Judith Godrèche
| Judith Godrèche | |
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Godrèche in 2007
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| Born |
23 March 1972 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress, author, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dany Boon (m. 1998; div. 2002) |
| Partner(s) |
Benoît Jacquot Maurice Barthélemy |
Judith Godrèche (born 23 March 1972) is a French actress and author. She has appeared in more than 30 films.
Godrèche was born in Paris, the daughter of a psychoanalyst and a child therapist. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, from Poland and Russia, who changed their name from "Goldreich". Godrèche left school at age fourteen, settling into a long-term relationship with older director Benoît Jacquot.
Godrèche's early work included commercial modeling for a Japanese chocolate maker, as well as a teen magazine. Her first film appearance was as Claudia Cardinale's daughter in L'été prochain. At fourteen, she obtained her first major role, in Jacquot's Les Mendiants, with Dominique Sanda.
In 1989, Godrèche starred in Jacques Doillon's La Fille de 15 ans with Melvil Poupaud, which brought her fame. The following year, she turned to a full-time career in film. In 1990 she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Jacquot's La Désenchantée.
In 1991, she was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1994 her novel Point de côté was published in France by Broché Publishers to good reviews.
Godrèche was not well known to American audiences until Patrice Leconte's Ridicule was released in 1996. The film introduced her to Americans in the role of Mathilde de Bellegarde. In 1998 she starred with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeremy Irons in The Man in the Iron Mask.
Godrèche was nominated for a 2002 César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the surprise European hit, L'Auberge espagnole
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