- Audrey Tautou
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- Plays Sophie in
The Da Vinci Code , directed by Ron Howard and also starring Tom Hanks (2006) - Was so nervous her first day on the set of The Da Vinci Code that she couldn't stop laughing
- Photographs every reporter who interviews her; has a scrapbook of their pictures
- Wanted to be a primatologist when she was a child, because she so loved monkeys
- Was named Best Newcomer by France's Canal Plus for her work on French TV (1999)
- Played oboe in a youth orchestra
- Won Best New Actress
César Award for the film Vénus beauté (institut) (Venus Beauty Institute) (1999) - Was more than an hour late for audition for Venus Beauty Institute and burst out crying when she was told she couldn't audition; the director took pity on her and gave her a chance. When they called to tell her she won the role, she told the caller he must have the wrong number.
- Was one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (2002)
- Role in
Amélie brought her Lumiere's Best Actress award, Sant Jordi's Best Foreign Actress award andChicago Film Critics Association's Most Promising Performer, and five other nominations for Best Actress - First English-language film was
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
"I never want to do the same things twice. I like surprises." — Audrey Tautou
"I'm not sure I'm quite ready to have someone be a prospector of jobs for me, because I believe there's some kind of destiny involved with meeting people... some things are just meant to happen." — Audrey Tautou


