Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou in Beaumont Puy De Domme, France was born on the 9th of August in 1976. Audrey was the eldest child out of 4. At a young age, her dental surgeon parents and her teacher mother supported Audrey's love of theatre and drama. This passion that trumps her first desire to be primatologist. There was an immediate rise for her to become an internationally renowned young actor. In 1998, after completing her studies, she was able to be a part of Jeunes Premiers which is a French television talent-scouting program that was which was run by Canal+. There she received the award for best Young Actress in the Beziers Festival of Young Actors. The result was that she decided to pursue a acting profession. While she attended the Institut Catholique de Paris and went to church as a child, Tautou has distanced herself from the Catholic tradition, saying that she's not Catholic. Modeling and acting were intertwined. She became the face for L'Oreal Mont Blanc Chanel, and is known as the Chanel Muse. Also, she has an intense passion for photography. She recently presented an exhibit of her work for the Arles Festival, titled Superficial. Her work is focused on celebrities and the fame. It also features portraits of herself and focus on journalists that have been watching Tautou's career since her dramatic popularity following Amelie. Audrey Tautou shot to stardom and global fame after her first big role, starring as a lead character in the film Le Fabuleux Destin de l'Amelie Poulain. Amelie was a box office success and was recognized at award ceremonies across the globe. Amelie is the most successful French-language film in the US. In the wake of this achievement, Tautou was featured in numerous movies ranging from British dramas like Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film Un long Sunday de fiancailles and moving into Hollywood with Ron Howard's direction of The Da Vinci Code, a Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code alongside Tom Hanks.