Esther Garrel

Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in 17 Girls, Jealousy (2013), Call Me by Your Name (2017), and Thirst Street (2017).

Early life Garrel was born in Paris, the daughter of filmmaker Philippe Garrel and actress Brigitte Sy. Her brother is actor Louis Garrel, and her grandfather is actor Maurice Garrel. Her maternal grandfather was of Sephardic Jewish descent.

Career Garrel made her film debut in Wild Innocence, directed by her father. She went on to star in 17 Girls, directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, which had its world premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, as well as Youth, directed by Justine Malle. In 2013 Garrel starred alongside her brother in Jealousy, directed by her father.

In 2017, Garrel co-starred in Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, opposite Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg. It had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. She went on to star in Thirst Street, directed by Nathan Silver, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 21 April 2017, and Lover for a Day, directed by her father, and which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.

Filmography (selection) Esther Garrel at the 6th Odesa International Film Festival in 2015.

Year Title Role Notes 1999 Zanzibar à Saint-Sulpice Short 2001 Wild Innocence Little girl 2008 The Beautiful Person Esther Mes copains Short Rien dans les poches Hélène Manikowski TV movie 2009 Un chat un chat Sibylle 2010 Where the Boys Are Esther Short Armandino e il madre Sara Short 2011 17 Girls Flavie House of Tolerance A prostitute 2012 Camille Rewinds Mathilde 2013 Jealousy Esther Jeunesse Juliette Ennui ennui Cher Short Les carrés blancs She Short Je sens plus la vitesse Marthe Short 2014 Tu garderas la nuit Magda Short 2015 L'Astragale Marie Marguerite & Julien The storyteller 2016 Daydreams Lucienne Heuvelmans Après Suzanne Esther Short Victor ou la piété Camille Short 2017 Thirst Street Clémence Lover for a Day Jeanne Call Me by Your Name Marzia 2018 The Great Pretender Thérése 2019 Sisters in Arms Yaël Schneeweiss (Snow White) Schneeweiss Short 2020 Adventures of a Mathematician Francoise 2022 Julia(s) Emilie 2023 The Plough Martha Burchnar 2024 Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia Michèle Mouton