Julia Roy is a French actress, model and screenwriter.
Julia Roy was born in Paris, France.[1] She grew up in Vienna, Austria.[2] After graduating from the Lycée Français de Vienne, she attended the Cours Florent and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[3]
She has appeared in films such as If You Don't, I Will[4] and Eva,[5] in which she starred opposite Isabelle Huppert and Gaspard Ulliel. She starred opposite Mathieu Amalric in Benoît Jacquot's 2016 film Never Ever, for which she also wrote the screenplay based on Don DeLillo's novel The Body Artist.[6] The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Roy served as one of the jury members at the Cabourg Film Festival in 2016.[7][8] In 2019, she played with Vincent Lindon in Dernier Amour, and in 2021 she played alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg in the film Suzanna Andler, based on Marguerite Duras's play.
She was nominated in the category Révélations alongside Lily-Rose Depp at the prestigious French César Awards.
In 2017, Roy joined VIVA Model Management and went on to become a brand ambassador for Chanel.
In 2024, Roy authored an article in Le Monde, helping to expose ongoing issues of harassment in the French film industry and supporting efforts for change.[9]
Roy's work has been featured in ELLE, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Die Zeit, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Variety, Grazia, Die Welt, Madame Figaro, Crash magazine, and Hollywood Reporter.
César Awards 2017: finalist for Best Newcomer Actress.
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