Julie Estelle

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Julie Estelle at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival
Born
Julie Estelle Gasnier

(1989-01-04) January 4, 1989 (age 35)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Alma mater Lycee International Francais de Jakarta (2007)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1998 - present
Agents
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
David Tjiptobiantoro
(m. 2021)
Children1

Julie Estelle Gasnier (born January 4, 1989), better known as Julie Estelle, is an Indonesian actress and model. She is best known internationally for her roles in slasher and martial arts films, such as Ladya in Macabre (2009), Hammer Girl in The Raid 2 (2014), and The Operator in The Night Comes for Us (2018). She won Best New Actress at the 2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards.

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Early life and education

Julie Estelle was born on 4 January 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia, to an Indonesian mother and French-American father. Estelle graduated from Lycee International Francais de Jakarta majoring in Business. [3]

Career

Julie Estelle debuted at 15 years old in the 2005 romance film Alexandria , taking on the role of a 20 year-old college senior. For her acting in this film, Estelle won the 2006 MTV Indonesia Awards "Most Favorite Rising Star". [4] In 2006, Estelle starred in a blockbuster horror film Kuntilanak (The Chanting) and its two spin-offs in 2007 and 2008, respectively. [5] She was featured on the cover of Playboy Magazine's Indonesian edition for July 2006 issue, right after she turned 17. [6]

In 2010, Julie Estelle dipped into her first action film genre in The Mo Brothers' mega blockbuster slasher film Macabre . [7] The following years, Julie Estelle played in numerous local TV series and movies. At 20 years old, Julie Estelle was the seventh-highest paid actress in Indonesia. [8] In addition to her modelling career, she also appeared in several music videos.

In 2012, she joined Gareth Evans' action film The Raid 2 . She was cast as Hammer Girl, [9] a merciless assassin who uses claw hammers as her signature weapon and is proficient in Silat Harimau. [10] Evans was impressed with her audition and cast her despite her lack of martial arts background. [11] For the role of Hammer Girl, Julie Estelle learned pencak silat from Yayan Ruhian, the co-choreographer of the film. [12]

In 2014, Julie Estelle attended Sundance Film Festival for The Raid 2 's world premiere. Justin Chang of Variety wrote that her character "feel straight out of the Tarantino playbook, particularly in a climactic endgame whose red-walled production design seems to be channeling Only God Forgives ." [13] [14]

For her performance in The Raid 2 , Julie Estelle received the Best New Actress award at Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards at The 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival.

In 2016, Julie Estelle reunited with Iko Uwais and Mo Brothers of Macabre for the action thriller Headshot . [15] The same year, Julie Estelle starred in the drama Letters from Prague as a woman trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. [16]

Julie Estelle played The Operator in Timo Tjahjanto's 2018 action film The Night Comes for Us . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on 22 September 2018, [17] and was distributed by Netflix. [18] Kieran Fisher of Film School Rejects wrote, "Her role was that of a background player, but she certainly made a memorable impression and further proved that she could get mix it up with the best of them", and "The actress boasts such a commanding screen presence and effortlessly compelling aura that she could become a household name in the West if she picks the right roles." [19]

In November 2018, Julie Estelle joined ICM Partners as her representative agency in the U.S. [20] The following month, she was cast to play the leader of rebels in an American-Indonesian joint production action film Foxtrot Six . [21] The film was released in late February 2019. The Jakarta Post praised her performance in the film, "She is the best performer of the film as she rarely comes off as awkward even when delivering the film’s forced dialog and her character also being the most interesting." [22]

Personal life

Julie Estelle is the second daughter out of three sisters. Her elder sister, Catherine Sharon Gasnier, is a TV host and actress.

On 25 February 2021, Julie Estelle married a racer, David Tjiptobiantoro, in the Maldives. [23] and on 20 July 2023, they had their first child, a daughter. The couple named their daughter Brielle Léïa Tjiptobiantoro.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1998 Daun di Atas Bantal Little girlCameo
2005 Alexandria Alexandria Jasmina
DealovaAmanda
2006 Kuntilanak Samantha
2007 Kuntilanak 2
SelamanyaAristha
2008 Kuntilanak 3 Samantha
2009 Macabre Ladya
2010Aku atau DiaNovie
2011Cowok Bikin PusingCecile
2012 Brokenhearts Olivia
2014 The Raid 2 Hammer Girl
2015Filosofi KopiEl
City of BloodTun
2016 Headshot Rika
Letters from Prague Laras
Firegate Arni Kumalasari
2018 The Night Comes for Us The Operator
Milly & MametAlexandra
2019Lagi Lagi AtengCemplon
Foxtrot Six Sari Nirmala
2023 Falling In Love Like In Movies Herself / Hana

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animation April O'Neil (voice over)Indonesian version
2008Melamar Peramal
2010 Amanah dalam Cinta 54 episodes
2011Kasih dan Cinta25 episodes
2012Dewi Penjaga Rindu
2013Aprilio dan JulieJulie39 episodes
2015 The East Claudia, herselfSupporting role and guest star

Music video

YearTitleArtist/BandRef.
2007KetahuanMatta Band
Akal Sehat ADA Band
Cobalah MengertiPeterpan
2008Takkan Ada Aku LagiEllo
2009HafizahSembilan Band
2011BidadariWilliam Gomez
2013LetoyBlackout

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2006 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards Most Favorite Rising Star Alexandria Nominated
2007Jakarta Film FestivalBest ActressSelamanyaNominated
2014 Yahoo! Celebrity AwardsMost Stylish ActressNominated
Indonesian Choice Awards Actress of the YearNominated
Maya Awards Arifin C Noer Award for Brief Appearance The Raid 2 Nominated
2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best New ActressWon
i-Cinema AwardsMost Favorite Female ActressFilosofi KopiNominated
2016 Indonesian Movie Awards Letters from Prague Won
Best Actress Nominated
Best Chemistry (with Tio Pakusadewo)Nominated

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