Julie Estelle Biography: Husband, Age, Kids, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies, Siblings

Julie Estelle Gasnier, known professionally as Julie Estelle, is an Indonesian actress and model who gained international recognition for her roles in action and martial arts films.

She is widely known for her performances as Hammer Girl in the critically acclaimed The Raid 2 (2014), The Operator in the Netflix film The Night Comes for Us (2018), and Ladya in Macabre (2009).

Her commanding screen presence and ability to perform intense action sequences have established her as one of Indonesia’s most prominent actresses to achieve global recognition.

Julie Estelle
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Julie Estelle Gasnier
Stage Name:	Julie Estelle
Born:	4 January 1989 (age 37 years old)
Place of Birth:	Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality:	Indonesian
Height:	1.7 m
Parents:	Hilda Limbara and Thiery Gasnier
Siblings:	Cathy Sharon
Spouse:	David Tjiptobiantoro (m. 2021)
Relationship:	Married
Children:	Brielle Léïa Tjiptobiantoro
Occupation:	Actress, Model
Net Worth:	$1 million

Early Life and Education

Julie Estelle Gasnier was born on 4 January 1989 in Jakarta, Indonesia, to an Indonesian mother, Hilda Limbara, and a French-American father, Thiery Gasnier. She is the second of three daughters, with her elder sister, Cathy Sharon, also being a well-known actress and television host in Indonesia.

She graduated from Lycée International Français de Jakarta in 2007, majoring in Business. She is of French, Manado, and Chinese descent, and her religion is not publicly known.

Career

Julie Estelle began her career at 15 when a talent scout discovered her at a mall, leading to a television commercial. She made her film debut in 2005 with the romance film Alexandria, for which she earned a nomination for Most Favorite Rising Star at the 2006 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards. She followed with leading roles in the blockbuster horror film Kuntilanak (2006) and its sequels, before taking on her first action role in the slasher film Macabre (2009). By age 20, she was among the highest-paid actresses in Indonesia.

Her international breakthrough came in 2012 when Gareth Evans cast her as Hammer Girl in the critically acclaimed action sequel The Raid 2 (2014), despite her lack of martial arts background at the time. She learned pencak silat for the role and won Best New Actress at the 2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards for her performance. She continued building her international profile with roles in Headshot (2016) and the Netflix film The Night Comes for Us (2018), where critics praised her commanding screen presence. In 2018, she signed with ICM Partners as her U.S. representative agency.

Her later work includes the American-Indonesian joint production Foxtrot Six (2019), where her performance was praised by critics. She also appeared in Filosofi Kopi (2015) and the drama Letters from Prague (2016), which was selected as Indonesia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Julie Estelle‘s legacy lies in breaking barriers as an Indonesian actress in international action cinema, demonstrating that intense martial arts performances can be delivered convincingly regardless of background. Her sustained influence is evident in her continued presence in both local and international productions, paving the way for other Indonesian actors in global cinema.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @julstelle
• Facebook Handle: Julie Estelle
• Twitter Handle: @julstelle

Personal Life

Julie Estelle Gasnier married racing driver David Tjiptobiantoro on 25 February 2021 in a ceremony held in the Maldives. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Brielle Léïa Tjiptobiantoro, on 20 July 2023.

Filmography

• Daun di Atas Bantal (1998)
• Alexandria (2005)
• Dealova (2005)
• Kuntilanak (2006)
• Brokenhearts (2012)
• The Raid 2 (2014)
• Filosofi Kopi (2015)
• City of Blood (2015)
• Headshot (2016)
• Letters from Prague (2016)
• Firegate (2016)
• The Night Comes for Us (2018)
• Milly & Mamet (2018)
• Lagi Lagi Ateng (2019)
• Foxtrot Six (2019)
• Falling In Love Like In Movies (2023)

Net Worth

Julie Estelle has an estimated net worth of $1 million USD. Her income is primarily derived from her acting career in Indonesian and international films, as well as her work as a model and brand ambassador.