Bonjour, je m'appelle Audrey Tautou
By Ella Kirksey
Early Life
Marie Claire
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Coco Before Chanel
Career
However, her breakthrough came in 2001 when she starred as a lonely waitress in Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (Amelie). This quirky, romantic film was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and won an Oscar after becoming the number one French film in the United States. It also earned Tautou a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination for best actress. She also appeared in the comedy about foreign exchange students, L'Auberge espangole.
In 2002, Tautou made her English-language debut in Dirty Pretty Things. Then, she appeared in Pas sur la bouche (Not on the Lips; 2003) and Nowhere to Go but Up (2003), before teaming up with Jeunet again Un Long Dimanche de fiancailles (2004; A Very Long Engagment) which won a Cesar Award. Her first big budget Hollywood film was The Da Vinci Code, before she returned to the intimate, french films that first made her famous.
More Films
- Hors de prix (2006; Priceless)
- Ensemble c'est tout (2007; Hunting and Gathering)
- In 2009, Tautou starred as Coco Chanel in Coco avent Chanel (Coco Before Chanel)
- La Delicatesse (2011; Delicacy)
- Therese Desqueyroux (2012; Therese)
- L'ecume des jours (2013; Mood Indigo)