Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne Marie Laure has been a phenomenal success worldwide.
She nearly never got the chance to play the wonderful Amlie Poulain, as director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was considering British actress Emily Watson for the role of Amlie.
Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2004. Is now a member.
She speaks excellent English.
Ranked #29 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Although invited, she did not plan on attending the private screening of Le fabuleux destin dAmlie Poulain organized and attended by President Jacques Chirac. She had a previous engagement with her brother (he was sworn in as a policeman that day). Director Jeunet told the French president that she was in Portugal. When she finally showed up, Jacques Chirac told her he thought she was in Portugal; she simply answered "youll have to check your sources".
When Emily Watson dropped out of Le fabuleux destin dAmlie Poulain , director Jean-Pierre Jeunet cast Tautou after seeing her on a billboard of the movie Vnus beaut (institut) in Paris near his home in Bastille.
After Le fabuleux destin dAmlie Poulain , she and her sister went on a roadtrip in Indonesia where no one recognized her.
Once was told by a medium that she was going to be the mother of twins at age 30.
Studied at the Cours Florent in Paris.
Also studied literature at university.
Her father is a dental surgeon and her mother is a teacher.
She said that Meryl Streep , Paul Newman , Juliette Lewis , Jodie Foster , and Julianne Moore are her idols.
The band Brand New has song named after her, titled "Tautou", featured on their album "Deja Entendu".
French citizen.
Favourite movies are Barry Lyndon and bout de souffle .
Grew up in Montluon, in central France.
Is the eldest of four children. She has a brother and two sisters.
She takes pictures of her interviewers and puts them in scrapbook.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#62). [2007].
Boyfriend is rock singer Matthieu Chedid , also known as "M".
Her parents named her after Audrey Hepburn.
Was ranked the 2nd most stylish woman of 2009 by Vogue UK.
Is the face of Chanel n5.
(August 2005) Shooting The Da Vinci Code and preparing her next French film, Hors de prix .
(April 2006) Paris, France - Filming Ensemble, cest tout .
Was considered for the role of Madame Maxime on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , but the role eventually went to Frances de la Tour.
Surname is often mispronounced by non-french speakers as tattoo. It is correctly pronounced as tortoo.
Between 2004 and 2006 was widely reported by the international press as engaged to writer-director Lance Mazmanian including an article in Switzerlands GlucksPost of May 2006 where the couple were reported as seen together outside her parents home. In dozens of interviews, Audrey refused to address the subject of engagement when asked, citing reasons of privacy.
Resides in the 9th Arrondissement of Paris, France.
I believe in God, but I am not sure to trust Him so much.
