Julia Vignali (born 13 July 1975) is a French actress and television presenter.

Career

After studying commerce at the

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, Julia Vignali briefly worked for the marketing service of

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, before appearing in several advertisements. From 2010 to 2012, she presented the weather at ''La Matinale'' on

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and then presented ''Les Maternelles'' on

France 5 France 5 () is a French free-to-air public television channel, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring nonfiction and educational programming, the channel's motto is ''la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir'' (the knowl ...

. She left the program three years later at the end of the 2015 season, replaced by

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. The same year, she joined the program ''

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'' on the same channel, where she is a replacing columnist, while Anne-Elizabeth Lemoine occasionally presents the program. In September 2016, she is a columnist in the new radio program of

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titled ''La Cour des grands'' and broadcast in the late afternoon on

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. In October 2016, she joined

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to present with Laurent Mariotte the morning program ''#WEEKEND'' broadcast on every Saturday. In October 2017, she replaced

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on presenting the pastry contest ''

Le Meilleur Pâtissier ' (''The Best Pastry Chef'') is a French culinary reality show broadcast on M6 (TV channel), M6 since 2012 and in Belgium on RTL-TVI1. Adapted from the British show ''The Great British Bake Off,'' it is hosted by Marie Portolano. The jury consist ...

'' on M6 with

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and Mercotte. That same year, she participated at the special program ''40 ans du

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: Les animateurs font le spectacle'', in which she portrayed one of the dancers from the show ''Mousquetaire de Richelieu''. On 22 October 2018, she presented at the second part of the evening on M6 a dating program titled ''Mon admirateur secret''. On 30 December 2018, she co-hosted at the first part of the evening on M6 with

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a retrospective of the year titled ''Ils ont fait 2018''. In 2021, she announced that she left the channel M6 to focus on film activities and also productions. She announced ending the presentation of ''Le Meilleur Pâtissier'' and ''Mon admirateur secret''. In May 2021,

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finally announced the arrival of Julia Vignali for September. Since 23 August 2021, she presents from Monday to Thursday with

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the morning program ''

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''.

Personal life

Julia Vignali was born in

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to Italian parents from

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in the region of

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. She is the mother of a boy named Luigi, born in 2006. She married in 2012 a screenwriter named Julien, with whom she has a son. They separated in 2014. In February 2016, she and

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officialize their relationship at the ceremony of the

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s in Belgium.

Television programs

*''La Matinale'' as the weather host on

(2010–2012) *''Les Maternelles'' on

(2012–2015) *''

'' as a replacing columnist on France 5 (2015) *''#WEEKEND'' on

(2016–2017) *''

'' on M6 (2017–2020) *''

'' (2021–present)

Filmography

Films

* ''

Brillantissime ''Brillantissime'' is a French comedy film directed by Michèle Laroque and based on the play '' My Brilliant Divorce'' by Geraldine Aron. It was released in France on 17 January 2018. Cast Production The film was produced thanks to donations ...

'' (2018) ... the gynecologist * '' La Ch'tite famille'' (2018) ... herself

Television series

*''

La vie devant nous ''La vie devant nous'' was the most popular teenage drama in France about a group of high school friends growing up, falling in love, fighting, dealing with troubles, exploring their sexuality and more. Cast * Gianni Giardinelli : Stanislas de Co ...

'' (

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

) ... Stéphanie *''Le Lycée'' (

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

) *''Le 17'' (

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

) *''Avocats et Associés'' (

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) *''Belle et Zen'' (

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

) *''Seconde Chance'' (

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

–

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

) ... Audrey Althuy *''Père et Maire'' (2009) ... secretary of Alexis Caron

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vignali, Julia 1975 births Living people French television actresses French television presenters French women television presenters French people of Italian descent Actresses from Paris Mass media people from Paris