Julie Estelle Gasnier (born January 4, 1989), professionally known as Julie Estelle, is an Indonesian actress and model. Her first leading role in 2005 at the age of 15 was in the drama Alexandria, followed by the horror film Kuntilanak in 2006 (known as The Chanting in English), and two sequels in 2007 and 2008. Although she previously said she would not make another horror film, she has taken a role in horror movie Rumah Dara in early 2010 and the movie was a huge hit. Internationally, she is best known for her role as Hammer Girl in the Indonesian action film The Raid 2 (2014) and as Ladya in Macabre (2009).
Early life
Julie Estelle was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 4, 1989 to Thiery Gasnier a French-American and Hilda Limbara a Chinese Indonesian. She is the youngest of three children. Her older sister is Cathy Sharon, a TV host and actress. Estelle attended Lycee International Francais de Jakarta, an International French school in Jakarta, and graduated from high school in June, 2007.
Career
Estelle began to be known since playing in the movie Alexandria (2005) which is also her first film. Through this film, Estelle was nominated as the "Most Favorite Rising Star" for MTV Indonesia Awards and won it. She also starred in Dealova, Kuntilanak, and Selamanya. In addition to being a photo model, she also has starred in several music videos of Indonesian artist.
It has been announced that Estelle is joining Gareth Evan's Berandal, the sequel of 2012 hit The Raid: Redemption as Hammer Girl, a female fighter proficient in Silat Harimau style. Gareth Evans was impressed with her acting during the casting test and decided to choose her in spite of her lack of martial arts background. For the role of Hammer Girl, she trained in Pencak Silat under Yayan Ruhian who is also the co-choreographer of the film.
Personal life
She had a relationship with Indonesian racer Moreno Suprapto but broke up in 2008. She covered Playboy Magazine for the Indonesia edition in July, 2006 right after she had just turned 17.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music Video appearances
Endorsements
References
External links
- Julie Estelle at the Internet Movie Database
- Julie Estelle on Twitter
