Judith Godreche Judith Godrèche (born March 23, 1972) is a French actress and author, born in Paris, France to Russian Jewish immigrants. Godrèche's first film appearance was as Claudia Cardinale's daughter in L'Été prochain. The daughter of a psychiatrist, at age 14 she obtained her first screen lead in Benoît Jacquot's Les Mendiants and the following year began to pursue a full-time career film and theater. In 1990 she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in La Désenchantée.
In 1994 her novel Point de côté was published in France by Broché Publishers to good reviews.
Godrèche was not well-known to American audiences until Patrice Leconte's Ridicule was released in 1996. The film introduced her to Americans in the role of Mathilde de Bellegarde. In 1997 she starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Man in the Iron Mask. Her fans consider her a beauty and an example of "innocent sensuality".
She was nominated for a 2002 César Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the surprise European hit, L'Auberge espagnole.
She had a relashionship with Benoît Jacquot. She was married to Dany Boon, who is the father of her son Noé. She lives with Maurice Barthélemy, the father of her daughter Tess.
