Julie Gayet

Julie Gayet born 3 June 1972 is a French actress and film producer She is also known for being the wife of the former President of France François Hollande Gayet was born in Suresnes HautsdeSeine 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 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 but her first role of public note was in the 1996 comedy Delphine 1 Yvan 0 by Dominique Farrugia Her musical performances include playing in videoclips for Benjamin Biolay and singing a duet with Marc Lavoine In 2007 she founded her own production company Rouge International with Nadia Turincev and produced films such as The Ride by Stephanie Gillard Fix me by Palestinian Raed Andonia and Bonsai by Cristian Jimenez of Chile In 2013 Gayet codirected with Mathieu Busson the documentary Cinéastes featuring 20 French female film directors 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 headline read Julie Gayet Actress and Committed Woman a French Passion In 2003 Gayet married author and screenwriter Santiago Amigorena but they divorced in 2006 The couple have two children Gayet is a centreleft activist having appeared in a video supporting François Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election She is a member of the Support Committee of the PS candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral election Anne Hidalgo She also supported samesex marriage in France In 2013 rumours started circulating that Gayet was in a secret relationship with President 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 150000 copies scheduled to hit newsstands on 15 January 2014 On 16 January 2014 the AFP news agency reported that Gayet would sue Closer for 50000 in damages and 4000 in legal costs Source Article Julie Gayet from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30