Julia Roy
Julia Roy | |
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![]() Roy at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival in 2018 | |
Born | Paris, France | 12 December 1989
Education | Columbia University Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter |
Julia Roy (born 12 December 1989) is a French actress and screenwriter.
Biography
[edit]Julia Roy was born in Paris, France.[1] She grew up in Vienna, Austria.[2] After graduating from the Lycée Français de Vienne, she attended the Cours Florent and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[3]
She has appeared in films such as If You Don't, I Will[4] and Eva,[5] in which she starred opposite Isabelle Huppert and Gaspard Ulliel. She starred opposite Mathieu Amalric in Benoît Jacquot's 2016 film Never Ever, for which she also wrote the screenplay based on Don DeLillo's novel The Body Artist.[6] The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2024 Roy detailed her history of abuse by Jacquot in an article for LeMonde.[7]
In 2019 she played with Vincent Lindon in Dernier Amour, and in 2021 she played alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg in the film Suzanna Andler, based on Marguerite Duras's play. She was nominated in the category Révélations at the French Césars Awards.
Roy served as one of the jury members at the Cabourg Film Festival in 2016.[8][9]
In 2024, Roy accused director Benoit Jacquot of sexual assaulting her in "a context of violence and moral constraint which lasted several years."[10][11] Jacquot would be criminally charged with raping her in July 2024.[12][13][14]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- If You Don't, I Will (2014)
- Never Ever (2016)
- Kafka's Lovers (2017)
- Eva (2018)
- Dernier Amour (2019)
- Stroke of Luck (2020)
- Suzanna Andler (2021)
Short films
[edit]- Telencephale (2012)
- Les Filles de L'Hiver (2013)
- Les Revelations (2017)
- Einstein's Telescope (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ Grangeray, Emilie (6 December 2016). "Julia Roy, nouvelle égérie de Jacquot". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Tendinha, Rui Pedro (1 February 2017). "Julia Roy, French". Up Magazine. TAP Air Portugal. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Julia Roy". Cabourg Film Festival (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (17 December 2014). "If You Don't, I Will". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (17 February 2018). "Berlin Film Review: 'Eva'". Variety. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Garçon, Roberto; Verdoux, Louis (17 November 2016). "Interview de Julia Roy, une artiste montante". Buzzles (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Under the guise of cinema, director Benoît Jacquot set up a predatory system". LaMonde. 8 February 2024.
- ^ Vely, Yannick (9 June 2016). "Emmanuelle Béart rayonnante pour le 30e Festival de Cabourg". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Under the guise of cinema, director Benoît Jacquot set up a predatory system". Le Monde.fr. lemonde. 8 February 2024.
- ^ "French film director Benoît Jacquot placed under formal investigation for rape". France 24. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ de Foucher, Lorraine; Lefilliâtre, Jérôme (8 February 2024). "Under the guise of cinema, director Benoît Jacquot set up a predatory system". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors". Associated Press. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Breeden, Aurelien (3 July 2024). "French Director Benoît Jacquot Is Charged With Rape". New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "French film director Jacquot charged with rape". Le Monde. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
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