Biography
Who is Julie Estelle?
Early life and education
Julie Estelle Gasnier was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 4, 1989. She grew up in a household with an Indonesian mother and a father of French-American descent. As the second of three daughters, she has an older sister named Catherine Sharon Gasnier, who works as an actress and TV host.
For her schooling, she attended the Lycee International Francais de Jakarta. During her time there, she focused her studies on the field of business.
Acting career beginnings
Julie Estelle began her professional path in the film industry at age 15. Her first role was in the 2005 romance movie Alexandria, where she portrayed a college senior. This debut performance earned her the Most Favorite Rising Star award at the 2006 MTV Indonesia Awards.
In 2006, she appeared in the horror film Kuntilanak, which later resulted in two spin-off movies during 2007 and 2008. Shortly after her seventeenth birthday, she was featured on the Indonesian edition of Playboy Magazine in the July 2006 issue. By the time she was 20, she was ranked as the seventh-highest paid actress in Indonesia.
Action and international success
She transitioned into the action genre in 2010 with the slasher film Macabre. Her international profile grew significantly when she joined the cast of Gareth Evans' The Raid 2 in 2012. In this production, she played Hammer Girl, a skilled assassin using claw hammers. Although she had no prior martial arts training, she studied pencak silat from Yayan Ruhian to prepare for the part.
Her work continued with the 2016 thriller Headshot and the drama Letters from Prague. The latter was selected as the Indonesian entry for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. In 2018, she played The Operator in the Netflix distributed film The Night Comes for Us. Later that year, she joined ICM Partners in the United States and appeared in the American-Indonesian action film Foxtrot Six, which arrived in theaters in early 2019.
Awards and personal life
Julie Estelle received recognition for her skills in action cinema. At the 2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards, held during the Shanghai International Film Festival, she won the Best New Actress title for her work in The Raid 2.
Regarding her personal life, she married a racer named David Tjiptobiantoro. The wedding ceremony took place in the Maldives on February 25, 2021. Aside from her acting roles, she has also worked as a model and appeared in various music videos.
Birthday and age
Julie Estelle was born on January 4, 1989, which makes Julie 37 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Julie shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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