Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou is the youngest of four children born August 9th, 1976 at Beaumont Puy of Domme. The actress was inspired by her parents, dentist, and a teacher and both of them were teachers. They encouraged her to pursue her passion for the theatre. This was in contrast to an earlier desire to be a primatologist due to the fact that she loved monkeys. There was an immediate rise in her career to become a well-known young actress. In 1998, after completing her degree she was invited to participate in Jeunes Premiers, a French TV talent-scouting programme which was run by Canal+. There she won the award for Best Young Actress at the Beziers Festival of Young Actors. This led her to pursue a acting profession. Though she was a student at The Institut Catholique de Paris and attended church in her youth Tautou has stayed away from the Catholic tradition, saying she's not Catholic. She pursued a modelling career alongside her acting career and is the face of L'Oreal Mont Blanc and Chanel frequently referred to as the Chanel Muse. In the past, during Arles Arts Festival, Arles Arts Festival, she showed an array of photos under the name Superficial. Her work focuses on celebrity as well as the fame. It also features portraits of herself and particular focus on the media that has been watching Tautou's career since her dramatic rise in stardom following Amelie. Audrey Tautou's debut part, playing Amelie Poulain's lead actor in Le Fabuleux d'Amelie, landed the actress international fame. Amelie won international acclai box office success and was recognized at award ceremonies all over the world. It's the biggest French language film ever in the US. The following year, she starred in British dramas including Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things as well as Jean-Pierre Junet's The long day of the fiancailles. Then Tautou moved to Hollywood to work in Hollywood, where Ron Howard directed the Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code.