She was born on 18 November 1967 in the commune (or town) of Le Vigan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, in the department of Gard.
She was married to fellow actor Clovis Cornillac from 1994 until 2010. Their twins, Alice and Lily, were born in 2001. The couple appeared together in the 2007 feature film, Scorpion.
