Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou is the youngest of four kids born August 9, 1976, in Beaumont Puy of Domme. At a young age, her dentist doctors parents and teacher mother encouraged her passion of theatre and drama. It was this love which trumped her original desire to be primatologist. At the age of a young lady, her rise to stardom was swift and ended with the beginning of her successes. Her career began in earnest in 1999 the year she first began performing professionally. After her studies, Tautou participated in the French television show for talent scouting called Jeunes Premiers. Tautou was raised in an Catholic home, and was a member of the religious services, despite having was a student at the Institut Catholique de Paris. In addition to acting, she has also been a model and the face for L'Oreal Mont Blanc as well as Chanel. Photography is another passion and she recently exhibited her work in the Arles festival under the name Superficial. Her work is focused on celebrities as well as the fame. It also features portraits of herself and particular focus on the media that has scrutinised Tautou since her meteoric rise in stardom following Amelie. Audrey Tautou's worldwide popularity and success exploded following her appearance in the film as Amelie Poulain's main actress in the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain. Amelie received international recognition due to its success at the box office. The film was also recognized at awards ceremonies across the world. Amelie is the most successful french-language film to hit the US. The film's success led Tautou to a variety of roles, ranging from British dramas as Dirty Pretty Things by Stephen Knight and Jean Pierre Jeunet to Hollywood's The Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks.