Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou born Beaumont, at Puy-deDomme, France on the 9th of August 1976. She is the oldest child of 4 children. At a young age, both her dental doctor parents as well as her teacher mother supported Audrey's love of theatre and drama. It was this love that overshadowed her initial wish to be an animal scientist. When she was a teenager, her rise to stardom was rapid and marked with initial recognition and success. It was only in 1999 after which she began acting professionally. Following her studies Tautou participated in the French television show for talent scouting called Jeunes Premiers. Tautou attended church and the Institut Catholique de Paris during her youth, however she now dissociates herself from her childhood. Neben her acting, Tautou has also been a model and the face of L'Oreal Mont Blanc as well as Chanel. Additionally, she is a keen photographic passion and has recently produced an exhibition of her work for the Arles Festival with the name Superficial. Her work focuses on celebrity in addition to fame. Also, it features an assortment of self-portraits as well as a special focus on journalists who have closely scrutinized Tautou following her rapid success following Amelie. Audrey Tautou's global recognition and popularity exploded after her appearance as Amelie Poulain's main woman in Le Fabuleux of Amelie Poulain. Amelie is undoubtedly a huge box office smash internationally and recognized at many awards festivals around the globe. It's also the biggest French language film ever on the US. In the wake of this achievement, Tautou was featured in a wide range of movies ranging that ranged from British dramas like Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Long Sunday de fiancailles and moving into Hollywood under the direction of Ron Howard of the Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code together with Tom Hanks.