Élodie Bouchez

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Élodie Bouchez
Elodie Bouchez Cannes 2018.jpg
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973 (age 51)
Other namesPaployon
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse Thomas Bangalter
Children2

Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show Alias and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film Wild Reeds .

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Early life and career

Bouchez was born in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. She is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film Wild Reeds (1994) by André Téchiné, and the Best Actress Award for the film La Vie rêvée des anges at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [1] She also won the Best Actress award for Poetical Refugee (original French title La faute à Voltaire) at the Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival-2001.

In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series Alias for its fifth and final season. She played Renée Rienne, an assassin who works unofficially for a black ops division of the CIA. Although considered a main cast member, she only appeared in select episodes, her character acting as something of a "secret weapon". Bouchez has also guest starred on Showtime's lesbian drama series The L Word , where she portrays Claude, a French writer who meets Jenny on a trip to Canada. [ citation needed ]

Personal life

Bouchez is married to Thomas Bangalter of the former electronic music duo Daft Punk. The couple have two sons. [2]

Filmography

Bouchez at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Elodie Bouchez Cannes.jpg
Bouchez at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1990Stan the FlasherNatacha Serge Gainsbourg
1993 Tango Girl in Aeroplane Patrice Leconte
Le cahier voléVirginie Christine Lipinska
1994 Wild Reeds Maïté Alvarez André Téchiné César Award for Most Promising Actress
1995 Le Péril jeune Sophie Cédric Klapisch
Those were the days Delphine Didier Haudepin
1996 Full Speed Julie Gaël Morel
The Proprietor Young Girl Ismail Merchant
1997 Clubbed to Death Lola Yolande Zauberman
La divine poursuiteAngèle Michel Deville
Flames in Paradise  [ fr ]Georgette / Juliette Markus Imhoof
Le ciel est à nousLola / MargueriteGraham Guit
1998 The Dreamlife of Angels Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin Erick Zonca Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
César Award for Best Actress
European Film Award for Best Actress
Lumières Award for Best Actress
ZonzonCarmen Laurent Bouhnik
Les kidnappeursClaireGraham Guit
1999 Lovers Jeanne Jean-Marc Barr
Louise (Take 2) LouiseSiegfried
Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday TérésaDidier Le Pêcheur
2001 Poetical Refugee Lucie Abdellatif Kechiche
Too Much FleshJuliette Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold
Being LightJustine Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold
Le petit poucetThe ogre's wife Olivier Dahan
The BeatnicksNicaNicholson Williams
2002 CQ Marlène Roman Coppola
La guerre à ParisAna Maria Yolande Zauberman
2003 Stormy Weather Cora Sólveig Anspach Nominated - Edda Award for Best Leading Actress
Le pacte du silenceGaëlle / SarahGraham Guit
2005 Brice de Nice Jeanne James Huth
America Brown Rosie Paul Black
Shooting VegetariansThe Happy Coffee Shop GirlMikey Jackson
2005–2006 Alias Renée Rienne Ken Olin, Frederick E.O. Toye, ...TV series (12 Episodes)
2006 Sorry, Haters Eloise Jeff Stanzler
2006–2007 The L Word Claude Mondrian Ilene Chaiken & Bronwen Hughes TV series (2 Episodes)
2007 After Him (Après lui)Laure Gaël Morel
HérosLisaBruno Merle
Ma place au soleilJulieEric de Montalier
Tel père telle filleSandraOlivier De Plas
Je déteste les enfants des autresCécileAnne Fassio
2008Seuls TwoJuliette Ramzy Bedia & Éric Judor
2010 Happy Few TeriAntony Cordier
In Memory of the Days to ComeMaya Jean-Christian Bourcart
The Imperialists Are Still Alive!AsyaZeina Durra
2013La grande boucleSylvie Nouel Laurent Tuel
JulietteLouisePierre Godeau
2014 Reality Alice Tantra Quentin Dupieux
GHB: To Be or Not to BeJo Laetitia Masson
2016HibouPanda / Anita Ramzy Bedia
2017Gaspard va au mariageGaspard's motherAntony Cordier
2018 In Safe Hands Alice Jeanne Herry Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Best Actress
Lumières Award for Best Actress
Nominated - César Award for Best Actress
Guy Young Anne-Marie Alex Lutz
Fleuve noirLola Bellaile Erick Zonca
2019Temps de chienFlorenceEdouard Deluc
2022 Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century Yvonne Jacob Olivier Dahan
HawaiiInesMélissa Drigeard
2023 All Your Faces Judith Jeanne Herry Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Consent Vanessa Springora Vanessa Filho
For Night Will Come Laurence FéralCéline Rouzet
2024 Beating Hearts Gilles Lellouche

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Dreamlife of Angels". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  2. Helman, Peter (18 May 2017). "Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Appears at Cannes With His Naked Face". SPIN. Retrieved 8 April 2018.