Joséphine Japy
French actress (born 1994)
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Key Takeaways
- Joséphine Mahaut Marie Japy (born 12 July 1994) is a French actress.
- (2009) and its sequel Neuilly sa mère, sa mère!
- Japy has a degree in History and a master's degree in Sociology from Sciences Po Lyon, a grande école in France.
- Spotted by a casting director, she asked her photographer uncle to take photos of her that she later slipped into an envelope with the message: "My name is Joséphine, I'm 8 years old, I want to be in the movies.
Joséphine Mahaut Marie Japy (born 12 July 1994) is a French actress. She made her debut in the 2005 film Grey Souls, and has appeared in films such as the comedy Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) and its sequel Neuilly sa mère, sa mère! (2018), the Claude François biopic My Way (2012) in which she portrayed French singer France Gall, the coming-of-age drama Breathe (2014) – for which she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, the romantic comedy Love at Second Sight (2019), the period drama Eugénie Grandet (2021), and the thriller Sur les chemins noirs (2023), as well as the Netflix biographical miniseries Class Act (2023).
Early life
Japy was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France on 12 July 1994.
Japy has a degree in History and a master's degree in Sociology from Sciences Po Lyon, a grande école in France.
Career
At the age of 8, Japy decided she wanted to be actress and started taking acting classes. Spotted by a casting director, she asked her photographer uncle to take photos of her that she later slipped into an envelope with the message: "My name is Joséphine, I'm 8 years old, I want to be in the movies." Two days later, the phone rang, the production company was worried because she had not specified her last name, and she had been cast in the 2005 film Grey Souls, directed by Yves Angelo, which marked her acting debut.
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