Audrey Tautou
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
- Director
Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France,
to Evelyne Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental
surgeon. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and
started her acting lessons at
'Cours
Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award in the ninth
'Jeune Comedien de Cinema Festival' in Bezier. Then, she came to the
attention of Tonie Marshall
who gave her a role in her film
Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
for which she won a Best New Actress Cesar. It came as a surprise to
even Audrey: "I was so certain I could not be chosen that I told her
that she probably dialled a wrong number." The director chose her for
her natural nature: "She came, she gaffed, she turned reddish, her ears
were in a funny position and her hair was relaxed. In five minutes, she
gave me the heart of the character, a petite young girl who would like
to be a lady and will become a woman." In 2000, Audrey was again
nominated for a Cesar and her movie
Amélie (2001)
has been a phenomenal success worldwide.
