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Brigitte Sy
Actor

Brigitte Sy

26 Jan 1956Born
70Age
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Paris, FranceBirthplace

Biography

Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, Les Mains libres, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.

She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther Garrel whom she had with the director Philippe Garrel. In an Arte short film collection about AIDS awareness, she revealed that she has been HIV-positive since 1990, contracted from a partner who previously had a drug addiction. She also addresses the issue in Les mains libres and L'endroit idéal where the protagonist, Barbara (played by Ronit Elkabetz), is HIV-positive.

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She opposes the feminist #MeToo movement (#BalanceTonPorc in France) and signed an anti-metoo letter in Le Monde, on 9 January 2018, arguing that men have the freedom to harass (importuner) women.

She is of Sephardic Jewish descent.

Source: Article "Brigitte Sy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBASang craché des lèvres bellesFilm: Béatrice
  2. 2027Le JoueurFilm
  3. 2026Another DayFilm: Catherine
  4. 2025ReformedSeries: Jeannine (8 episodes)
  5. 2024Le bonheur est pour demainFilm: Writer, Director
  6. 2023Little Girl BlueFilm: Monique Lange (voice)
  7. 2021L'OpéraSeries: Nadia Menour (16 episodes)
  8. 2020La ruptureFilm: Josée
  9. 2019Online BillieFilm: Brigitte
  10. 2019Street FlowFilm: TD Professor
  11. 2019TêtardSeries: La mère de Ben (25 episodes)
  12. 2019The InvisiblesFilm: Béatrice, social services manager
  13. 2017All That Divides UsFilm: Ben's Mother
  14. 2017QuadrasSeries: Sylvianne (8 episodes)
  15. 2017Black SpotSeries: Sabine Hennequin (8 episodes)
  16. 2016OgresFilm: Writer
  17. 2015Unexpected LoveFilm: Hélène
  18. 2015AstragalFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 2014Wild LifeFilm: Geneviève
  20. 2013Closed CircuitFilm: Michèle Solvy
  21. 2013VandalFilm: Christine, la tante
  22. 2013A Place on EarthFilm: Loraine Morin
  23. 2013NutsFilm: Mme Herschel, la psy
  24. 2011A Better LifeFilm: La femme bénévole surendettement
  25. 2011Declaration of WarFilm: Claudia Benaïm
  26. 2011The Last ScreeningFilm: The taxi driver
  27. 2010Free HandsFilm: Director
  28. 2009NiceFilm: Fanny
  29. 2008Rien dans les pochesFilm: Agathe Manikowski
  30. 2008VersaillesFilm: Madame Herchel
  31. 2008Choosing LoveFilm: Isabelle
  32. 2007Fear(s) of the DarkFilm: (voice)
  33. 2006DélugeFilm: Her mother
  34. 2005Regular LoversFilm: la mère de François
  35. 1998Melody for a HustlerFilm: Véronique
  36. 1997Crack 6TFilm: La principale du collège
  37. 1997Genealogies of a CrimeFilm: Jeanne
  38. 1991I Can No Longer Hear the GuitarFilm: Aline
  39. 1989Emergency KissesFilm: Jeanne
  40. 1984Liberty at NightFilm: Micheline
  41. 1983CastingFilm: Woman of the cast
  42. 1982Cinématon XXVIFilm: N°250
  43. 1979Memoirs of a French WhoreFilm
  44. 1978CinématonFilm: N°250

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