Coordinates	52°20′″N20°40′″N
alt	A caucasian male with dark slick hair, wearing a two-piece grey suit, with a white shirt and black tie.
birth name	Ethan Green Hawke
birth date	November 06, 1970
birth place	Austin, Texas, United States
years active	1984–present
occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter and novelist
spouse	Uma Thurman (1998–2004)Ryan Hawke (2008–present) }}

Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie ''Explorers'', before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama ''Dead Poets Society'' which is considered his breakthrough role. He then appeared in such films as ''White Fang'' (1991), ''A Midnight Clear'' (1992), and ''Alive'' (1993) before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama ''Reality Bites'', for which he gained critical acclaim. In 1995, he starred in the romantic drama ''Before Sunrise'', and later in its sequel ''Before Sunset'' (2004).

In 2001, Hawke was cast as a rookie police officer in ''Training Day'', for which he received a Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. Other films have included the science fiction feature ''Gattaca'' (1997), the title role in Michael Almereyda's ''Hamlet'' (2000), the action thriller ''Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005), and the crime drama ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007).

Hawke has appeared in many theater productions including ''The Seagull'', ''Henry IV'', ''Hurlyburly'', ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''The Winter's Tale'' and ''The Coast of Utopia'', for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 independent feature ''Chelsea Walls''. In November 2007 Hawke directed his first play, Jonathan Marc Sherman's ''Things We Want''. Aside from acting, he has written two novels, ''The Hottest State'' (1996) and ''Ash Wednesday'' (2002). Between 1998 and 2004, Hawke was married to actress Uma Thurman.

Early life

Hawke was born in Austin, Texas, to Leslie Carole (née Green), a charity worker, and James Steven "Jim" Hawke, an insurance actuary. His maternal grandfather, Howard Lemuel Green, had served five terms in the Texas Legislature and was a minor league baseball commissioner. Hawke's parents were students at the University of Texas at the time of his birth, and separated in 1974.

After the separation, Hawke was raised by his mother. The two relocated several times before settling in New York, where Hawke attended the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights. Hawke's mother remarried when he was 10 and the family moved to West Windsor Township, New Jersey, where Hawke attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. He later transferred to the Hun School of Princeton, a secondary boarding school, from which he graduated in 1988.

In high school, Hawke aspired to be a writer, but developed an interest in acting. He made his stage debut at age 13, in a school production of George Bernard Shaw’s ''Saint Joan'', and appearances in West Windsor-Plainsboro High School productions of ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' and ''You Can't Take It with You'' followed. At Hun School he took acting classes at the McCarter Theatre on the Princeton campus, and after high school graduation he studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, eventually dropping out after he was cast in ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989). He twice enrolled in New York University's English program, but dropped out both times to pursue acting roles.

Career

Early work

Hawke obtained his mother's permission to attend his first casting call at age 14. He secured his first film role in 1985's ''Explorers'', in which he played alongside River Phoenix as an alien-obsessed schoolboy who builds a spacecraft with his friends. The film received favorable reviews but made poor box office revenues, a failure which Hawke has admitted caused him to quit acting for a brief period after the film's release. Hawke later described the disappointment as difficult to bear at such a young age, adding "I would never recommend that a kid act." His next film appearance was not until 1989's comedy drama ''Dad'', where he played the son of Ted Danson's character.

In 1989, Hawke made his breakthrough appearance, playing shy student Todd Anderson opposite Robin Williams's inspirational English teacher in ''Dead Poets Society''. The film was critically well-received; the ''Variety'' reviewer wrote "Hawke ... gives a haunting performance." With revenue of $235 million worldwide, the film remains Hawke's most commercially successful picture to date. Hawke later described the opportunities he was offered as a result of the film's success as critical to his decision to continue acting: "I didn't want to be an actor and I went back to college. But then the [film's] success was so monumental that I was getting offers to be in such interesting movies and be in such interesting places, and it seemed silly to pursue anything else."

Hawke's next film, 1991's ''White Fang'', brought his first leading role. The film, an adaptation of Jack London's novel of the same name, featured Hawke as Jack Conroy, a Yukon gold hunter who befriends a wolfdog. According to ''The Oregonian'', "Hawke does a good job as young Jack, being both physically robust but still boyishly naive. He makes Jack's passion for White Fang real and keeps it from being ridiculous or overly sentimental." Hawke then appeared in the war film ''A Midnight Clear'' (1992) and 1993's ''Alive'', an adaptation of Piers Paul Read's 1974 book, ''Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors''.

Critical success

Hawke's next part, in the Generation X drama ''Reality Bites'' (1994) as Troy, a slacker who mocks the ambitions of his love interest (played by Winona Ryder), received critical acclaim. Film critic Roger Ebert called Hawke's performance convincing and noteworthy: "Hawke captures all the right notes as the boorish Troy." ''The New York Times'' noted, "Mr. Hawke's subtle and strong performance makes it clear that Troy feels things too deeply to risk failure and admit he's feeling anything at all." Nonetheless, the film was a surprise box office disappointment.

The following year Hawke again received critical praise, this time for his performance in Richard Linklater's 1995 drama ''Before Sunrise''. The film follows a young American (Hawke) and a young French woman (Julie Delpy), who meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, spending the night exploring the city and getting to know one another. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' praised Hawke and Delpy's performances: "[they] interact so gently and simply that you feel certain that they helped write the dialogue. Each of them seems to have something personal at stake in their performances."

Away from acting, Hawke directed the music video for the 1994 song "Stay (I Missed You)" by singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. He also published his first novel in 1996, ''The Hottest State'', about a love affair between a young actor and a singer. Hawke said of the novel, "Writing the book had to do with dropping out of college, and with being an actor. I didn't want my whole life to go by and not do anything but recite lines. I wanted to try making something else. It was definitely the scariest thing I ever did. And it was just one of the best things I ever did." The book met with a mixed reception. ''Entertainment Weekly'' said that Hawke "opens himself to rough literary scrutiny in ''The Hottest State''. If Hawke is serious ... he'd do well to work awhile in less exposed venues, perhaps focusing on shorter stories and submitting them to little magazines." ''The New York Times'' thought Hawke did "a fine job of showing what it's like to be young and full of confusion", concluding that ''The Hottest State'' was ultimately "a sweet love story".

In Andrew Niccol's science fiction film ''Gattaca'' (1997), "one of the more interesting scripts" Hawke said he had read in "a number of years", Hawke played the role of a man who infiltrates a society of genetically perfect humans by assuming another man's identity in order to realize his dream of space travel. Although ''Gattaca'' was not a success at the box office it drew generally favorable reviews from critics, and Hawke's performance was critically well-received. The ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' reviewer wrote that "Hawke, building on the sympathetic-but-edgy presence that has served him well since his kid-actor days, is most impressive". 1998 saw Hawke appearing in ''Great Expectations'', the contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens's novel, and collaborating for a second time with director Richard Linklater in ''The Newton Boys'', based on the true story of the Newton Gang, a family of bank robbers from Uvalde, Texas.

His only movie in 1999 was ''Snow Falling on Cedars'', in which he played a reporter named Ishmael Chambers, who, after being wounded in World War II, comes home to take over his family newspaper after his father's death. The film, based on David Guterson's novel of the same title, received ambivalent reviews and ''Entertainment Weekly'' concluded, "Hawke scrunches himself into such a dark knot that we have no idea who Ishmael is or why he acts as he does."

Hawke's next film role was in Michael Almereyda's 2000 film ''Hamlet'', in which he played the title character. The film transposed the famous William Shakespeare play to contemporary New York City, a technique Hawke felt made the play more "accessible and vital". ''Salon'' reviewer wrote: "Hawke certainly isn't the greatest Hamlet of living memory ... but his performance reinforces Hamlet's place as Shakespeare's greatest character. And in that sense, he more than holds his own in the long line of actors who've played the part." In 2001, Hawke appeared in two more Linklater movies: the animated ''Waking Life'', in which he shared a single scene with former co-star Julie Delpy contemplating the afterlife, and the psychological drama ''Tape'', in which he played a small-time drug dealer. Hawke regarded ''Tape'' as his "first adult performance", a performance noted by Roger Ebert for its "physical and verbal acting mastery".

''Training Day'' and after

Hawke's next role, and one for which he received substantial critical acclaim, came in ''Training Day'' (2001). Hawke played rookie cop Jake Hoyt, alongside Denzel Washington, as one of a pair of narcotics detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department spending 24 hours in the gang neighborhoods of South Los Angeles. The film was a box office hit, taking $104 million worldwide, and garnered generally favorable reviews. ''Variety'' wrote that Hawke's part "shows signs of coming to new life as a screen actor after somnolent turns in the likes of ''Snow Falling on Cedars''. Hawke adds feisty and cunning flourishes to his part that allow him to respectably hold his own under formidable circumstances." Paul Clinton of CNN reported that Hawke's performance was "totally believable as a doe-eyed rookie going toe-to-toe with a legend [Washington]". Hawke himself described ''Training Day'' as his "best experience in Hollywood". His performance earned him Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Hawke pursued a number of projects away from acting throughout the early 2000s. He made his directorial feature debut with ''Chelsea Walls'' (2002), an independent drama about five struggling artists living in the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Upon its release, the feature received mixed reviews; The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that Hawke's directorial debut "has brought Nicolette Burdette's play to the screen with fluid grace and a perfect blend of dreaminess and grit", while ''The Boston Globe'' stated that his direction is not apparent in ''Chelsea Walls''. The film was critically and financially unsuccessful. A second novel, 2002's ''Ash Wednesday'', was better received and made the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for hardcover fiction. The tale of an AWOL soldier and his pregnant girlfriend, between whose perspectives the narrative alternates, the novel attracted critical praise: ''The Guardian'' called it "sharply and poignantly written ... makes for an intense one-sitting read". ''The New York Times'' noted that in the book Hawke displayed "a novelist's innate gifts ... a sharp eye, a fluid storytelling voice and the imagination to create complicated individuals", but was "weaker at narrative tricks that can be taught". In 2003 Hawke made a television appearance, guest starring in the second season of the television series ''Alias'', where he portrayed a mysterious Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent.

In 2004 Hawke returned to film, starring in two features, ''Taking Lives'' and ''Before Sunset''. In ''Taking Lives'', a thriller based on Michael Pye's novel of the same name, he portrays a man who can identify a serial killer who has been assuming the identity of his victims. Director D. J. Caruso's decision to cast Hawke was based on the "vulnerability" he displayed in ''Training Day'' and believed he could do the same with his character. Upon release, ''Taking Lives'' received broadly negative reviews. Despite the film's reception, Hawke's performance was favored by critics; the ''Star Tribune'' noted that Hawke "plays a complex character persuasively". ''Before Sunset'', the Linklater-directed sequel to ''Before Sunrise'' which Hawke co-wrote with Linklater and Delpy, was more successful, with a contributor of ''The Hartford Courant'' reporting that the three collaborators keep Hawke and Delpy's characters "iridescent and fresh", concluding that they are the most delightful and moving of all romantic movie couples. Hawke called it one of his favorite movies, a "romance for realists". ''Before Sunset'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Hawke's first screenwriting Oscar nomination.

2005 saw Hawke star in the action thriller ''Assault on Precinct 13'', a loose remake of John Carpenter's 1976 film of the same title, with an updated plot. Hawke played Sergeant Jake Roenick, a Detroit policeman working desk duty in a rundown police station. ''Assault on Precinct 13'' received reasonable reviews; some critics praised the dark swift feel of the film, while others compared it unfavorably to John Carpenter's original. Hawke also starred that year in the political crime thriller ''Lord of War'', playing an Interpol agent chasing an arms dealer played by Nicolas Cage.

In 2006 Hawke was cast in a supporting role in the film ''Fast Food Nation'', an adaptation by Linklater and Eric Schlosser of Schlosser's best-selling 2001 non-fiction book ''Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal''. Hawke directed his second feature, ''The Hottest State'', based on his eponymous 1996 novel. The movie was screened at a special presentation at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival and was released in theaters to a tepid reception in 2007.

Hawke then appeared alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney in Sidney Lumet's crime drama ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007). Hawke played an ex-husband in desperate need of child support who decides to rob his parent's jewelry store with his brother (Hoffman), with disastrous consequences. Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' praised Hawke's performance, noting that he "digs deep to create a haunting portrayal of loss". ''USA Today'' called the movie "highly entertaining", describing Hawke and Hoffman's performances as excellent.

In 2008 Hawke starred alongside Mark Ruffalo in the crime drama ''What Doesn't Kill You''. Despite the favorable reception, the film was not given a proper theatrical release due to the bankruptcy of its distributor. 2009 saw Hawke appear in two features: ''New York, I Love You'', a romance movie comprising 12 short films, and ''Staten Island'', a crime drama interweaving three storylines. The following year he starred as a vampire researcher trying to save humanity from extinction in the horror-thriller ''Daybreakers'' (2010). The feature received reasonable reviews, and earned $51 million worldwide. His next role was in ''Brooklyn's Finest'', released in March 2010, as a narcotics officer who uses his position to steal drug money and vigilante justice. The film opened to a mediocre reception, yet his performance was well-received, with the ''New York Daily News'' concluding, "Hawke – continuing an evolution toward stronger, more intense acting than anyone might've predicted from him 20 years ago – drives the movie."

It was announced that Hawke had signed on to star opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in ''The Woman in the Fifth'', to play a cameo role in ''Total Recall'', and to star in an untitled horror-thriller from director Scott Derrickson. Aside from film, Hawke appeared as Starbuck, the first officer of the ''Pequod'' whaleship, in a television adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick''. The two-part miniseries aired on Encore in August 2011.

Stage career

Hawke has described theater as his "first love", a place where he is "free to be more creative". Hawke made his Broadway debut in 1992, portraying the playwright Konstantin Treplev in Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' at the Lyceum Theater in Manhattan. The following year Hawke was a co-founder and the artistic director of Malaparte, a Manhattan theater company, which survived until 2000. Outside of the New York stage, Hawke made an appearance in a 1995 production of Sam Shepard's ''Buried Child'', directed by Gary Sinise at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. In 1999, he starred as Kilroy in the Tennessee Williams play ''Camino Real'' at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.

Hawke returned to Broadway in a November 2003 production of ''Henry IV'', playing Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur. ''New York'' magazine wrote: "Ethan Hawke’s Hotspur ... is a compelling, ardent creation." Ben Brantley of the ''New York Times'' reported that Hawke's interpretation of Hotspur was "too contemporary for some tastes. It's hard to credit him as the embodiment of an older order of chivalry", but allowed "[He's] great fun to watch as he fumes and fulminates." In April 2005 Hawke starred in the Off-Broadway revival of David Rabe's dark comedy ''Hurlyburly''. ''New York Times'' critic Ben Brantley praised Hawke's performance as the central character Eddie, reporting that "he captures with merciless precision the sense of a sharp mind turning flaccid". The performance earned Hawke a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor.

In November 2006, Hawke starred as Mikhail Bakunin in Tom Stoppard's ''The Coast of Utopia'', a nine-hour long production, at the Lincoln Center in New York. Reviewing the production the ''Los Angeles Times'' complimented Hawke's take on Bakunin, writing: "Ethan Hawke buzzes in and out as Bakunin, a strangely appealing enthusiast on his way to becoming a famous anarchist." The performance earned Hawke his first Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In November 2007 he directed ''Things We Want'', a two-act play by Jonathan Marc Sherman, for the artist-driven Off-Broadway company The New Group. The play concerns four characters, three of whom are alcoholics. The production starred Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton, and Zoe Kazan. The ''Variety'' reviewer wrote: "While Ethan Hawke uses the space confidently, he allows his talented cast to push mannered material further into self-consciousness." ''New York'' magazine praised Hawke's "understated direction", particularly his ability to "steer a gifted cast away from the histrionics".

The following year Hawke received the Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Theater. In his acceptance speech Hawke said "I don't know why they're honoring me. I think the real reason they are honoring me is to help raise money for the theater company. Whenever the economy gets hit hard, one of the first thing to go is people's giving, and last on that list of things people give to is the arts because they feel it's not essential. I guess I'm here to remind people that the arts are essential to our mental health as a country."

In 2009 Hawke appeared in two plays under British director Sam Mendes: as Trofimov in Chekhov's ''The Cherry Orchard'', and as Autolycus in Shakespeare's ''The Winter's Tale''. The two productions, launched in New York as part of the Bridge Project, went on a transatlantic tour in six countries from January to August. ''The Cherry Orchard'' won a mixed review from the ''New York Daily News'', which wrote "Ethan Hawke ... fits the image of the 'mangy' student Trofimov, but one wishes he didn't speak with a perennial frog in his throat." Hawke's performance in ''The Winter's Tale'' earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

In January 2010 Hawke directed his second play, ''A Lie of the Mind'', by Sam Shepard on the New York stage. It was the first major Off-Broadway revival of the play since its 1985 premiere. Hawke said that he was drawn to the play's take on "the nature of reality", and its "weird juxtaposition of humor and mysticism". In his review for the ''New York Times'', Ben Brantley praised the production's "scary, splendid clarity", and applauded Hawke for providing his cast "with a mood-stirring mise-en-scène" and, moreover, for eliciting a performance that "connoisseurs of precision acting will be savoring for years to come". ''Entertainment Weekly'' commented that although ''A Lie of the Mind'' "wobbles a bit in its late stages", Hawke's "hearty" revival managed to "resurrect the spellbinding uneasiness of the original". The production garnered five Lucille Lortel Award nominations including Outstanding Revival, and earned Hawke a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play.

Hawke next starred in the Off-Broadway production of a new play, Tommy Nohilly's ''Blood from a Stone'', from December 2010 to February 2011. The play, about the collapse of a blue-collar family, was not a critical success, but Hawke's portrayal of the central character Travis earned positive feedback; ''The New York Times'' said he was "remarkably good at communicating the buried sensitivity beneath Travis's veneer of wary resignation." A contributor from the ''New York Post'' noted it was Hawke's "best performance in years". Hawke won an Obie Award for his role in ''Blood from a Stone''.

Personal life

On May 1, 1998, Hawke married actress Uma Thurman, whom he met on the set of ''Gattaca''. Their relationship resulted in two children: daughter Maya and son Levon. The couple separated in 2003, amid allegations of Hawke's infidelity, and filed for divorce the following year. Hawke married for a second time in June 2008, wedding Ryan Hawke (née Shawhughes), who had briefly worked as a nanny to his and Thurman's children before graduating from Columbia University. They have two daughters, Clementine Jane and Indiana.

Hawke is a long-time supporter of the Doe Fund which helps homeless people obtain housing and employment. He has served as a co-chair of the New York Public Library's Young Lions Committee, one of New York's major philanthropic boards. In 2001 Hawke co-founded the Young Lions Fiction Award, an annual prize for achievements in fiction writing by authors under age 35. In November 2010, he was honored as a Library Lion by the New York Public Library.

Hawke lives in Chelsea, a Manhattan neighborhood in New York City, and owns a small island in Nova Scotia. Hawke is a relative of Tennessee Williams on his father's side: Cornelius Williams, father of Tennessee Williams, was Hawke's great-great-uncle. He supports the United States Democratic Party, and supported Bill Bradley, John Kerry and Barack Obama for President of the United States in 2000, 2004 and 2008, respectively.

Filmography

''Lion's Den (film) ''Dead Poets Society'' ''Dad (film) ''White Fang (1991 film) ''Mystery Date'' ''Waterland (film) ''A Midnight Clear'' ''Rich in Love'' ''Alive (1993 film) ''Reality Bites'' ''Quiz Show'' ''Floundering'' ''Before Sunrise'' ''Search and Destroy (film) ''Gattaca'' ''Great Expectations (1998 film) ''The Newton Boys'' ''The Velocity of Gary'' ''Joe the King'' ''Snow Falling on Cedars (film) ''Hamlet (2000 film) ''Waking Life'' ''Tape (film) ''Training Day'' ''Chelsea Walls'' ''The Jimmy Show'' ''Alias (TV series) ''Taking Lives (film) ''Before Sunset'' ''Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film) ''Lord of War'' ''One Last Thing...'' ''The Hottest State'' ''Fast Food Nation (film) ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' ''What Doesn't Kill You'' ''New York, I Love You'' ''Staten Island (film) ''Corso: The Last Beat'' ''Daybreakers'' ''Brooklyn's Finest'' ''Moby Dick (miniseries) ''Total Recall (2012 film) ''Boyhood (film)

Year	! Film	! Role	Notes
1985	Explorers (film)>Explorers''	Ben Crandall
1988	Lion's Den'' ||	Unnamed
1989	|	Todd Anderson
1989	Dad'' ||	Billy Tremont
1991	White Fang'' ||	Jack Conroy
1991	|	Tom McHugh
1992	Waterland'' ||	Mathew Price
1992	|	Will Knott
1993	|	Wayne Frobiness
1993	Alive'' ||	Nando Parrado
1994	|	Troy Dyer	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
1994	|	Don Quixote Student
1994	|	Jimmy
1995	|	Jesse Wallace	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
1995	Search and Destroy'' ||	Roger
1997	|	Vincent Anton Freeman / Jerome Morrow
1998	Great Expectations'' ||	Finnegan 'Finn' Bell
1998	|	Jess Newton
1999	|	Nat
1999	|	Len Coles
1999	Snow Falling on Cedars'' ||	Ishmael Chambers
2000	Hamlet'' ||	Prince Hamlet>Hamlet
2001	|	Jesse Wallace
2001	Tape'' ||	Vince
2001	|	Jake Hoyt
2002	|	Sam (voice)
2002	|	Ray
2003	Alias'' ||	CIA Agent James L. Lennox	Alias (season 2)>Double Agent"
2004	Taking Lives'' ||	James Costa / Martin Asher
2004	|	Jesse Wallace	}}
2005	Assault on Precinct 13'' ||	Sergeant Jake Roenick
2005	|	Agent Jack Valentine
2006	|	Earl Jameison
2006	|	Vince
2006	Fast Food Nation'' ||	Pete
2007	|	Hank Hanson	Gotham Awards>Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2008	|	Paulie McDougan
2009	|	Writer
2009	Staten Island'' ||	Sully Halverson
2009	|	Narrator / Himself	Documentary
2010	|	Edward Dalton
2010	|	Detective Salvatore "Sal" Procida
2011	Moby Dick'' ||	Starbuck	TV miniseries
2012	Total Recall'' ||
2013	Boyhood'' ||	Dad	''filming''

Writings

References

External links

Ethan Hawke Interview on ''Texas Monthly Talks'' (November 2007)

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Coordinates	52°20′″N20°40′″N
birth date	August 09, 1968
birth place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
birth name	Gillian Leigh Anderson
occupation	Actress
years active	1986–present
spouse	Clyde Klotz (1994–1997)Julian Ozanne (2004–2006)
partner	Mark Griffiths (2006–present)
children	3 }}

Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress.

After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series ''The X-Files''. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. Her film work includes ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), ''The Mighty Celt'' (2005), ''The Last King of Scotland'' (2006), and two ''X-Files'' films, ''The X-Files'' (1998) and ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' (2008). She was nominated for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her role as Lady Dedlock in the BBC television adaptation ''Bleak House'' (2005).

Early life

Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Rosemary Anderson (née Lane), a computer analyst, and Edward Anderson, who owned a film post-production company. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Puerto Rico for 15 months; she then lived for five years in Roseberry Gardens, London N4, and finally for 15 months in Albany Road, London N4, so that her father could attend the London Film School. When Anderson was 11 years old, her family moved again, this time to Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended Fountain Elementary and then City High-Middle School, a program for gifted students with a strong emphasis on the humanities; she graduated in 1986.

With her English accent and background, Anderson was mocked and felt out of place in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwest accent. To this day, her accent depends on her location — for instance, in an interview with Jay Leno she spoke in an American accent, but dropped it for an interview with Michael Parkinson. She had her nose pierced in the early 1980s and dyed her hair various colors. Her high school classmates voted her as "Most Bizarre," "Class Clown", "Most Likely to go Bald" and "Most Likely to be Arrested." Fulfilling the last of these predictions, she was caught trying to jam the high school doors by filling their locks with glue on the eve of her graduation, for which she was arrested.

Anderson was interested in marine biology, but began acting her freshman year in high school productions, and later in community theater, and served as a student intern at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre & School of Theatre Arts. She attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago (formerly the Goodman School of Drama), where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. She also participated in the National Theatre of Great Britain's summer program at Cornell University.

Career

Anderson moved to New York when she was 20 years old. To support herself when she started her career, Anderson worked as a waitress. She began her career in Alan Ayckbourn's play, ''Absent Friends'' at the Manhattan Theatre Club alongside Brenda Blethyn; she won the 1990–91 Theatre World "Newcomer" Award for her role. Her next theatrical role was in Christopher Hampton's ''The Philanthropist'' at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.

Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 1992, spending a year auditioning. Although she had once vowed she would never do TV, being out of work for a year changed her mind. Anderson did ''Home Fires Burning'' for a cable station, as well as the audio book version of ''Exit to Eden''. She broke into mainstream television in 1993, with a guest appearance on the collegiate drama, ''Class of '96'', on the fledgling Fox Network.

As a result of her guest appearance in ''Class of 96'', Anderson was sent the script for ''The X Files'' at the age of 24. She decided to audition because "for the first time in a long time, the script involved a strong, independent, intelligent woman as a lead character." Producer Chris Carter wanted to employ her, but Fox wanted someone with previous TV exposure and greater sex appeal. Fox sent in more actresses, but Carter stood by Anderson, and she was eventually cast as Special Agent Dana Scully. Anderson got the part assuming it would run for 13 episodes, the standard minimum order for American TV networks. Filmed in Vancouver and then in Los Angeles, the series would run for nine seasons, and included two films, released in 1998 and 2008. During her time on ''The X Files'', Anderson won several awards for her portrayal of Special Agent Scully, including an Emmy Award, Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for "Best Actress in a Drama Series." While filming, Anderson met assistant art director Clyde Klotz, whom she would eventually marry.

Anderson had roles in a handful of films during the run of ''The X-Files'' and starred in ''The House of Mirth'', an adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name.

In 1999, Anderson had a supporting role in the English-language release of Hayao Miyazaki's ''Princess Mononoke'', where she voiced the character of Moro. Anderson is a fan of Miyazaki's work. She also took part in Eve Ensler's ''The Vagina Monologues''. When ''The X-Files'' ended, Anderson performed in several stage productions and worked on various film projects. She has participated in narrative work for documentaries on scientific topics. In 2005, she appeared as Lady Dedlock in the BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel ''Bleak House'', had a starring role in the Irish film ''The Mighty Celt'' (for which she won an IFTA award for Best International Actress) and performed in ''A Cock and Bull Story'', a film version of the novel ''Tristram Shandy''.

In 2006, Anderson was nominated for a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Actress and won the Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Bleak House''. Anderson also received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" for her performance as Lady Dedlock. She was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award and Golden Globe for her performance in ''Bleak House'' and came in second place in the Best Actress category of the 2005 BBC Drama website poll for her performance as Lady Dedlock (Billie Piper came in first and Anna Maxwell Martin came in third).

During 2006 and 2007, Anderson appeared in two British films: ''The Last King of Scotland'' (2006) and ''Straightheads'' (2007).

Anderson hosted PBS' ''Masterpiece Theatre'' during the Jane Austen series.

From December 10, 2007 to March 11, 2008, Anderson filmed ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe''. The film was released on July 25, 2008, and the DVD released on December 2, 2008.

Anderson portrayed Nora in Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End during a limited engagement which ran from May 14, 2009 until July 18, 2009.

Anderson had a nomination for Best Actress in the Lawrence Olivier Awards 2010, for productions which opened in the 2009 calendar year for her portrayal of Nora. In April 2011 she starred in the BBC adaptation ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' as Mrs. Castaway.

Anderson will be appearing as MI7 Secret Agent Pamela Head in ''Johnny English Reborn''. The film is currently under production.

Personal life

Anderson has a sister, Zoe, who appeared uncredited as 14-year-old Dana Scully on ''The X-Files'' episode "Christmas Carol". She also has a brother, Aaron.

Anderson has been married twice. She married her first husband, Clyde Klotz, ''The X-Files'' series assistant art director, on New Years Day, 1994, on the 17th hole of a golf course in Hawaii in a Buddhist ceremony. They divorced in 1997. In December 2004, Anderson married Julian Ozanne, a documentary filmmaker, in the village of Shella on Lamu, an island off the coast of Kenya. Anderson and Ozanne announced their separation on April 21, 2006, after 16 months of marriage. After separating from Ozanne in 2006, Anderson became involved with her current partner, Mark Griffiths.

Anderson has three children. She has a daughter with ex-husband Klotz, Piper Maru (for whom ''The X-Files'' episode, "Piper Maru", was named), born on September 25, 1994, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. During Anderson's pregnancy, ''The X-Files'' creator, Chris Carter, created an alien abduction storyline that kept Anderson off-camera long enough for labor, delivery and a 10-day maternity leave. Carter was named Piper's godfather. In 2000, Piper had a small (and uncredited) appearance in her mother's movie'' The House of Mirth''. Anderson also has two sons, Oscar (born November 1, 2006) and Felix (born October 15, 2008).

In 1996, Anderson was voted the "Sexiest Woman in the World" for FHM's ''100 Sexiest Women'' poll. In 2008, she also placed 21st in FHM's ''All Time 100 Sexiest Hall of Fame''.

Anderson provides philanthropic and charitable assistance in the support of finding a cure for neurofibromatosis (NF). She serves as NF, Inc.'s Honorary Spokesperson and is a Patron of the Neurofibromatosis Association (based in the UK). Her support stems from her brother being diagnosed with NF-1. She is also a member of the board of directors for Artists for a New South Africa and a campaigner for ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa. Furthermore, Anderson is an active member of PETA, and supports animal rights. She also supports tribal rights charity Survival International leading to her performance in a London stage fundraiser in early 2010. In late 2010, Anderson and other celebrities joined a campaign to boycott Botswana diamonds over the government's treatment of the Kalahari Bushmen. On February 2011, Anderson narrated a short film about recent footage of an uncontacted tribe. The Amazon Indians were spotted from the air on the Brazil-Peru border. Their survival is threatened by illegal loggers. Anderson has said, "What comes across powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone – but that will only happen if the loggers are stopped." In June 2011, Anderson became an ambassador for Survival, joining Quentin Blake, Julie Christie, Kurt Jackson, Pippa Small, and Mark Rylance.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1986	''Three at Once''	Woman 1	B&W; student production
1988	''''		B&W; student production
1992	''''	April Cavanaugh
1993-2002	''''	Dana Scully	Series RegularPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series, 1997Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, 1997Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, 1997Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, 1996Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, 1997Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series, 1996, 1998, 1999Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, 1996, 1998, 1999Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, 1997, 1998, 1999Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
1998	''Chicago Cab'', aka ''Hellcab''	Southside Girl or Brenda
1998	''''	Loretta Lee
1998	''Playing by Heart''	Meredith
1999	''Princess Mononoke''	Moro	Voice
2000	''''	Lily Bart	British Independent Film Awards
2005	''''	Kate
2005	''''	Gillian Anderson/Widow Wadman
2005		Lady Dedlock
2006	''''	Sarah Merrit
2007	''[[Straightheads'', aka ''Closure''	Alice Comfort
2008	''''	Dana Scully
2008		Eleanor Johnson
2009		Jean Maclestone
2010		Duchess of Windsor
2011	''Johnny English Reborn''	Pamela Head
2011		Mrs. Castaway	TV Series
2011		Elizabeth	TV miniseries

; Other TV appearances

''ReBoot'' as Agent Data Nully – "Trust No One" January 1996

''Future Fantastic'' as herself – July/August 1996

''The Simpsons'' as Agent Scully – "The Springfield Files" January 1997

''Concert for Diana'' as herself – July 1, 2007

''Robbie the Reindeer (Close Encounters of the Herd Kind)'' as Vorkana, Queen of the Nargathrons – December 25, 2007

''Masterpiece Theater'' as herself (host) – January 2008

; Stage appearances

''Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1983) – City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, two performances, as "Officer Brophy"

''A Flea in Her Ear'' (1990) – The Theatre School, Depaul University

''Absent Friends'' (1991) – Manhattan Theatre Club. Won a Theatre World Award for Best Performance

''The Philanthropist'' (1992) – Long Wharf Theatre

''The Vagina Monologues'' (1999, London)/(2000, LA)

''What The Night Is For'' (November 7, 2002 to February 9, 2003). A new play which ran at the Comedy Theatre in London, and was Anderson's West End debut.

''The Sweetest Swing in Baseball'' (2004). World premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

'' A Doll's House'' (2009) at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

'' We Are One: A celebration of tribal peoples'' (2010) at the Apollo Theatre in London.

; Other works

Wrote and directed the ''X-Files'' episode ''all things.''

Provided the voice for the ship's computer in the 1996 video game Hellbender by Terminal Reality and Microsoft.

Compiled a collection of electronica music inspired by Future Fantastic, entitled ''Future: A Journey Through The Electronic Underground''. Contributed vocals to one track "Extremis", with music by HAL. The song was distributed by EMI Records in 1997. It was a minor hit in both the UK and Australia.

Appeared in two X-Files games, ''The X-Files Game'' and provided her voice and likeness for ''The X-Files: Resist or Serve''.

Provided the voice for Jenny in the sitcom Frasier, Jenny calls Frasier's show for advice about her boyfriend.

Provided the voice for Moro in the English dub of the Japanese anime ''Princess Mononoke''.

Read books ''Exit to Eden'' and ''The X-Files: Ground Zero''.

Narrated movie about the release of footage of uncontacted Indians on the Brazil-Peru border, as part of Survival International’s campaign to protect some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.

References

External links

Gillian Anderson's Official site

BBC Drama Faces – Gillian Anderson

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Coordinates	52°20′″N20°40′″N
Name	Antoine Fuqua
Birth date	January 19, 1966
Birth place	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
occupation	Film director
Yearsactive	1992–present
Spouse	Lela Rochon (1999–present)
Website	}}

Antoine Fuqua (born January 19, 1966) is an American film director. He directed the film ''Training Day'' as well as ''Tears of the Sun'', ''King Arthur'', ''Shooter'' and ''Brooklyn's Finest''. He is currently slated to direct ''Southpaw'' in 2012, a boxing film described as a "metaphorical sequel to ''8 Mile''", penned by ''Sons of Anarchy'' creator Kurt Sutter and starring rapper Eminem.

Movie career

After going to school for electrical engineering, with the hope of going on to fly jets in the military, Fuqua began his career directing music videos for popular artists like Toni Braxton and Prince, and then went on to become a successful film director. He is perhaps best known for the award-winning film ''Training Day''. Fuqua was scheduled to direct ''Prisoners'', based on a storybook from Aaron Guzikowski, but has left the project.

CBS Films has hired Antoine Fuqua to direct a new movie based on a Vince Flynn novel, ''Consent to Kill''.

In March 2011, Fuqua signed on to direct a film featuring the romantic love story between Consort Yang Yuhuan and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty. The film is currently untitled and is scheduled to release in 2012.

He was slated to direct Tupac Shakur's official biopic, however this project has been indefinitely postponed to allow Fuqua to direct rapper Eminem's second feature film, ''Southpaw''.

Writing career

He co-created ''After Dark'' with Wesley Snipes, which was written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Jeff Nentrup.

Personal life

Fuqua was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1983. Fuqua attended West Virginia University and West Virginia State University but did not graduate. His uncle was singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive Harvey Fuqua.

He married popular actress Lela Rochon in April 1999. They have two children together, Asia Fuqua and Brando Fuqua. He also has a son, Zachary Fuqua from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Year	! Title	Notes
1992	''Inside Out IV''	Straight to video
1998	''''
1999	''Usher Live''
2000	Bait (2000 film)>Bait''
2001	''From Toni with Love: The Video Collection''
2001	''Training Day''
2003	''Tears of the Sun''
2004	''Lightning in a Bottle''
2004	King Arthur (film)>King Arthur''
2005	''Murder Book''
2006	''''
2007	Shooter (film)>Shooter''
2010	''Brooklyn's Finest''

Music videos

"Love's Taken Over," Chante Moore (1992)

"It's Alright," Chante Moore (1992)

"Another Sad Love Song," Toni Braxton (1993)

"Nobody Does It Betta," Mint Condition (1993)

"Saving Forever for You," Shanice (1993)

"The Morning After" Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (1993)

"Ain't Nobody," Jaki Graham (1994)

"I'm In The Mood," CeCe Peniston (1994)

"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," Prince (1994)

"United Front" Arrested Development (1994)

"For Your Love," Stevie Wonder (1995)

"Freedom," Various Artists (1995)

"Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio (1995)

"Bedtime (Version 2)," Usher Raymond (1998)

"Blue Angels," Pras (1999)

"Citizen Soldier," 3 Doors Down (2007)

Commercials

Pirelli Tires – "The Call" (2006), featuring Naomi Campbell and John Malkovich

References

External links

''Hollywood Reporter'' story on upcoming The Notorious B.I.G. film (from 2005)

''On Directing with Antoine Fuqua'' nthWORD Magazine Interview by Gina Ponce, April 2010

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Coordinates	52°20′″N20°40′″N
birth date	May 24, 1960
birth place	Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
birth name	Kristin A. Scott Thomas
nationality	British, French
years active	1984–present
occupation	Actress
spouse	François Olivennes (1987–2005) }}

Kristin A. Scott Thomas, OBE (born 24 May 1960) is an English actress who has also acquired French nationality. She gained international recognition in the 1990s for her roles in ''Bitter Moon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' and ''The English Patient''.

Since the 1980s, she has also worked in French cinema in films such as the thriller ''Tell No One'' and Philippe Claudel's ''I've Loved You So Long''. She has lived in France since she was nineteen, has brought up her three children in Paris, and says she considers herself more French than British. She was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2005.

Early life

Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her mother, Deborah (née Hurlbatt), was brought up in Hong Kong and Africa, and studied drama before marrying Scott Thomas's father. Her father, Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas, was a pilot for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm who died in a flying accident in 1964. She is the elder sister of actress Serena Scott Thomas, the niece of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (who was a Black Rod in the House of Lords), and a more distant great-great-niece of Captain Scott, the ill-fated explorer who lost the race to the South Pole.

Scott Thomas was brought up as a Roman Catholic. Her childhood home was in Trent, Dorset, England. Her mother remarried, to another Royal Navy pilot, who also died in a flying accident, six years after the death of her father. Scott Thomas was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College and St. Antony's Leweston School for Girls in Sherborne, Dorset, both independent schools. On leaving school she moved to Hampstead, London, and worked in a department store. She then began training to be a drama teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama. On being told she would never be a good enough actress, she left at the age of 19 to work as an au pair in Paris. Speaking French fluently, she studied acting at the ''École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre'' (ENSATT) in Paris, and at age 25 on graduation, was cast opposite pop star Prince as Mary Sharon, a French heiress, in the 1986 film ''Under The Cherry Moon.'' On his 2009 3-CD set ''LOtUSFLOW3R'', the album ''MPLSoUND'' has a song titled "Better With Time", which Prince has said is an ode to Kristin.

Career

Scott Thomas played the central role of an unfaithful wife in the 1996 film ''The English Patient''. During the 1990s, she appeared opposite Hugh Grant in ''Bitter Moon'' and ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' and in 2001 she played the role of Lady Sylvia McCordle in ''Gosford Park''. She has also appeared in the theatre and on TV in the 2003 ''Book Clubbin''' episode of ''Absolutely Fabulous'', where she played a character called Plum Berkeley.

She was awarded an OBE in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours list, and was also made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 2005.

Scott Thomas is a frequent subject on the British motoring programme ''Top Gear''. She was used as a standard of reference for "good taste," such as during the "Cool Wall" segment of the programme. Presenter Jeremy Clarkson would rate a car's coolness based mostly on what he thought Scott Thomas's level of distaste for it would be. She appeared as the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" on the episode broadcast on 25 February 2007 (Series 9, Episode 5) and, proceeded to rubbish most of the decisions Clarkson had made over the past years of the Cool Wall. She also ridiculed the car that he had just ordered, a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. She completed her lap in a time of 1min 54secs, placing her just above Philip Glenister, although still near the bottom of the leaderboard.

In early 2007, she played Arkadina in a London West End production of Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'', for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress on 9 March 2008. She reprised the role in New York in September 2008.

In 2006, she played the role of Hélène, in French, in ''Ne le dis à personne'' (''Tell No One''), by French director Guillaume Canet. In 2008, Scott Thomas received many accolades for her performance in another French film, ''Il y a longtemps que je t'aime'' (''I've Loved You So Long''), including BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress.

In 2008, Scott Thomas took the role of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire and Ormond, mother of Henry VIII's second wife Anne, in ''The Other Boleyn Girl''.

In 2009, she played the role of a fashion magazine creator and editor in the film ''Confessions of a Shopaholic''.

She stars in the film adaption of Douglas Kennedy's novel ''The Woman in the Fifth'', which is planned with an release in late 2010.

In ''Sarah's Key'' (2011), Scott Thomas starred as an American journalist living in Paris who discovers that the apartment her husband is renovating for them was once the home of a Jewish family who were taken away in the Vel d'Hiv Roundup; she becomes obsessed with learning what happened to the family's daughter, Sarah. Also in 2011, Scott Thomas will star in the upcoming film ''Bel Ami'' as another love interest of George Duroy (played by Robert Pattinson). Scott Thomas is currently starring as Emma in Harold Pinter's ''Betrayal'' at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End.

Personal life

Scott Thomas is divorced from French gynaecologist François Olivennes, with whom she has three children: Hannah (born in 1988), Joseph (1991) and George (2000). They had been together for 18 years.

The separation was reportedly precipitated by her romantic involvement with English actor Tobias Menzies, whom she met while appearing in Chekhov's play ''Three Sisters'' in London's West End around 2003. Menzies was also her costar in a London production of Pirandello's ''As You Desire Me'' in 2006.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1985	''Charly''
1986	''Under the Cherry Moon''	Mary Sharon	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1987	''Djamal et Juliette''
1987	''Agent trouble''	Julie
1988		Marie
1988	''''	Brenda Last
1988	''''	Thérèse
1989	''Bille en tête''	Clara	also released as ''Headstrong''
1989	''Force majeure''	Katia
1990	''''	Marie Forestier
1991	''Aux yeux du monde''
1991	''Valentino! I Love You''
1991	''Mio caro dottor Gräsler''	Sabine
1992	''Bitter Moon''	Fiona
1994	''''	Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy
1994	''Four Weddings and a Funeral''	Fiona
1994	''''	Alfred Hitchcock's assistant
1995	''Plaisir d'offrir''
1995	''En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît''	Martine
1995	''''	Mary–Jane Cooper
1995		Lady Anne
1995	''Angels & Insects''	Matty Crompton
1996		Narrator
1996	Gulliver's Travels (mini-series)	Immortal Gatekeeper
1996	''''	Katharine Clifton
1996		Sarah Davies
1996	''Somebody to Love''
1996	''''	Caroline
1997	''Amour et confusions''	Sarah
1998	''Souvenir''	Ann
1998		Imogen Staxton-Billing
1998	''''	Annie MacLean
1999		Kay Chandler
2000	''Up at the Villa''	Mary Panton
2000		First Woman
2001	''Life as a House''	Robin Monroe
2001	''Gosford Park''	Sylvia McCordle
2003	''Small Cuts''	Béatrice	''Petites coupures''
2004		Joséphine, comtesse de Cagliostro
2005		Elena Van Den Ende
2005	''Chromophobia''	Iona Aylesbury
2005	''Keeping Mum''	Gloria Goodfellow	Nominated – London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year
2006	''''	Christine Levasseur
2007	''Mauvaise pente''
2007	''Tell No One''	Hélène Perkins
2007	''''	Lynn Lockner
2007	''''	Stelmaria
2008	''I've Loved You So Long''	Juliette
2008	''''	Elizabeth Boleyn
2008	''Seuls two''	L'antiquaire
2008		Mrs. Whittaker
2008		Ann Fergusson
2009		Alette Naylor
2009		Suzanne	Nominated – Cesar Award for Best Actress
2010	''Nowhere Boy''	Mimi Smith
2010	''Contre Toi''	Anna
2010	Crime d'amour	Christine
2010	''Sarah's Key''	Julia Armond	Nominated – Cesar Award for Best Actress
2011			Filming

Theatre

''La Lune déclinante sur 4 ou 5 personnes qui dansent'' (1983, Festival de Semur en Auxois)

''Terre étrangère'' (1984, Théâtre des Amandiers de Nanterre)

''Naïves Hirondelles'' (1984, Festival d'Avignon)

''Yes, peut-être'' (1985, in a field in Burgundy)

''Bérénice'' (2001, Festival de Perpignan and Festival d'Avignon + national tour)

''Three Sisters'' (2003, Playhouse Theatre, London) ... Masha

''As You Desire Me'' (2005–06, Playhouse Theatre, London) ... Elma

''The Seagull'' (2007, Royal Court Theatre, London) ... Arkadina

:*Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress – ''The Seagull''

''A Little Night Music'' (Planned February 2010, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris)... Désirée

Harold Pinter's ''Betrayal'' (2011, Comedy Theatre, London) ... Emma

Quotes

''I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?'' – (Graham Fuller, ''The Cover Interview: Kristin Scott Thomas'', originally published in ''Interview Magazine'', November 1996)

References

External links

Ryan Gilbey, "The three stages of Kristin", interview, ''The Guardian'', 27 July 2007

Mark Anstead, "Kristin Scott Thomas: The Ice Maiden thaws", interview, ''Daily Mail'', 8 June 2007

Louise France, "I'm 47. Unlike most actresses I don't lie about my age" Interview, ''The Guardian'', 3 February 2008

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Coordinates	52°20′″N20°40′″N
birth name	Julie Delpy
birth date	December 21, 1969
birth place	Paris, France
years active	1978–present }}

Julie Delpy (born December 21, 1969) is a French-American actress, director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films including ''Europa Europa'', ''Before Sunrise'', ''Before Sunset'', and ''2 Days in Paris''. After moving to the U.S., she became an American citizen.

Early life

Delpy was born in Paris, France as the only child of Albert Delpy, a theater director, and Marie Pillet, an actress in feature films and the avant-garde theater.

On the stages of Paris, Delpy's parents were involved in underground theater. At an early age, Julie was exposed to the arts. "I couldn't hope for better parents. They really raised me with a love of art, bringing me to museums and seeing things that a child wouldn't see at that age. I would see Ingmar Bergman movies when I was 9 and totally go for it. And they would bring me to see Francis Bacon's paintings, which I loved: so dark and at the same time it's so wonderful".

Delpy has said she has been plagued by health problems since childhood and had to wear callipers at age 8. She also experienced migraines and panic attacks.

Film career

At age 14, Delpy obtained a role in the film ''Détective'', directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Two years later, Delpy was cast in the title role in the 1987 film ''La Passion Béatrice'' (''Beatrice'') and used the money she earned to pay for her first trip to New York City. She became an international celebrity after starring in the 1990 film ''Europa Europa''. In the film, she plays a pro-Nazi girl, Leni, who falls in love with the hero, Solomon Perel, not knowing that he is Jewish. She had to speak fluent German for the part.

Delpy was subsequently given offers to appear in several Hollywood and European films. In 1993, she was cast by director Krzysztof Kieślowski to play the female lead in ''Three Colors: White'', the second film of Kieślowski's Trois Couleurs trilogy; Delpy also briefly appeared in the other films in the series in the same role.

Since then, she has starred in many American and European productions, including Disney's ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993) and ''Killing Zoe'' (1994). Delpy may be best-known internationally for her co-starring role with Ethan Hawke in director Richard Linklater's 1995 film, ''Before Sunrise'' for which she has stated she wrote a lot of her own dialogue uncredited. The film received glowing reviews and was considered one of the most significant films of the 1990s independent film movement. Its success led to the casting of Delpy in the 1997 American film, ''An American Werewolf in Paris.

In late 2001, she filmed alongside comedian Martin Short for the 30-minute film of CinéMagique, a theatre-show attraction presented several times daily at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Resort Paris. Delpy attended the March 2002 opening of the park and the inauguration of the film-based attraction which sees her star as Marguerite – a female actress with whom Short's character, George, falls in love as he stumbles through countless classic movies. CinéMagique won the coveted 2002 Themed Entertainment Association award for "outstanding" themed attraction. Delpy reprised her ''Before Sunrise'' character, Céline, with a brief animated appearance in 2001's ''Waking Life'', and again in a 2004 sequel, ''Before Sunset''. The later film was well-received and earned Delpy, who co-wrote the script, her first Academy Award nomination for Writing Adapted Screenplay. In addition, she has been nominated for César Awards three times.

Writing and directing

Delpy has also had an interest in a career as a film director since her childhood, and enrolled in a summer directing course at New York University. She wrote and directed the short film "Blah Blah Blah" in 1995 which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. She made her feature length directorial debut in 2002, with a film entitled "Looking for Jimmy" which she also wrote and produced. In 2007, Delpy directed, wrote, edited, and co-produced the original score for ''2 Days in Paris'' co-starring Adam Goldberg. The film also features Delpy's real-life parents, Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, as her character's parents. In one scene, Pillet's character acknowledges having been one of the "343 bitches"; in real life, Pillet was one of the signers of the Manifesto of the 343 bitches.

In 2009, Delpy starred in '''', also her third film as a director in which she played the title role of Elizabeth Báthory. The film also starred Daniel Brühl, and William Hurt.

Music

Delpy is also a musical artist. She released a self-titled album, ''Julie Delpy'' in 2003. Three tracks from the album–"A Waltz For A Night," "An Ocean Apart," and "Je t'aime tant"–were featured in ''Before Sunset''. She also sings Marc Collin's "Lalala" over the closing credits of ''2 Days in Paris'', for which she also wrote all of the original score.

Personal life

Delpy moved to New York in 1990 and moved to Los Angeles, California a few years after that. She has been a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2001, although she also retains her French citizenship. She now divides her time between Paris and Los Angeles. Since 2007, she has been dating the German film score composer Marc Streitenfeld. The couple had a son named Leo in January 2009.

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1978	''Guerres civiles en France''		Segment, "La semaine sanglante"
1982	''Niveau moins trois''
1985	''Classique''
1985	''Détective''	Wise young girl
1985	''L'amour ou presque''	Melie
1986	''Mauvais Sang''	Lise	English: ''Bad Blood''
1987	''Beatrice''	Beatrice de Cortemart
1987		Virginia (uncredited)
1988	''L'autre nuit''	Marie
1989		Virgin Mary	English: ''The Dark Night''
1989	''Trouble''
1990	''Europa Europa''	Leni
1991	''Les dents de ma mère''	Julie
1991	''The Voyager''	Sabeth
1992	''Warszawa: Année 5703''	Fryda
1993		Constance
1993	''Younger and Younger''	Melodie
1993	''Killing Zoe''	Zoe
1993	''Three Colors: Blue''	Dominique
1994	''Three Colors: White''	Dominique
1994	''Three Colors: Red''	Dominique
1995	''Blah Blah Blah''		Also Writer/Director/Producer
1995	''Before Sunrise''	Celine
1996	''Tykho Moon''	Lena
1997	''Les mille merveilles de l'univers''	Eva Purpur	English: ''The Thousand Wonders of the Universe''
1997	''An American Werewolf in Paris''	Serafine Pigot
1997	''Alleys and Motorways''		Video
1998	''The Treat''	Francesca
1998	''L.A. Without a Map''	Julie
1998	''Crime and Punishment''	Sonia	TV movies
1999	''True Love''		TV movies
1999		Barbara Branden	TV movies
1999	''But I'm a Cheerleader''	Lipstick Lesbian
2000		Lill
2001	''Investigating Sex''	Chloe	AKA, ''Intimate Affairs''
2001	''MacArthur Park''	Wendy
2001	''Waking Life''	Celine
2001		Anya
2001		Nicole	7 episodes
2002	''Villa des roses''	Louise Creteur
2002	''Looking for Jimmy''	Al	Also Writer/Director/Producer
2002	''CinéMagique''	Marguerite
2003	''Notting Hill Anxiety Festival''	Charlotte
2004	''Before Sunset''	Celine	Also Writer
2004		Caroline Frankenstein	TV mini-series
2005	''Broken Flowers''	Sherry
2006	''The Legend of Lucy Keyes''	Jeanne Cooley
2006	''The Hoax''
2006	''Guilty Hearts''	Charlotte
2007	''The Air I Breathe''	Gina
2007	''2 Days in Paris''	Marion	Also Writer/Director/Producer
2009		Erzebet Bathory	Also Writer/Director/Producer
2009	''Bhopal: Prayer for Rain''	TBA
2010	''Les passages''	Anna	Post-production
2011	''Skylab''	TBA	Filming

Awards and nominations

1987 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for ''Mauvais sang'' (1986)

1988 César Award Nomination, Most Promising Actress for ''La Passion Béatrice'' (1987)

1991 European Film Award Nomination, Best Actress for ''The Voyager'' (1991)

1995 MTV Movie Award Nomination, Best Kiss for ''Before Sunrise'' (1995)

2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Academy Award Nomination, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Writers Guild of America Nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Empire Award, Best Actress for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Independent Spirit Award Nomination, Best Screenplay for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Actress for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2005 Online Film Critics Society Award Nomination, Best Screenplay, Adapted for ''Before Sunset'' (2004)

2007 Mons International Festival of Love Films Award, Coup de Coeur for ''2 Days in Paris'' (2007)

2008 César Award Nomination, Best Writing – Original for ''2 Days in Paris'' (2007)

References

External links

Julie Delpy Tribute Site (inactive as of 3/6/2010)

Interview, 7/18/04, Times Online

Interview, 7/04, About.com

Interview, 7/01/04, IGN Films

IONCINEMA.com interviews Julie Delpy for 2 Days in Paris

EyeForFilm.co.uk interview with Julie Delpy at Edinburgh Film Festival 2007

Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Female film directors Category:French film actors Category:French emigrants to the United States Category:French screenwriters Category:French television actors Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States Category:New York University alumni Category:Women screenwriters

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