Audrey Tautou facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Audrey Tautou
Tautou in 2015
Born	Audrey Justine Tautou (1976-08-09) 9 August 1976 (age 49) Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Alma mater	Catholic University of Paris
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1996–present

Audrey Justine Tautou (born August 9, 1976) is a famous French actress. She started acting on television when she was 18. Her first movie was Venus Beauty Institute in 1999, which earned her praise and a César Award for Most Promising Actress.

Audrey Tautou became known around the world for her main role in the 2001 movie Amélie. This film was loved by critics and was very successful at the box office. She has acted in many different types of movies since then. These include the thrillers Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and The Da Vinci Code (2006). She also starred in the romantic comedy Priceless (2006).

She received praise for her role in the World War I drama A Very Long Engagement (2004). She also played the famous French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the movie Coco avant Chanel (2009). Audrey has been nominated for several important awards, including the César Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2004, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is the group that gives out the Oscars.

Besides acting, Tautou has also worked as a model for well-known brands like Chanel, Montblanc, and L'Oréal.

Early Life and Education

Audrey Tautou was born in Beaumont, France. She grew up in a town called Montluçon. Her father, Bernard Tautou, was a dental surgeon, and her mother, Eveline Marie Laure, was a teacher. Audrey was named after the famous actress Audrey Hepburn.

From a young age, Audrey was interested in acting. She began taking acting lessons at the Cours Florent, a well-known drama school. There, she also learned English and Italian.

Acting Career Highlights

Starting Out in the 1990s

Tautou at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1998, Audrey Tautou took part in a talent competition called "Jeunes Premiers." This competition was sponsored by the French TV channel Canal+. She won the award for Best Young Actress at the 9th Béziers Festival of Young Actors.

Soon after, director Tonie Marshall cast Audrey in her 1999 film Venus Beauty Institute. This movie won a César Award, which is like the French Oscar. In 2000, Audrey received the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti, an award given to France's most promising young film actress.

Rise to Fame in the 2000s

In 2001, Audrey Tautou became internationally famous for her role in the romantic comedy Amélie. The original French title is Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, which means "The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain." This movie was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Amélie tells the charming story of a shy waitress in Montmartre, Paris. She decides to secretly help the people around her while dealing with her own feelings of loneliness. The film was a joint project between French and German companies.

Amélie won many awards, including Best Film at the European Film Awards. It also won four César Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. It was a huge success in the United States, earning over $33 million. It remains the highest-grossing French-language film released there.

In 2002, Audrey appeared in the British thriller film Dirty Pretty Things. This movie was directed by Stephen Frears and was about two illegal immigrants living in London. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Tautou at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2004, Audrey Tautou starred in A Very Long Engagement. This was a romantic war film also directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The story is about a young woman searching for her fiancé, who might have been killed during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. In June of that year, Audrey was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2005, Audrey took on her first major Hollywood role. She starred alongside Tom Hanks in the movie The Da Vinci Code. This film was based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel and was released in May 2006.

She also starred with Gad Elmaleh in the movie Priceless, which came out in December 2006. Some people compared it to the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany's. In 2007, she appeared with Guillaume Canet in Hunting and Gathering.

Career from 2010 Onwards

Audrey Tautou played the main role in the movie about fashion designer Coco Chanel. The film was called Coco avant Chanel and was directed by Anne Fontaine. Filming started in Paris in September 2008, and the movie was released in France in April 2009. The story was partly based on a book about Coco Chanel's life. The film earned $6 million in the United States.

Coco Before Chanel received many nominations, including four BAFTA Awards, three European Film Awards, and six César Awards. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

In 2011, she appeared in Delicacy, a French romantic comedy-drama. This movie was directed by David and Stéphane Foenkinos and was based on a novel by David Foenkinos. The film was nominated for Best Film at the César Awards 2012.

Audrey Tautou was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she was a member of the jury at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. She also appeared in the 2016 film The Odyssey, playing Simone Melchior Cousteau.

Personal Life

Audrey Tautou studied at the Institut Catholique de Paris, a Catholic university. While she attended church when she was younger, she has said that she is "not officially" Catholic now.

She considers France her main home and where she focuses her acting career. In 2006, she mentioned that she is a French actress and her career is based in France. She said she would not move to Los Angeles.

Filmography

Movies

Television Roles

Theatre Performances

Awards and Honors

• Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2018) - This is a special honor given by the French government for contributions to the arts.

See also

In Spanish: Audrey Tautou para niños