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Audrey Tautou (IPA: [oˈd̪ʁe t̪oˈt̪u]; , born August 9, 1976) is a French film actress, known to worldwide audiences for playing the title character in the award-winning French film Amélie (2001, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) and also Sophie Neveu in The Da Vinci Code (2006). is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... The CÃ©sar Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ... The following is a list of the winners of the CÃ©sar Awards for the most promising actress (Meilleur jeune espoir fÃ©minin in Frecnh) since the inception of the award in 1990. ... Venus Beauty Institute (French title: VÃ©nus beautÃ© (institut)) is a 1999 French movie, directed by Tonie Marshall. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see AmÃ©lie (disambiguation). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu (Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou) in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code Sophie Neveu is a fictional character in the novel, The Da Vinci Code. ... This article is about the film. ...

Biography

Early life

Tautou was born in the Puy-de-Dôme département of Auvergne, and was raised in Montluçon in the nearby Allier, still in Auvergne. Her father is a dental surgeon and her mother is a teacher. She has a younger brother and two younger sisters. She has always been, and remains today, absolutely fascinated with monkeys. Her childhood hero was Dian Fossey, the primatologist, and she wanted to follow in her hero's footsteps. Even now, many of her trips and voyages abroad are influenced by her passions for monkeys and gorillas. In fact, after the premiere of the film Amélie (for which she received phenomenal amounts of paparazzi and press coverage) she travelled to the jungles of Indonesia to help with the preservation of a monkey sanctuary. Many may have claimed that she left France because of all the media attention that she was unwillingly receiving, while others say it was fuelled by her passions for the animals. Tautou showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at the Cours Florent. This theatrical institution is highly prestigious and she is one of several famous actors to have passed through its doors (others including Muriel Robin, Daniel Auteuil and Guillaume Canet). It is said that she almost didn't actually go through with the Cours Florent course, because when she was living up in Paris, she was living on the same road as a model agency and mistook all the models walking past her home to be the average Parisian woman. This apparently made her feel immediately insecure, but nonetheless, she continued the course and came out at the end and went on to star in some of French cinema's biggest and most famous films. Building of the Conseil GÃ©nÃ©ral of the Puy-de-DÃ´me dÃ©partement, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-DÃ´me Puy-de-DÃ´me is a dÃ©partement. ... The dÃ©partements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Clermont-Ferrand Regional President RenÃ© Souchon (PS) (since 2006) Departments Allier Cantal Haute-Loire Puy-de-DÃ´me Arrondissements 14 Cantons 158 Communes 1,310 Statistics Land area1 26,013 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 19th) - January 1, 2006 est. ... MontluÃ§on (Occitan: MontluÃ§on) is a town and commune in central France. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 â€“ December 27, 1985) was an American Zoologist who completed an extended study of several gorilla groups. ... Primatology is the study of primates. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... For other uses, see AmÃ©lie (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Paparazzi (disambiguation). ... Ajax prepares to violate the sanctuary of Athena by abducting Cassandra by force: red-figure vase, c. ... The Cours Florent is a french drama school, created in 1965 by FranÃ§ois Florent and currently located in the XIXe arrondissement of Paris, rue Archereau. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Daniel Auteuil (born January 24, 1950) is a French actor. ... Guillaume Canet (born April 10, 1973) is a French actor and film director. ... The Cours Florent is a french drama school, created in 1965 by FranÃ§ois Florent and currently located in the XIXe arrondissement of Paris, rue Archereau. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... A modeling agency is a company that represent fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. ... For other uses, see Parisian (disambiguation). ...

Career

Tautou has said that Meryl Streep, Paul Newman, Juliette Lewis, Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore are her acting idols. In 1998, Tautou participated in a Star Search-like competition sponsored by Canal+ called "Jeunes Premiers" (The Young Debut) and won Best Young Actress at the 9th Béziers Festival of Young Actors. Then, she came to the attention of Tonie Marshall, who gave her a role in the César-winning Venus Beauty Institute (1999, aka Vénus beauté (institut)). In 2000 , she won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as her country's most promising young film actress. Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ... Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973[1]) is an Oscar-nominated American actress and musician. ... Alicia Christian Foster (born November 19, 1962), better known as Jodie Foster, is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ... Star Search is a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... Canal+ (Canal Plus, meaning Channel Plus/More in French) is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. ... Tonie Marshall (born November 29, 1951 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is an actress, screenwriter, and film director in French cinema. ... The CÃ©sar Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ... Venus Beauty Institute (French title: VÃ©nus beautÃ© (institut)) is a 1999 French movie, directed by Tonie Marshall. ... This article is about the year. ... The Prix Suzanne Bianchetti is an award in French cinema given annually since 1937 to the most promising young film actress. ... This article is about motion pictures. ...

Already well-known in France for her work in Venus Beauty Institute, in 2001 Tautou rose to international fame for her performance as the eccentric Amélie in the romantic French comedy Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain. In June 2004 she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).^[1] She accepted the invitation and is still a member as of September 1, 2006. For other uses, see AmÃ©lie (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see June (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, Tautou worked in her first full Hollywood production, opposite Tom Hanks, in the film version of Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard and released in May 2006. She acted alongside Gad Elmaleh in Pierre Salvadori's Hors de prix, released December 13, 2006. Tautou says she still considers France her base, and plans to pursue a career predominantly there rather than crossing over to the United States. As she told Stevie Wong of The Straits Times, "I am, at the end of the day, a French actress. I am not saying I will never shoot an English-language movie again, but my home, my community, my career is rooted in France. I would never move to Los Angeles".^[2] ... Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American two-time Academy Award-winning film actor, Emmy-winning director, voice-over artist, writer, and movie producer. ... This article is about the writer. ... This article is about the film. ... Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, and an Academy Award winning film director, and producer, known for his roles on sitcoms, movies and television. ... Gad Elmaleh (born April 19, 1971, Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan Jewish one man show humorist and actor who lives in France. ... Hors de prix is a 2006 french film directed by Pierre Salvadori. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Straits Times is an English-language broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore, currently owned by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). ...

Tautou starred with Guillaume Canet (best known outside of France for his role in the film adaptation of The Beach) in Claude Berri's French-language Ensemble, c'est tout in 2007. Guillaume Canet (born April 10, 1973) is a French actor and film director. ... The Beach is a 2000 film by the Trainspotting team of writer John Hodge and director Danny Boyle based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland. ... Claude Berri (born July 1, 1934) is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. ...

Personal life

Her favourite authors are Victor Hugo, Oscar Wilde and Paul Auster, and her favourite poets are Charles Baudelaire and Tristan Tzara. Tautou's favourite music composers are Ravel, Mozart and Frédéric Chopin. Victor-Marie Hugo (IPA: (26 February 1802 â€” 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 â€“ November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ... Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947, Newark, New Jersey) is a Brooklyn-based author. ... â€œBaudelaireâ€ redirects here. ... Tristan Tzara () (April 16, 1896 â€“ December 25, 1963) was a Romanian poet and essayist. ... Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Chopin redirects here. ...

Tautou takes pictures of each reporter who interviews her and keeps them in a scrapbook. Tautou has said that "Everyone [outside France] thinks I have an ethnic origin", though she is actually "100-percent French". In France, many consider her as the "typical Occitan Auvergnate".^[3] She was brought up attending church, though she has now stated that she is "not officially" a Catholic.^[4] This article is about journalistic reporters. ... Making scrapbooks is a hobby relating to pasting newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photos, usually personal, or other memorabilia into custom-decorated albums, or scrapbooks. ... Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: AuvÃ¨rnhe/AuvÃ¨rnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ...

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Filmography

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Awards and nominations

Winners of the CÃ©sar Award in French film for best actress: 1976 : Romy Schneider - (LImportant cest daimer) 1977 : Annie Girardot - () 1978 : Simone Signoret - (La Vie devant soi) 1979 : Romy Schneider - (Une histoire simple) 1980 : Miou-Miou - (La DÃ©robade) 1981 : Catherine Deneuve - (Le Dernier MÃ©tro... Released in 2001, Le Fabuleux Destin dAmÃ©lie Poulain (The Fabulous Destiny of AmÃ©lie Poulain), or AmÃ©lie, as it is known in the English-speaking world, is a quirky French romantic comedy, or a modern fairy tale, starring Audrey Tautou. ... Winners of the CÃ©sar Award in French film for best actress: 1976 : Romy Schneider - (LImportant cest daimer) 1977 : Annie Girardot - () 1978 : Simone Signoret - (La Vie devant soi) 1979 : Romy Schneider - (Une histoire simple) 1980 : Miou-Miou - (La DÃ©robade) 1981 : Catherine Deneuve - (Le Dernier MÃ©tro... A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fianÃ§ailles) is a novel by Sebastien Japrisot, on which a 2004 film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and distributed by Warner Bros. ... Natacha RÃ©gnier (born April 11, 1974) is a Belgian actress. ... The Dreamlife of Angels (French: La Vie rÃªvÃ©e des anges) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Erick Zonca. ... The following is a list of the winners of the CÃ©sar Awards for the most promising actress (Meilleur jeune espoir fÃ©minin in Frecnh) since the inception of the award in 1990. ... Venus Beauty Institute (French title: VÃ©nus beautÃ© (institut)) is a 1999 French movie, directed by Tonie Marshall. ... Sylvie Testud (born January 17, 1971) is a French actress, writer and director. ... Zhang Ziyi (ç« åæ€¡; pinyin: ZhÄng ZÇyÃ) (born February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China) is one of the most well-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. ... 14th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards February 25, 2002 The 14th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 25 February 2002, honored the finest achievements in 2001 filmmaking. ... Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress. ...

References

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External links

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