Judith Chemla (; born 5 July 1984) is a French actress.

Life and career

In 2012, Chemla appeared in ''

Camille Rewinds ''Camille Rewinds'' () is a 2012 French drama film directed by Noémie Lvovsky. The film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD. Yolande Moreau received a Magritte Award for B ...

'', for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the

38th César Awards The 38th Annual César Awards ceremony, presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma), was held on 22 February 2013, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired b ...

. On 10 April 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Chemla was one of a handful of people to take part in a

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

service led by Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, in the Cathedral of

Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris ( ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a Medieval architecture, medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissemen ...

, still being rebuilt after being damaged by fire a year earlier. All wore protective clothing. Chemla read, and gave an

a capella Music performed a cappella ( , , ; ), less commonly spelled acapella in English, is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Rena ...

rendition of ''

Ave Maria The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (from its first words in Latin), also known as the Angelic or Angelical Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical pa ...

''. Clemia had two children who were born 2010 - One with James Thierrée and another in 2017 with her former husband Yohan Manca. in 2022 Manca was arrested for domestic violence towards Chemla She recounts, among other things, this relationship in her book ''Notre silence nous a laissées seules'' ("Our Silence Left Us Alone"), published in January 2024.

Filmography

Theater

References

External links

* * 1985 births Place of birth missing (living people) French film actresses 21st-century French actresses Living people Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners {{France-film-actor-1980s-stub