Reminiscent of other gamine European beauties such as Leslie Caron and Audrey Hepburn, Tautou was already a well-known, award-winning actress in her homeland when she shot to international stardom as the title character in the quirky 2001 romantic comedy
Amélie. Although she had made her name as an adorable ingénue, she changed her image somewhat for her first English-language film, the 2002 thriller
Dirty Pretty Things set in a seedy hotel. Tautou continued to work steadily in her native country, but Tinseltown was constantly calling and in 2006 she made her big Hollywood debut in
The Da Vinci Code.
Audrey Tautou Fast Facts:- Studied the oboe and piano as a child.
- Landed career-making role in Amélie (2001) after Emily Watson backed out. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet cast her after seeing her face on a poster for the French film Venus Beauty Institute.
- Learned to speak English for the 2002 film Dirty Pretty Things.
- Takes photographs of the reporters who interview her.
- While filming The Da Vinci Code (2006), convinced director Ron Howard to grow a beard.
- Audrey Tautou Relationships:
- Lance Mazmanian - Fiancé
- College:
- Attended the Cours Florent, Paris, France
