Hear Lily-Rose Depp's Flawless French as She Teaches Jimmy Fallon a Popular Expression to Earn 'Some Local Points'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lily-Rose Depp on Dec. 16, 2024.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Lily-Rose Deppis showing off her bilingual talents.When Depp, 25, appeared onThe Tonight Showon Tuesday, Dec. 16 to promote her new vampire horror movieNosferatu, hostJimmy Fallonasked her to teach him a French phrase after noting that she grew up in France.“If you’re ever in France and you feel like you’re in a situation there’s like maybe something fishy going on, you’re not sure but something weird,” Depp said. “You can say, ‘Il y a anguille sous roches,’ … and it means literally, ‘There are eels under the rocks.’ Which loosely translates to, ‘There’s something weird going on.’ ““There’s eels under the rocks — that’s a great one!” Fallon said. Depp added, “Pull that one out, you’ll get some local points.“TheNosferatustar is thedaughterof actorJohnny Deppand French singer/modelVanessa Paradis, who were in a relationship between 1998 and 2012. The pair also share sonJack, 22; both children grew up in both France and the United States.Depp spoke to her upbringing and dual citizenship in a conversation forInterviewmagazinepublished on Dec. 3, in which she spoke withNatalie Portman, whopartially lives in France.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It’s funny because sometimes my French girlfriends are like, ‘Haha, you’re so American about this,’ and my American friends are like, ‘French girl over here.’ I feel like I’ve always been full of dualities, and my double culture adds to that,” she said at that time. “It’s almost like a character. I feel like when I’m here for long enough, I can really drop into my Valley girl vibe. I’m a Valley girl. I went to high school in the Valley.“Lily-Rose Depp and Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 16, 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via GettyIn that conversation, Depp noted that she feels comfortable embracing both sides of her family’s heritage, whether she is spending time in Paris or in Kentucky, where her father Johnny, 61, grew up. “My family’s French, so when I’m with them, I feel like I’m 100 percent French, and when I’m with my dad’s side of the family, I’m like, yeah, we’re all Kentuckians,” she said.Lily-Rose costars inNosferatuwith Nicholas Hoult, Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Emma Corrin and Bill Skarsgård, who portrays the vampire Count Orlok. The movie is in theaters Dec. 25.

Lily-Rose Deppis showing off her bilingual talents.

When Depp, 25, appeared onThe Tonight Showon Tuesday, Dec. 16 to promote her new vampire horror movieNosferatu, hostJimmy Fallonasked her to teach him a French phrase after noting that she grew up in France.

“If you’re ever in France and you feel like you’re in a situation there’s like maybe something fishy going on, you’re not sure but something weird,” Depp said. “You can say, ‘Il y a anguille sous roches,’ … and it means literally, ‘There are eels under the rocks.’ Which loosely translates to, ‘There’s something weird going on.’ "

“There’s eels under the rocks — that’s a great one!” Fallon said. Depp added, “Pull that one out, you’ll get some local points.”

TheNosferatustar is thedaughterof actorJohnny Deppand French singer/modelVanessa Paradis, who were in a relationship between 1998 and 2012. The pair also share sonJack, 22; both children grew up in both France and the United States.

Depp spoke to her upbringing and dual citizenship in a conversation forInterviewmagazinepublished on Dec. 3, in which she spoke withNatalie Portman, whopartially lives in France.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“It’s funny because sometimes my French girlfriends are like, ‘Haha, you’re so American about this,’ and my American friends are like, ‘French girl over here.’ I feel like I’ve always been full of dualities, and my double culture adds to that,” she said at that time. “It’s almost like a character. I feel like when I’m here for long enough, I can really drop into my Valley girl vibe. I’m a Valley girl. I went to high school in the Valley.”

Lily-Rose Depp and Jimmy Fallon on Dec. 16, 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

In that conversation, Depp noted that she feels comfortable embracing both sides of her family’s heritage, whether she is spending time in Paris or in Kentucky, where her father Johnny, 61, grew up. “My family’s French, so when I’m with them, I feel like I’m 100 percent French, and when I’m with my dad’s side of the family, I’m like, yeah, we’re all Kentuckians,” she said.

Lily-Rose costars inNosferatuwith Nicholas Hoult, Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Emma Corrin and Bill Skarsgård, who portrays the vampire Count Orlok. The movie is in theaters Dec. 25.

source: people.com