Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou born Beaumont, the French city of Puy-deDomme on August 9, 1976. Audrey Tautou is the fourth child of 4 children. Her parents a dental surgeon as well as a teacher recognized and backed her love for acting and theatre from a young age which overcame her initial ambition to become a primatologist thanks to her fascination with monkeys. The rise of her as an actor in the young age was quick and marked by her early successes. After her graduation in 1998, she took part in a French talent-scouting TV programme Jeunes Premiers sponsored by Canal+ and won Best Young Actress at the Beziers Festival of Young Actors prior to beginning her acting career in earnest. Tautou studied at Institut Catholique de Paris, was a churchgoer in her youth and was raised Catholic. But she has since gotten away from her Catholic upbringing. Alongside her acting career, Tautou has also been a model and the model in the advertising campaign for L'Oreal Mont Blanc as well as Chanel. In the past, during Arles Arts Festival, Arles Arts Festival she exhibited a collection of photographs under the title Superficial. The work she produces is focused on fame as well as popularity. The exhibition also includes portraits of herself and special focus on journalists who have closely scrutinized Tautou following her rapid success following Amelie. Audrey Tautou became a star after her international fame was established with her first role in Amelie Poulain in the film Le Fabuleux Destination d'Amelie. Amelie received international recognition due to its success at the box office. The film was also recognized at awards ceremonies across the world. It's the largest French language film ever to be released in the US. The following year, she was a part of British dramas, including Stephen Knight's Dirty Pretty Things as well as Jean-Pierre Jeunet Un long Sunday de Faancailles. Then Tautou moved to Hollywood where Ron Howard directed the Dan Brown bestseller The Da Vinci Code.