Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou, the oldest of four siblings was born on the 8th of August 1976 in Beaumont Puy-de-Domme. Her parents, who were a dentist as well as a teacher at school helped and encouraged her initial passion for drama and theatre. Her initial dream to become a master monkey was eclipsed by her wish to learn about drama and theater. A quick and successful start to success as well as a swift rise in fame made her a promising young actor. Prior to beginning the acting profession, she participated in Jeunes Premiers an French show on TV that focuses on talent which was a part of Canal+ in 1998. The program also awarded her the title of Best Young Actress in during the Beziers Festival of Young Actors. Tautou attended the Institut Catholique de Paris, attended church in her youth and was brought up Catholic. But she has since gotten away from her Catholic upbringing. In addition to her acting career she is also pursuing modeling. She modelled for L'Oreal Mont Blanc, Chanel and is known as "The Chanel Muse". In addition to her acting profession, she has an interest in photography. Recently, she exhibited a selection images during Arles Film Festival. Arles Film Festival with the name Superficial. Photography of her is primarily focused on fame and celebrity and focuses the camera on the media who sat on her shoulders after her meteoric rise to fame with Amelie and several self-portraits. Audrey Tautou's worldwide success and fame soared after her role in the film as Amelie Poulain's leading actress in the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain. Amelie gained international attention for its box office success. It was also praised at awards ceremonies across the world. It's the largest French film in the history of French language to be made to be released in the US. The film's success led to a huge increase in production. Tautou starred in numerous films, such as British dramas like Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Un long Sunday de fiancailles. She also starred alongside Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code directed by Dan Brown.