Audrey Tautou

Biography

Audrey Justine Tautou (French pronunciation: [o.dʁɛ to.tu]; born August 9, 1976) is a French actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 17, she made her acting debut at 18 on television and her feature film debut in Venus Beauty Institute (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Le Libertin and Happenstance (2000).

Tautou achieved international recognition for her lead role in the 2001 film Amélie, which met with critical acclaim and was a major box-office success. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards, four César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), two BAFTA Awards (including Best Original Screenplay), and was nominated for five Academy Awards.

Tautou has since appeared in films in a range of genres, including the thrillers Dirty Pretty Things and The Da Vinci Code, and the romantic Priceless (2006). She has received critical acclaim for her many roles including the drama A Very Long Engagement (2004) and the biographical drama Coco avant Chanel (2009). She has been nominated three times for the César Award and twice for the BAFTA for Best Actress in a leading role. She became one of the few French actors in history to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004.

Tautou has modeled for Chanel, Montblanc, L'Oréal and many other companies. She is an active supporter of several charities.

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Selected Filmography

• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson(2005)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• The Da Vinci Code(2006)as Sophie Neveu
• Beau geste(2023)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Burger Quiz(2001)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Les Cordier, juge et flic(1994)TV Series · 1 epas Léa
• Coco Before Chanel(2009)as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
• Delicacy(2011)as Nathalie Kerr
• Dirty Pretty Things(2002)as Senay
• Priceless(2006)as Irène
• A Very Long Engagement(2004)as Mathilde
• The Odyssey(2016)as Simone Melchior Cousteau
• Mood Indigo(2013)as Chloë
• The Spanish Apartment(2002)as Martine
• Hunting & Gathering(2007)as Camille Fauque
• Russian Dolls(2005)as Martine
• Christmas & Co.(2017)as Wanda
• Chinese Puzzle(2013)as Martine
• The Trouble with You(2018)as Agnès
• The Jesus Rolls(2019)as Marie
• Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret(2023)as Camille (voice)