Audrey Tautou
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Audrey Tautou (IPA: [odʀe totu]; born August 9, 1976) [Montluçon's Jules Ferry collège official archives] (in French) is a French film actress, best known to worldwide audiences as the title character in the award-winning French film Amélie (2001, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) and as Sophie Neveu in The Da Vinci Code (2006).
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Biography
Tautou was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France. In 1999, she participated in a Star Search-like competition sponsored by Canal Plus called "Jeunes Premier" (The Young First) 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.In 2001, Tautou rose to international fame by playing the eccentric Amélie from the romantic French comedy of the same name. However, in her native France she was already well-known for her work in the earlier Venus Beauty Institute.
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.
Trivia
- At one time fascinated by monkeys, she wanted to be a primatologist.
- Tautou takes pictures of each reporter who interviews her. She keeps these pictures in a scrapbook for later review.
- The Brand New song 'Tautou', from the album Deja Entendu is named after her.
Selected filmography
- Hors de prix - (2006) Irène (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code - Sophie Neveu (2006)
- Les Poupées russes - Martine (2005)
- (English title: The Russian Dolls)
Awards and nominations
- 2002 : Nomination for the César Award for Best Actress for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
- 2005 : Nomination for the César Award for Best Actress for Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Quotes
- "I'm not proud of myself. I never watch me, thinking, 'Oh, you are (so great). You will be in this paper, this paper, this paper. You will have this many pages in this magazine.'"
- "Acting is ephemeral. Without having an attitude, there are some more important things in life."
- On becoming a character: "Usually, I read the script very often. I think that everything is hiding in the script. After, I try to get some information documents about the character, as much as I can know about her. After, I can imagine whatever I want."
- Commenting on the casting of Audrey Tautou, producer Brian Grazer told Daily Variety, "You get so much information out of Audrey's face and eyes that it's hardly surprising she's become one of the more esteemed actresses in France."
References
Fan sites
- [Audrey Tautou Fansite]
- [Audrey Tautou Online]
- [Fan Club Audrey Tautou] (in French)
- [French Fan site]
Interviews
- [NY Daily News Interview] 21 November 2004
- [MSNBC Interview] 23 November 2004
- [UK Story & Interview] 16 January 2005
- [Interview: This is London] 19 January 2005
- [Interview: My Life after 'The Da Vince Code'] 17 May 2006
- [Interview: From Amelie to Sophie] 17 May 2006
External links
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