Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Boulogne Billancourt, France. After spending her childhood in Italy where her father,
Philippe Leroy, worked in the local film industry, she went to Paris at 16 to study drama against the advice of her parents; her father especially tried to keep her from pursuing a career that followed in his footsteps but was unsuccessful. After appearing on the stage, Leroy-Beaulieu made her screen début in
Roger Vadim's 1983 comedy-drama film
Surprise Party. The following year, she played Fauve Mistral in the
1984 mini-series version of
Judith Krantz's novel ''
Mistral's Daughter''. The success of
Coline Serreau's comedy helped her film career and a string of parts in costume films followed such films as
Andrzej Wajda's
Les Possédés in 1988,
Philippe Le Guay's
Les Deux Fragonard, and
Robert Enrico's and
Richard T. Heffron's
La Révolution française (Mademoiselle Leroy-Beaulieu acted out the role of
Charlotte Corday in the latter production), whose release in 1989 was timed to coincide with celebrations for the bi-centenary of the 1789 Revolution. Leroy-Beaulieu starred in the title role of the French film
Natalia, which was screened at the
1988 Cannes Film Festival. The following years, she acted in a various European movies, notable
A Soul Split in Two (1993),
Neuf mois (1994),
Un eroe borghese (1995),
Vatel (2000), and
Two Brothers (2004). On television, she played Catherine Barneville in the comedy series,
Call My Agent! (2015-18), and starred as a lead character in the detective series,
Agathe Koltès (2016-19). In 2020, she began starring as Sylvie Grateau in the Netflix comedy-drama series,
Emily in Paris. In 2022, she appeared as Monique Ritz, widow of Charles Ritz in the episode of Netflix period drama series,
The Crown. In April 2025, Leroy-Beaulieu was announced as a brand ambassador for
L'Oréal Paris’ Age Perfect Collagen Expert skin-care line in France, part of the company’s campaign to promote “ageless beauty”. Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu has a daughter named Taïs with her partner, director Richard Bean. == Political engagements ==