Quick Facts
Born:
1956-01-26
Birthplace:
Paris, France
Credits:
39 Total Roles
Brigitte Sy
Acting
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Biography
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.
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
The Invisibles
Béatrice, social services manager
Street Flow
TD Professor
All That Divides Us
Ben's Mother
Declaration of War
Claudia Benaïm
Black Spot
Sabine Hennequin
A Better Life
La femme bénévole surendettement
Fear(s) of the Dark
(voice)
Wild Life
Geneviève
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Little Girl Blue MOVIE | Monique Lange (voice) |
| 2021 | L'Opéra TV | Nadia Menour |
| 2020 | La rupture MOVIE | Josée |
| 2019 | Online Billie MOVIE | Brigitte |
| 2019 | Street Flow MOVIE | TD Professor |
| 2019 | Têtard TV | La mère de Ben |
| 2019 | The Invisibles MOVIE | Béatrice, social services manager |
| 2017 | All That Divides Us MOVIE | Ben's Mother |
| 2017 | Quadras TV | Sylvianne |
| 2017 | Black Spot TV | Sabine Hennequin |