Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou in Beaumont Puy De Domme, France was born the 9th of August 1976. Audrey is the oldest child in a family of four. Audrey Tautou's parents, who were a dentist and a school teacher were supportive and encouraged by her early love for drama and theater. She initially hoped to become a master monkey was replaced by a desire to pursue a degree in theater and drama. Her fame grew as an actress in her early years and with enormous achievement. When she first began her acting career, Tautou took part in Jeunes Premiers an French show on TV that focuses on talent that was sponsored by Canal+ in 1998. She also won The award for the Best Young Actress in during the Beziers Festival of Young Actors. Tautou is a pupil of her school at the Institut Catholique de Paris in Paris when she was a kid and was a student there from an early age, has disavowed her Catholic education. The actress says she is not a Catholic. In addition to her acting career she is also pursuing modeling. The model was for L'Oreal Mont Blanc, Chanel and was dubbed "The Chanel Muse". Photography is another passion and she recently exhibited her work in the Arles festival, under the title Superficial. Her photographs are largely about the spotlight and fame. The exhibit also includes an assortment of portraits of herself as well. Audrey Tautou shot to stardom and international fame with her debut role as the lead in The Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Pouulain. Amelie was a worldwide box office success, and received accolades at award ceremonies around all over the world. It is the most successful French language film in the US. In the following year, she appeared in British dramas like Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things as well as Jean-Pierre Jeunet The long day of the fiancailles. Then Tautou moved to Hollywood where Ron Howard directed the Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code.