Julie Gayet

Early life and education Gayet was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, where her father Brice Gayet is a professor and head of gastric surgery at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris. He was former head of the clinic to the Lariboisière Hospital and lecturer at the Faculty Xavier Bichat at Paris Diderot University. Her mother is an antique dealer. Her paternal grandfather, Alain Gayet, was also a surgeon and became a Compagnon de la Libération after World War II. She received a social liberal intellectual upbringing.

Gayet studied art history and psychology at university, circus skills at the circus school of the Fratellini family, and operatic singing under Tosca Marmor. At the age of 17, she studied at the Actors Studio in London with Jack Waltzer, and then continued at the Tania Balachova School in Paris.

Career

Acting Gayet made her acting debut in a 1992 episode of the French TV series Premiers baisers, and had her first film role as an extra in Three Colors: Blue (1993). Her first role of public note was in the 1996 comedy Delphine 1, Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia.

Singing Her musical performances include playing in video-clips for Benjamin Biolay and singing a duet with Marc Lavoine.

Film directing In 2013, Gayet co-directed with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cinéast(e)s featuring 20 French female film directors.

Other Gayet appeared on the cover of the 17 January 2014 issue of the French Elle magazine. The issue hit newsstands on 15 January 2014, two days ahead of its usual release day. The couple have two children.

Gayet is a centre-left activist, having appeared in a video supporting François Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election. She also supported same-sex marriage in France.

In 2013 rumours started circulating that Gayet was in a secret relationship with Hollande. On 10 January 2014, a story in the tabloid Closer featured seven pages of alleged revelations and photos about the affair, provoking wider media coverage. Hollande said he "regretted this violation of his private life" and was "thinking about" pursuing a legal response, but did not deny the substance of the story. The 10 January issue was so popular that Closer "reprinted the issue, with a further 150,000 copies scheduled to hit newsstands" on 15 January 2014.

On 27 March 2014, a French court ordered Closer magazine to pay Gayet €15,000 ($20,700) for publishing the photos that revealed an affair between her and President Hollande. In November 2014, she was photographed with Hollande at the Élysée Palace gardens; it was revealed that her affair with Hollande was ongoing and that she was spending at least four nights a week with him there.

Gayet married Hollande on 4 June 2022 in Tulle.

In October 2022, she was appointed to the supervisory board of French professional rugby union club CA Brive.

Gayet is of French as well as distant Polish, German, Maltese, and Corsican Italian descent.

Awards 1997: Prix Romy Schneider for her role in Sélect Hôtel. 2009: Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival for

Filmography Julie Gayet attending the 2007 Festival of American Cinema at Deauville. Julie Gayet attending the 2019 International Film Festival at Pauillac.

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Premiers baisers TV series, one episode 1994 Ferbac TV series, one episode 1994 La Vie de Marianne Mademoiselle de Fare 1997 Maître Da Costa TV series, one episode 2001 Sang d'encre Monica 2004 Bien agités ! Diane 2004 3 garçons, 1 fille, 2 mariages Camille 2005 Les Rois maudits Isabelle de France Miniseries 2006 Le Rainbow Warrior Dominique Prieur 2007 La Légende des trois clefs Béatrice Sancier 2007 Elles et Moi Florence de Montellier 2010 Famille décomposée Doris 2010 Clandestin Sophie 2011 V comme Vian Michelle Vian 2011 Iona Gorrigan 2011 J'étais à Nüremberg Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier 2012 Emma Irène 2013 Odysseus Helen of Troy 2013 Alias Caracalla Madame Moret 2014 Ça va passer... Mais quand ? Sophie 2015 Call My Agent! Herself TV series (1 episode) 2019 Soupçons (Torn) Victoire TV series (6 episodes) 2021 Une mère parfaite Helene Berg TV series (4 episodes) 2022 Disparition inquiétante Gabrielle Perez TV series (1 Episode) 2023 Les Mystères de la marée Emilie Lagne TV series 2024 Olympe, une femme dans la Révolution Olympe de Gouges TV series 2026 Mr. Trillion: The Dynamic Man Kelly Gentiloni TV series

Short films Year Title Role Notes 1996 Sans transition 1996 Vive le cinéma ! 1996 15 sans billets 1997 Pédagogie 1997 Play 1998 Je ne veux pas être sage 1998 Baby Blues 2003 Rêver 2006 Un secret derrière la porte 2007 Fin 2009 Le Petit Homme bleu 2009 Une dernière cigarette 2009 De plaisir

As director Year Title Role Notes 2013 Cinéast(e)s Co-directed with Mathieu Busson

As producer Year Title Notes 2009 8 fois debout 2009 Fix ME 2010 Dowaha Co-producer 2011 Bonsai 2013 A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2015 The Boss's Daughter 2015 Jailbirds 2016 The Ride 2018 Murder Me, Monster

Videoclips Year Title Notes 2007 Laisse aboyer les chiens For Benjamin Biolay 2007 Dans la Merco Benz For Benjamin Biolay 2007 Qu'est-ce que ça peut faire ? For Benjamin Biolay

Songs Duet with Marc Lavoine on the song Avec toi from the album Je descends du singe (2012).