Anecdotes

Learned German, sign language and playing the clarinet for her role in Au-delà du silence (1996).

Gave birth to her first child at age 34, a son Ruben on February 15, 2005. Child's father is unknown to public.

Gave birth to her second child at age 40, a daughter Esther on January 25, 2011. Child's father is unknown to public.

Supported Ségolène Royal's 2007 presidential campaign.

Her mother, an accountant, is Italian.

Studied acting at the Conservatoire Nationale d'Art Dramatique in Paris.

Grew up in the Croix-Rousse district of Lyon.