About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1956-01-26
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Brigitte Sy

Overview

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. 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

Acting
2023 Little Girl Blue Actor Monique Lange (voice) 59
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2021 L'Opéra Actor Nadia Menour 69
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2020 La rupture Actor Josée N/A
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2019 Online Billie Actor Brigitte N/A
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2019 Street Flow Actor Professeur TD 63
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2019 Têtard Actor La mère de Ben N/A
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2019 The Invisibles Actor Béatrice, social services manager 63
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2017 All That Divides Us Actor Ben's Mother 57
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2017 Quadras Actor Sylvianne 69
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2015 Unexpected Love Actor Hélène 58
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2014 Wild Life Actor Geneviève 59
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2013 Closed Circuit Actor Michèle Solvy 58
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2013 Vandal Actor Christine, la tante 59
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2013 A Place On Earth Actor Loraine Morin 58
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2013 Nuts Actor Mme Herschel, la psy 59
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2011 A Better Life Actor La femme bénévole surendettement 59
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2011 Declaration of War Actor Claudia Benaïm 62
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2011 Last Screening Actor The taxi driver 59
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2009 Nice Actor Fanny 59
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2008 Rien dans les poches Actor Agathe Manikowski 58
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2008 Versailles Actor Madame Herchel 59
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2008 Choosing Love Actor Isabelle 59
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2007 Fear(s) of the Dark Actor (voice) 59
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2006 Déluge Actor Her mother N/A
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2005 Regular Lovers Actor la mère de François 59
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1998 Melody for a Hustler Actor Véronique 58
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1997 Crack 6T Actor La principale du collège 59
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1997 Genealogies of a Crime Actor Jeanne 59
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1991 I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar Actor Aline 59
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1989 Emergency Kisses Actor Jeanne 59
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1989 The Ministries of Art Actor Self 59
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1984 Liberty at Night Actor Micheline 59
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1983 Casting Actor N/A
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1982 Cinématon XXVI Actor N°250 N/A
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1978 Cinématon Actor N°250 58
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Sang craché des lèvres belles Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 Le bonheur est pour demain Directing Director 58
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2015 Astragal Directing Director 58
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2010 Free Hands Directing Director 59
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Writing
2024 Le bonheur est pour demain Writing Writer 58
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2016 Ogres Writing Writer 59
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2015 Astragal Writing Writer 58
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2010 Free Hands Writing Scenario Writer 59
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