Élisabeth Depardieu ( Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot; born 5 August 1941) is a French actress. She is the ex-wife of actor Gérard Depardieu and mother of actors Guillaume Depardieu and

Julie Depardieu Julie Marion Depardieu (born 18 June 1973) is a French actress who has appeared in a number of successful films. Early life Born 18 June 1973 in Boulogne-Billancourt, she is the daughter of Gérard and Élisabeth Depardieu and the sister of the ...

Personal life

Élisabeth Guignot was born to a well-off Parisian family. In the late 1960s, she started a relationship with Gérard Depardieu, whom she married on 19 February 1970. They had two children together, actors Guillaume Depardieu and

. The couple separated in the early 1990s, though they only divorced in 2006.

Career

Before her marriage, Élisabeth appeared used the stage name Élisabeth Guy. She later used her married name professionnally She appeared several times with her husband, first in the television movie ''Les Aventures de Zadig'' (1970) then in '' Le tartuffe'' (1984). Later, they played husband and wife in '' Jean de Florette'' (1986). While separated, they played ex-spouses in ''

Le Garçu ''Le Garçu'' (English: "The Boy") is a 1995 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat and starring Gérard Depardieu. It was Pialat's final work. He was dissatisfied with the film and even planned to re-edit it, but his failing health made tha ...

'' (1995). She participated at the 19th

Brest European Short Film Festival The Brest European Short Film Festival (French language, French: Festival européen du film court de Brest) is a film festival dedicated to short films, happening every year in Brest, France, Brest, in the Brittany region in France. It has been ...

in 2004 as a member of the jury. She became Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

in 2008.

Selected filmography

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* 1941 births Living people Actresses from Paris Knights of the Legion of Honour French film actresses Elisabeth {{France-film-actor-1940s-stub