Judith Godreche

Judith Godrèche (born 23 March 1972) is a French actress and author. She has appeared in more than 30 films.\n', ' Godrèche was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Her father is a psychoanalyst, and her mother a child therapist. Her parents separated when she was eight years old. Her father is Jewish; his parents were Holocaust survivors from Poland and Russia who changed their surname from Goldreich. After being discovered for her first role at the age of 14, Godrèche left school and moved away from her parents to begin her acting career. By the age of 16, she settled into a relationship with director Benoît Jacquot, 25 years her senior.\n', ' Her early work included commercial modeling for a Japanese chocolate maker, as well as a teen magazine. Her first film appearance was as Claudia Cardinale\'s daughter in L\'été prochain. At 14, she obtained her first major role, in Jacquot\'s Les mendiants, with Dominique Sanda.\n', '