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Trivia

  • She was cast as Richard Gere's mistress in the drama Hoax (2005).
  • In 1987 she had her English-language debut in Godard's King Lear.
  • She had a recurring role on the NBC drama ER in 2001, playing "Nicole".
  • She got the San Francisco Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her preformance in the movie Before Sunset, 2004.
  • Delpy wrote, directed and co-starred in the 12-minute short Blah, Blah, Blah (1995).
  • She appeared in Killing Zoe (1994), alongside with Eric Stoltz.
  • Delpy's character Dominique appeared in all the segments of Kryztsztof Kieslowski's Trois couleurs/Three Colors trilogy.
  • Her height is 5' 6˝" (1.69 m).
  • In the movie Before Sunset Delpy sings a song she's written herself.
  • In 2005 Delpy got her first Academy Award nomination for "Writing Adapted Screenplay" for her writing of the screenplay for Before Sunset.
  • She made her directorial debut with a short film Looking for Jimmy in 1995, which she also wrote and produced.
  • Delpy is not only an actor, but also an accomplished musical artist. She released a self-titled CD in 2003
  • Her hobbies are cooking, writing, painting, singing, dancing, chess and mathematics.
  • She resides in both Paris, France and Los Angeles, USA.
  • Both her parents are actors. Her father is also an theatre director.
  • She was named one of People Magazine's "25 most beautiful" in 1995.
  • Julie speaks fluent French, English and Italian. She also speaks some Spanish and German.
  • Julie Delpy can be seen in Cinemagique. It is a short film currently shown at the Walt Disney Studios, at Disneyland Paris.

Quotes

  • Julie Delpy: I realised I wanted to be a writer when I understood the power that you can have over the destiny of your characters. I hear the characters talking in my head and I feel that I can't think about anything else - it can be a bit scary for my boyfriend.
  • Julie Delpy: When I first met Godard I told him that, while I wanted the part in Détective, I really wanted to come and see him work, even if I didn't get the part
  • Julie Delpy: I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet.
  • Julie Delpy: I may move from everywhere and spend two or three years in total isolation. I like being alone a lot. I enjoy that more than anything

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