Julie Dray

Julie Dray is a French actress.

Early life At the age of thirteen, Dray won a magazine competition to interview a pop star. Through this experience, she was offered a job as a columnist, and used the money she made to pay for after school drama classes. Dray trained in acting at the Cours Simon and Cours Florent. In addition to French, she is fluent in English and Spanish as well as knowing some Hebrew and Norwegian.

Career On television, she is best known to international audiences for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Crashing (2016) and the HBO and Sky One science fiction series Avenue 5 (2020). Her films include Breaking the Bank (2014) and A Bird Flew In (2021).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 À l'aube du printemps 1999 Whatever Young Woman 2000 Deuxième vie Sylvie 2004 Mariage mixte Myriam Abecassis 2006 Comme un lundi Short film Le dîner Clara Short film 2008 Ralph Julie Short film Le Bruit défendu Sabine 2010 Do Elephants Pray? Malika 2012 Toussaint Louverture Louise Another Woman's Life Séverine 2013 Brûlures Geraldine Short film 2014 20 Rules! Julie Breaking the Bank Sophie À part ça la vie est belle Zoe Short film 2015 Mike Garcia and the Cruz Wendy Anarchist Short film 2016 La femme et le TGV Dance Teacher Short film Le Voyageur Writer and executive producer 2017 Base Ash 2019 For the Cause Sirine 2021 A Bird Flew In Anna 2023 le nounou Sandra

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Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1998 Le poulet est roti Cécile Tadam, Paris 2002 Jalousie en trois fax Irish Europe tour 2004 Faux départ Diane Théâtre Rive Gauche, Paris 2006 Red Light Winter Christine Elephant Theatre Company, Los Angeles 2011 Bang Bang Bang Mathilde Royal Court Theatre, London 2019 Fairview Bets Young Vic, London

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2007 Mediterranean Festival of New Directors Best Actress Le dîner 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Acting in a Low Budget Film Do Elephants Pray?