From 1991 to 1995, the French had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the life of Justine Girard in First Kisses. This sitcom which rocked a whole generation followed at the time the life of this high school student, and particularly her stories of the heart. Around her gravitated her friends, Annette, Jérôme, Luc, François, the twins Suzy and Suzon, but also her enemies, including Isabelle. The latter was played by Julie Caignault, who appeared in the majority of the 318 episodes.
The actress celebrates this Monday, November 14, her 52 years. And from a young age in First Kisses, she has not been idle! Indeed, in addition to being one of the stars of the soap opera, Julie Caignault distinguished herself as a singer. She released several singles during the AB Production period. She even made the first part of Hélène Rollès, at the Zénith, in 1993.
But passionate about acting, Julie Caignault has above all continued to land roles, some of which with her husband! In 1993, she met Igor Butler who is none other than the actor of the competing series Second B. After three weeks of love, they got married in Las Vegas. And on the initiative of Jean-Luc Azoulay, Igor Butler joined the cast of First Kisses for a few episodes, in the role of Isabelle’s boyfriend. Finally, at the beginning of 1995, Julie Caignault left the sitcom to star in It’s coolthe spin-off of Second B, alongside her spouse. Igor Butler also directed his wife in the short film Angel, my demon the same year. In 2000, they finally divorced.
Change of life in Marrakech
Julie Caignault then left her career as an actress for a while to settle in Marrakech, Morocco, where she opened a contemporary art gallery until 2009. In 2011, she tried her hand at comedy again by chaining short films, including A Morning With Gold in its Mouth, board games, Hello Mom, Dusk or more recently Dinahin 2020.