Jeanne Balibar

Balibar in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 13 April, 1968

Ethnicity: French, as well as Ashkenazi Jewish

Jeanne Balibar is a French actress and singer.

She is the daughter of Françoise Dumesnil, a physicist, and Étienne Balibar, a Marxist philosopher. Her father was born in Avallon, Yonne, Burgundy. Her mother was born in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France.

Jeanne has two children with her former husband, actor Mathieu Amalric.

Jeanne’s paternal grandfather was named Jean Balibar. Jean was from a Ukrainian Jewish family that moved to France at the beginning of the 20th century.

Jeanne’s paternal grandmother was named Renée Charleux.

Source: http://www.lemonde.fr