Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France, in 1969 to actors Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet. She was introduced to the arts at an early age and made her debut in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Detective” (1985) at the age of fourteen. She quickly gained international recognition, starring in films such as “Europa Europa” (1990), “Voyager” (1991), and Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Three Colors: White” (1994), where she played Dominique and made brief cameo appearances in “Three Colors: Blue” and “Three Colors: Red.” Her career progressed with roles in American productions, including Disney’s “The Three Musketeers” (1993) and “Killing Zoe” (1993).

Delpy achieved wider recognition for her role as Céline in Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” (1995), a film that garnered critical acclaim and was a significant part of the 1990s independent film movement. She reprised this role in the sequels “Before Sunset” (2004) and “Before Midnight” (2013), for which she also co-wrote the screenplays alongside Linklater and Ethan Hawke. Her writing contributions earned her Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight.” She further demonstrated her diverse skill set by graduating from NYU’s film school and writing and directing the short film “Blah Blah Blah” (1995), which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

Her directorial full-length debut was “Looking for Jimmy” in 2002, a film she also wrote and produced. She continued to write, direct, and star in her own projects, including “2 Days in Paris” (2007) and its sequel “2 Days in New York” (2012), and “The Countess” (2009). For “2 Days in Paris,” she also edited and co-produced the original score. Her 2019 film “My Zoe” also saw her in the roles of director, writer, and lead actress. She also wrote and directed “Meet the Barbarians” in 2024 and acted in the TV miniseries “Hostage” (2025) as Vivienne Toussaint. Delpy became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001 and currently resides in Los Angeles.