Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou, the oldest of four siblings was born on August 8, 1976 in Beaumont Puy-de Domme. Audrey Tautou's parents who were a dentist as well as a teacher at school, supported and encouraged her passion for acting and theater. The initial goal of her to be a monkey expert was eclipsed by her wish to pursue a degree in theater and drama. Her rise to fame as a young actress was rapid and accompanied by her early successes. In 1998, after completing her degree she was invited to take part in Jeunes Premiers, a French TV talent-scouting programme sponsored by Canal+. There she was awarded the prize for the Best Young Actress at the Beziers Festival of Young Actors. The result was that she decided to embark on a professional acting career. Tautou was educated at Institut Catholique de Paris, attended church as a young girl and was educated Catholic. However she is now separating herself from her Catholic upbringing. Neben her acting, Tautou pursued modelling and was the spokesperson for L'Oreal Mont Blanc as well as Chanel. A keen photographer, she produced a recent exhibition in the Arles International Festival titled Superficial. Her work focuses on celebrity and popularity. It also features a series self-portraits and a special focus on journalists who have been watching Tautou's career since her dramatic success after Amelie. Audrey Tautou's first big performance, in the role of Amelie Poulain's main actor in Le Fabuleux d'Amelie Poulain, brought the actress international fame. Amelie was a global success on the screen and won awards around all over the world. It is the top-grossing French film to be released in the United States. Following this success Tautou starred in a wide range of films that ranged from British dramas such as Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film Un long Sunday of fiancailles. She then moved to Hollywood through Ron Howard's direction of The Da Vinci Code, a Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code alongside Tom Hanks.