Audrey Tautou
Born: 1976-08-09 in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Beau geste as Self
- Amélie: The Real Story as Amélie Poulain (archive footage)
- Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret as Camille (voice)
2019
- The Jesus Rolls as Marie
- Amor maman as Frida
2018
- The Trouble with You as Agnès
- She's French
2017
- Christmas & Co. as Wanda
- Open at Night as Nawel
- Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
2016
- The Odyssey as Simone Melchior Cousteau
- Eternity as Valentine
2015
- Phantom Boy as Mary Delauney (voice)
- Microbe and Gasoline as Marie-Thérèse Guéret
2013
- Chinese Puzzle as Martine
- Mood Indigo as Chloë
2012
- Thérèse as Thérèse Desqueyroux
2010
- Beautiful Lies as Emilie
2009
- Coco Before Chanel as Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
2007
- Hunting & Gathering as Camille Fauque
2006
- The Da Vinci Code as Sophie Neveu
- Priceless as Irène
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Russian Dolls as Martine
- French Beauty as Self
- Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" as Self
2004
- A Very Long Engagement as Mathilde
2003
- Happy End as Val Chipzik
- Not on the Lips as Huguette Verberie
- Lost Seamen as Lalla
2002
- The Spanish Apartment as Martine
- Dirty Pretty Things as Senay
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema as Self
- He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not as Angélique
2001
- Burger Quiz as Self
- Amélie as Amélie Poulain
- Inside the Making of - Amélie as Amélie Poulain
- God Is Great and I'm Not as Michèle
2000
- The Libertine as Julie d'Holbach
- Pretty Devils as Anne-Sophie
- Marry Me as Marie-Ange
- Happenstance as Irène
1999
- Venus Beauty Institute as Marie
- Sad to Die as Caro
- Baby Blues as Blandine Piancet
1998
- Technical chaos as Lisa
1997
- La vérité est un vilain défaut as Switchboard operator
1994
- Les Cordier, juge et flic as Léa