Julie de Bona is one of the stars of the series “L’été 36”, on TF1. Do you know the origins of the popular actress?
At 45, Julie de Bona continues to expand her filmography! The actress, who has become an essential face of the small screen over the years, is currently starring in the new TF1 series, Summer 36alongside Sofia Essaïdi, Nolwenn Leroy, Constance Gay and Simon Ehrlacher. The opportunity to learn a little more about her.
Starting with its origins. Julie de Bona was born on December 7, 1980, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, then grew up in Montpellier. Through her parents, she has a dual culture: her father is Italian and her mother is Vietnamese. A point in common with her colleague, Laura Felpin. “Italian, it’s a little visible, it’s easier to understand and see“, confided the actress on RFM a few years ago, at the microphone of Bernard Montiel. Her Asian side, physically more difficult to guess, the star herself enjoys it: “These are my invisible origins.”
Especially since between her and her sister, it’s day and night! “She is very beautiful. She is typical. She’s charming and she’s a typical brunette with black eyes and when I was at school, when I brought her home from school, everyone said: ‘But she’s not your sister, that’s not possible.’ That’s terrible!“, remembered Julie de Bona. On top of that, we also thought that her mother – first a seamstress then the owner of a restaurant – was her nanny, reinforcing in her the impression of not being like her family…
Raised in a dual culture, Julie de Bona drew on this for her career: “At home, really Italian and Vietnamese, it was hot and cold. The mix was incredible and it’s true that I went into this profession perhaps to understand my mother’s emotions. That is to say, I never understood what she was saying. And sometimes she wouldn’t speak for three days because she was upset about something.“
And Julie de Bona, a young mother discreet about her private life, adds: “They keep everything inside themselves, they don’t express it and I was quite destabilized by that. Today I love using what I felt when I was little seeing my mother.”
