Bérénice Bejo Berenice Bejo Cannes 2014 2.jpg Bejo at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Born 7 July 1976 (age 38) Buenos Aires, Argentina Years active 1993–present Spouse(s) Michel Hazanavicius Children Bérénice Bejo (French pronunciation: [be.ʁe.nis be.ʒo]; born 7 July 1976) is an Argentinian born French actress, who played Christiana in the 2001 film A Knights Tale and Peppy Miller in the 2011 film The Artist. Her work in The Artist received a nomination for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won her the César Award for Best Actress. Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the daughter of Argentine filmmaker Miguel Bejo and his wife Silvia, a lawyer.[1][2] When she was three, her family moved to France, escaping from the Argentine Dirty War.[3] In 2006, she starred in OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, where she met director Michel Hazanavicius, whom she later married. They have two children: Lucien and Gloria.[4] Career[edit] In 2001, Bejo made her American film debut, playing the role of Christiana in A Knights Tale opposite Heath Ledger. Christiana is a lady-in-waiting to Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). Bejo at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival In 2002, she toured in France with Marie-France Pisier and Guillaume Depardieu. In 2003, Bejo starred as Olivia in 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman by Laurent Bouhnik. Under the direction of Steve Suissa, she seduces Stephane Freiss and Titoff in The Grand Role (2004), and a comedy about the world of actors, and Cavalcade (2005), a drama dealing with the theme of disability. In 2006, she made a comeback by acting alongside Jean Dujardin in OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies by Michel Hazanavicius. This is the first collaboration of the trio.[4] In 2007, she made an appearance in the short film La Pomme dAdam. In 2008, she appeared in two romantic comedies: Modern Love Bouquet and Stéphane Kazandjian. The same year she gave birth to her first child by Hazanavicius. Bejo at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival In 2009, she participated in the documentary by Serge Bromberg (fr), Henri-Georges Clouzots Inferno. The documentary reconstructs Clouzots film, alternating between scenes from the 1964 film and dialogue readings between Jacques Gamblin (for Serge Reggiani) and Béjo (for Romy Schneider). In the 2011 film, The Artist, which is directed by Hazanavicius and stars Dujardin, Bejo plays Peppy Miller, a 1920s film actress. Her performance received critical acclaim, the César Award for Best Actress,[5] and several award nominations: the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role,[6] the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture award,[7] BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[8] In 2012, she was announced as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[9] She dubbed the role of Mérida in the French dub of the Disney/Pixar film Brave.[10] In June 2012, Bejo was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[11] The same month, she received the Prix Romy Schneider. At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival she won the award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Past.[12] Filmography[edit] Year Title Role Director Notes 1993 Pain perdu Tiéri Barié Short 1996 Histoires dhommes Laurence Olivier Langlois TV Movie Les soeurs Hamlet Karine Abdelkrim Bahloul L@mour est à réinventer The girl Françoise Decaux-Thomelet TV Series (1 Episode : Enceinte ou lesbienne ?) 1997 Julie Lescaut Lila Alain Wermus TV Series (1 Episode : Abus de pouvoir) Le juge est une femme Raphaëlle Fauvet-Colombin Daniel Vigne TV Series (1 Episode : Drôle de jeu) Un et un font six Sophie Franck Apprederis TV Series (6 Episodes) 1999 Sapajou contre Sapajou Emma Verdier Élisabeth Rappeneau TV Movie 2000 Meilleur espoir féminin Laetitia Rance Gérard Jugnot Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress La Captive Sarah Chantal Akerman Passionnément Faustine Bruno Nuytten Sauvetage Valentine Jacques Malaterre TV Series (6 Episodes) Les redoutables Eric Valette TV Series (1 Episode : Le monstre) 2001 A Knights Tale Christiana Brian Helgeland 2002 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman Olivia Laurent Bouhnik Comme un avion Lola Marie-France Pisier Vertiges Margo Jérôme Cornuau TV Series (1 Episode : Koan) Une petite fée The young woman Jérôme Genevray Short 2003 Dissonances Margo Jérôme Cornuau (X2) Jeux de plage Marthe David DAquaro Short Sem Ela Fanfan Vieira Anna da Palma Dans le rouge du couchant The girl on the boat Edgardo Cozarinsky 2004 Le grand rôle Perla Kurtz Steve Suissa Ciao bambino Liccia Pascal Chauveau Short Sans douleur Eric Paccoud Short 2005 Cavalcade Manon Steve Suissa (x2) 2006 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Larmina El Akmar Betouche Michel Hazanavicius Nuages Cécile Marsac Alain Robillard TV Movie 2007 Un homme peut en cacher un autre Inès / Adèle Thomas Rio Short 13 m² Sophie Barthélémy Grossmann La maison Cloé Manuel Poirier 2008 Modern Love Elsa Stéphane Kazandjian Sa raison dêtre Fabienne Renaud Bertrand TV Movie Bouquet final Claire Michel Delgado Le courrier du parc The young woman Agnès Caffin Short 2009 La pomme dAdam Girl on the metro Jérôme Genevray Short 2011 La Traque (fr) Claire Antoine Blossier 2011 The Artist Peppy Miller Michel Hazanavicius (X2) César Award for Best Actress Capri Actress Award Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Cinema Vanguard Award St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Women Film Critics Cicle Award for Best Screen Couple (with Jean Dujardin) Lumières Award for Best Actress Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress - Comedy/Musical Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2012 Populaire Marie Taylor Régis Roinsard Aujourdhui Louise Nicolas Saada Short Brave Méridas voice Mark Andrews Brenda Chapman 2013 Au bonheur des ogres Aunt Julia Nicolas Bary The Past Marie Brisson Asghar Farhadi Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress of the Year in a Foreign-Language Film Nominated — César Award for Best Actress (X2) 2014 Le Dernier Diamant Julia Eric Barbier The Search Carole Michel Hazanavicius (X3) 2015 Eternity Tran Anh Hung Pre-Production Peppy Miller. First she is an ordinary girl and fan of the silent filmstar George Valentin. Because of an accident he gets to know him and falls in love with the star. But George is married, so Peppy works with him as an actress and become independent and famous. When the talkies get popluar she succeeds to become a superstar, finally. However, Valentin crashes and has to leave Hollywood, but Peppy never ceased to love him. youtu.be/gUjOiNR6HW
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