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BIOGRAPHY Early life Delpy was born in Paris , the daughter of Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, both of whom were actors in both feature films and in the Avant-garde underground theater; her father grew up in Vietnam , Cambodia and West Africa , where her paternal grandfather worked in administrative positions in the French colonial government. Encouraged to perform by her bohemian-minded parents, Delpy made her stage debut at the age of 5, and at 14 obtained a role in the film ''Detective'', directed by Jean-Luc Godard . Two years later, Delpy was cast in the title role in the film ''La Passion Béatrice'', and used the money she earned to pay for her first trip to New York City . Delpy continued making regular trips to New York over the next few years, before finally moving there in 1990 . Career Delpy gained international celebrity after starring in the '', the second film of Kieślowski's ''Three Colors Trilogy''; Delpy also appeared in the other films in the series, albeit in smaller sized roles. Delpy, who has had an interest in a career as a film director since her childhood, enrolled in a summer directing course at New York University ; she made her directorial debut in 1995 , with a short film entitled ''Looking for Jimmy'', which she also wrote and produced. Delpy may be best known in the movement of the 1990 s. Its success led to the casting of Delpy in the 1997 American film, '' An American Werewolf In Paris '', which was generally considered a disappointment by critics {Link without Title} . Delpy reprised her '' Before Sunrise '' character, Celine, in a 2004 sequel, '' Before Sunset ''. The film was well-received and earned Delpy, who co-wrote the script, her first Academy Award nomination for Writing Adapted Screenplay . Delpy is also an accomplished musical artist. She released a self-titled CD in 2003 . Three tracks from the album, "A Waltz For A Night", "An Ocean Apart" and "Je T'Aime Tant" were featured in '' Before Sunset ''. Delpy currently resides in Los Angeles and has been a naturalized United States citizen since 2001, although she also retains her French citizenship. {Link without Title} SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINKS Websites
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