Fans of Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” (and its sequel, “Before Sunset”) will doubtless recognize the name Julie Delpy. Since then, she has been busy and directed a brand new Netflix/Canal+ series “On the Verge,” which chronicles four women dealing with different midlife crises in pre-pandemic L.A. (IMDb).
The series stars a number of talent—including Chloé Hollings, a TV and video game voice actor who will play ‘Elodie’ in the episode “Viva Italia!” on the show. Playing Elodie on “On the Verge” will be a big step for Hollings, the bilingual actress who is also the author of her own book, published in 2016. Hollings will star alongside the likes of Elizabeth Shue, Sarah Jones, Mathieu Demy, and Giovanni Ribisi.
Early Life
Chloé Hollings. Photo by Sarah Robine
Chloé Hollings was born in Paris, France, but spent her childhood growing up in Melbourne, Australia. Her first foray into acting came at the early age of 8, where she was a voice actress for prominent publishers in English-learning audio workbooks (notably “HACHETTE” “NATHAN,” “MAGNARD,” and “HATIER”).
These projects led her to an interesting career; and as she turned 18, she entered the prestigious theatre class of Jean-Laurent Cochet, former member of the Comédie Française. From there, she was hired as a stage actress at well-known venues in Paris.
Hollings then spent time in France and Dubai for the Alliance Française, ultimately landing TV roles alongside such actors as Jean Reno. Her first feature films included the first French IMAX feature “Sea Rex” (“Océanosaures 3D: Voyage au Temps des Dinosaures,” French title), in which she held the lead role.
Chloé got her big break by doing voice-acting for the video game “Overwatch,” which is considered by many to be one of the greatest video games of all time.”
Meanwhile, she continued to work on her voice-acting career; this led her to become one of the most requested voice actors in Paris.
‘Overwatch’
Chloé Hollings signing autographs at an event. Submitted photo.
Chloé got her big break by doing voice-acting for “Overwatch,” considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Hollings’ work on “Overwatch” (playing the character ‘Widowmaker’) led to fame for the young actress. She began to meet more fans and pursue her international career.
It was also during this time that Hollings wrote and published her book, “F*ck les Regimes!,” which inspired many women worldwide. This was in large part thanks to the interest of media and magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Marie-Claire, L’Express, Psychologie Magazine, Marie-France, Biba, and more.
Additionally, Chloé’s voice can also be heard in the video games “Enterre-moi mon Amour,” “Wolfenstein Youngblood” and commercials for Lexus, Hewlett Packard, and Burger King.
‘On the Verge’
“On the Verge” looks to be an interesting series, especially with Delpy at the helm, who has shown her chops at introspective and self-discovery pieces before. The series, which follows four forty-somethings in L.A., is described aptly by Delpy in Variety:
“I wanted to tell the story of these women who had children pretty late in life, who used to have more freedom and discovered maternity at 38 rather than at 25. All but one have 12 year-old boys! I wanted to talk about how women who have children navigate their lives, and how they juggle their personal and professional lives.”
Hollings will play the role of Elodie. According to press, she and her husband are friends of the couple played by Julie Delpy and Mathieu Demy. The release date for “On the Verge” was September 6, 2021 in France on Canal+ and September 7 on Netflix worldwide. You can watch the trailer below:
For more information on Chloé Hollings, check out her IMDb page here. And don’t forget to catch her on “On the Verge,” available now.
*All information in the above article was contributed via press release and materials by Fanny Hulard, Public Relations for Ms. Hollings.
