller on the set of the film "Family Secret".
Currently, Julie is married to French singer Philippe Catherine, in 2011 the couple had a son, Billy, later another child was born, who was named Alfred. The actress continues to lead an active creative lifestyle, and believes that her best role has not yet been played.
