Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in '' 17 Girls'' (2011), ''

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'' (2013), '' Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2017).

Early life

Garrel was born in Paris, the daughter of filmmaker

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and actress

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. Her brother is actor

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, and her grandfather is actor Maurice Garrel. Her maternal grandfather was of

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descent.

Career

Garrel made her film debut in '' Wild Innocence'', directed by her father. She went on to star in '' 17 Girls'', directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, which had its world premiere at the

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, as well as ''Youth'', directed by Justine Malle. In 2013 Garrel starred alongside her brother in ''

'', directed by her father. In 2017, Garrel co-starred in '' Call Me by Your Name'', directed by

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, opposite

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, and Michael Stuhlbarg. It had its world premiere at the

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. She went on to star in ''

'', directed by Nathan Silver, which had its world premiere at the

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on 21 April 2017, and '' Lover for a Day'', directed by her father, and which had its world premiere at the

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in May 2017.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrel, Esther Living people 1991 births 21st-century French actresses French film actresses French child actresses Jewish French actresses Actresses from Paris 21st-century French Sephardi Jews