Julie Delpy Net Worth

What is Julie Delpy's Net Worth?

Julie Delpy is a French actress, filmmaker, and musician who has a net worth of $8 million. Julie Delpy is known for her performances in such films as "Beatrice," "Voyager," "Three Colors: White," "An American Werewolf in Paris," and the "Before" trilogy. She also co-wrote the latter two films in the "Before" trilogy, earning Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both. Among her other credits, Delpy has written, directed, and starred in such films as "2 Days in Paris," "2 Days in New York," "The Countess," "Lolo," and "My Zoe," and created and starred in the television series "On the Verge."

Early Life and Education

Julie Delpy was born on December 21, 1969 in Paris, France as the only child of actors Marie and Albert. In 1990, she moved to the United States and attended New York University.

Film Career

Delpy began appearing in films as a child. In 1985, she had a small part in Jean-Luc Godard's "Détective," and in 1986 she had a supporting role in Leos Carax's "Mauvais Sang." Delpy had her first leading role in 1987, playing the titular character in Bertrand Tavernier's historical drama "Beatrice." Concluding the decade, she appeared in Carlos Saura's "The Dark Night." Delpy went on to gain international recognition for her role as a young Nazi sympathizer in Agnieszka Holland's Oscar-nominated 1990 biographical war drama "Europa Europa." Over the subsequent years, she appeared in both European and American films, including "Voyager," "The Three Musketeers," "Killing Zoe," and "Three Colors: White," the second installment in Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Three Colors" trilogy. Delpy reached an even greater level of fame in 1995 with her starring role opposite Ethan Hawke in the romantic drama "Before Sunrise." Directed by Richard Linklater, the acclaimed film became regarded as one of the defining American independent films of the 1990s. Delpy subsequently starred in "Tykho Moon," "An American Werewolf in Paris," and "L.A. Without a Map." At the end of the decade, she had a supporting role in the cult classic teen comedy "But I'm a Cheerleader."

In 2000, Delpy appeared in the black comedy crime thriller "Sand." She followed that with roles in "Investigating Sex," "MacArthur Park," "Beginner's Luck," and Richard Linklater's "Waking Life," in the lattermost film reprising her role as Céline from Linklater's "Before Sunrise." In 2002, Delpy made her feature film directorial debut with "Looking for Jimmy," which she also wrote and starred in. Two years later, she co-wrote and starred in "Before Sunset," the sequel to "Before Sunrise." For the script, which she co-wrote with Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke, Delpy earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. She subsequently appeared in such films as "Broken Flowers," "The Legend of Lucy Keyes," "The Hoax," "Guilty Hearts," and "The Air I Breathe." Delpy's second feature film as director, the romantic dramedy "2 Days in Paris," came out in 2007. She also wrote, produced, edited, scored, and starred in the film. Delpy did the same for the sequel, "2 Days in New York," which was released in 2012. Between the two films, she wrote, directed, scored, and starred in the historical thriller "The Countess," based on the life of 16th-century Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer Elizabeth Báthory.

In 2013, Delpy reunited with Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke for the third film in the "Before" trilogy, "Before Midnight." Once again, the trio received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Delpy went on to appear in the Marvel Comics superhero film "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and the dark comedy "Lolo" in 2015. The latter she directed and co-wrote. In 2016, Delpy appeared in Todd Solondz's anthology comedy "Wiener-Dog," and in 2017 she was in the dramedy "The Bachelors." She subsequently returned to the director's chair with the drama "My Zoe," which she also wrote and starred in. It was released in 2019. Delpy's next role on the big screen was in the psychological thriller "The Lesson," which came out in 2023. The following year, she directed, co-wrote, and starred in the French dramedy "Meet the Barbarians." Delpy went on to appear in the ensemble cast of Ruben Östlund's satirical black comedy "The Entertainment System is Down."

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Television Career

Although primarily known for films, Delpy has done some work on television. In the late 1990s, she appeared in the television films "Crime and Punishment," "True Love," and "The Passion of Ayn Rand," and in the early 2000s she had a seven-episode arc on the medical drama series "ER." Delpy also appeared in the 2004 Hallmark Channel miniseries "Frankenstein." She later created the dramedy series "On the Verge," which premiered in 2021. Delpy also stars on the show and writes and directs episodes.

Music Career

In addition to composing scores for some of her films, Delpy released a self-titled album in 2003 featuring 12 tracks she wrote and produced. Three of the songs were included in "Before Sunset": "A Waltz for a Night," "An Ocean Apart," and "Je t'aime tant."

Personal Life

From 2007 to 2012, Delpy dated German film composer Marc Streitenfeld, with whom she had a son, Leo, in 2009. She subsequently dated Dimitris Birbilis, whom she married in 2015.

In 2001, Delpy became a naturalized US citizen while retaining her French citizenship. She splits her time between Los Angeles and Paris.

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