Julie Dray

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Julie Dray
Born (1980-10-06) October 6, 1980 (age 43)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Website www.juliedray.com

Julie Dray is a French actress. On television, she is best known to international audiences for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Crashing (2016) and the HBO and Sky One science fiction series Avenue 5 (2020). Her films include Breaking the Bank (2014) and A Bird Flew In (2021).

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Early life

At the age of thirteen, Dray won a magazine competition to interview a pop star. Through this experience, she was offered a job as a columnist, and used the money she made to pay for after school drama classes. [1] Dray trained in acting at the Cours Simon and Cours Florent. [2] In addition to French, she is fluent in English and Spanish as well as knowing some Hebrew and Norwegian. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997À l'aube du printemps
1999 Whatever Young Woman
2000 Deuxième vie Sylvie
2004Mariage mixteMyriam Abecassis
2006Comme un lundiShort film
Le dînerClaraShort film
2008RalphJulieShort film
Le Bruit défenduSabine
2010Do Elephants Pray?Malika
2012 Toussaint Louverture Louise
Another Woman's LifeSéverine
2013BrûluresGeraldineShort film
201420 Rules!Julie
Breaking the Bank Sophie
À part ça la vie est belleZoeShort film
2015Mike Garcia and the CruzWendy AnarchistShort film
2016 La femme et le TGV Dance TeacherShort film
Le VoyageurWriter and executive producer
2017BaseAsh
2019For the CauseSirine
2021 A Bird Flew In Anna [4]

2023 le nounou Sandra

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001MéditerranéeSabine ValbonneMiniseries
2002 Une famille formidable Christine2 épisodes
Nestor Burma (série télévisée) ÉlodieS8E1 Épisode "La Marieuse était trop belle"
2003 Josephine, Guardian Angel JenniferÉpisode : "Le Stagiaire"
2004NavarroMuriel RouvièreÉpisode : "Fascinations"
2006Profils CriminelsVirginieTelevision film
2008, 2010 Doctors Nathalie Fournier / Simone Palu2 épisodes
2009Venus and ApolloYoung Ingrid1 épisode
Vive les vacances!AxelleMain role
2011Camping ParadisJuliaÉpisode : "Ça swingue au camping"
Land Girls Liane LefebvreÉpisode : "The Enemy Within"
2015 Cradle to Grave Miss Blondel3 épisodes
2016 Crashing MelodyMain role
2017 Riviera PetraÉpisode : "La Clé / The Key"
Back Juliet1 épisode
2018WonderdateAnneShort
Dad, Inc.Rose MartinTelevision film
2019 Year of the Rabbit ClaudettePilot
War of the Worlds Madeline1 épisode
2020 King Gary Marie LaureEpisode: "Holiday Pals"
Avenue 5 Nadia7 Épisodes
2022 The Curse Safiya GatlinÉpisode : "Millionaires"
2023 Le nounou SandraTv movie
2024 Ici tout commence Iris Montignysérie française

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 VFrench version
2021Night BookLoralyn [5]
2023 Cyberpunk 2077 - Phantom Liberty VFrench version

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Le poulet est rotiCécileTadam, Paris
2002Jalousie en trois faxIrishEurope tour
2004Faux départDiane Théâtre Rive Gauche, Paris
2006 Red Light Winter Christine Elephant Theatre Company, Los Angeles
2011Bang Bang BangMathilde Royal Court Theatre, London [6]
2019 Fairview Bets Young Vic, London [7]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2007Mediterranean Festival of New DirectorsBest ActressLe dînerWon
2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival Best Acting in a Low Budget FilmDo Elephants Pray?Won [8]

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