The women's identities have not been revealed.
The alleged assaults occurred while Depardieu was under formal investigation over accusations of raping a young actress in 2018. A trial has been requested by prosecutors in the case.
A lawyer for one of the women told Reuters her client was scared to come forward against Depardieu.
**“Cinema giant”**
“There's a fear, because he's a cinema giant,” said Carine Durrieu-Diebolt. “It's a struggle between David and Goliath and they are afraid of retaliation as they all work in cinema but at a much lower level than Depardieu.”
The lawyer for the second plaintiff did not reply to Reuters requests for comment.
Depardieu's trial could be the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before the courts in France, a country where the protest movement over sexual violence has struggled to gain the same traction as in the US.
Recently, however, there have been signs this might change.
Gisele Pelicot became a global feminist icon last year after she waived her rights to anonymity during the trial of her former husband, who was convicted of drugging her and inviting dozens of men over to their home to sexually abuse her.
Then, last month, a French court found film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel when she was underage.
French director and actress Judith Godreche, who like Haenel has become a major voice in France's #MeToo movement, said these trials showed some progress.
“One of the great things that is happening is that women who are talking against very powerful men are mostly not considered crazy any more,” she told Reuters over the phone.
However, Godreche said it is still uncommon for men to speak up in the French cinema industry.
Last week, a parliamentary inquiry commission questioned several prominent actors, directors and producers on the topic of sexual violence in cinema. Most of the men, including famous actor Jean Dujardin, requested the hearings be held anonymously.
**Reuters**