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MOVIE ICON: Bérénice Bejo s a French-Argentine actress, who played Christiana in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale and Peppy Miller in the 2011 film The Artis

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  • Bérénice Bejo
    Actress

  • Bérénice Bejo is a French-Argentine actress, who played Christiana in the 2001 film A Knight's Tale and Peppy Miller in the 2011 film The Artist. 




  • Born: July 7, 1976 (age 37), Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Spouse: Michel Hazanavicius

  • Children: Gloria Hazanavicius, Lucien Hazanavicius

  • Awards: César Award for Best Actress, Cannes Best Actress Award

  • Life and career

    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] She made her American film debut as Christiana in 2001's A Knight's Tale. She later starred as Olivia in the 2002 film, 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman.[4] 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.[5]
    In 2001, Bejo played the role of Christiana in A Knight's Tale opposite Heath Ledger, embodying the confidante of Shannyn Sossamon on the screen.
    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, andCavalcade (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.
    In 2007, she made an appearance in the short film La Pomme d'Adam.
    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.
    In 2009, she participated in the documentary by Serge Bromberg (fr), Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno. The documentary reconstructs Clouzot's 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. This performance has garnered her critical acclaim, the César Award for Best Actress,[6] and several award nominations: the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role,[7] the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture award,[8] BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[9]
    In 2012, she was announced as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[10] She dubbed the role of Mérida in the French dub of the Disney/Pixar filmBrave.[11] In June 2012, Bejo was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[12] 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.[13]

    Filmography


    Bérénice Bejo, 2007
    YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
    2000Meilleur espoir féminin (fr)
    (Most Promising Actress)    		Laetitia RanceGérard JugnotNominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress
    2000La CaptiveEmma VerdierChantal Akerman
    2000PassionnémentFaustineBruno Nuytten55
    2001A Knight's TaleChristianaBrian Helgeland
    200224 Hours in the Life of a WomanOliviaLaurent Bouhnik
    2002Comme un avionLolaMarie-France Pisier
    2003DissonancesMargoJérôme Cornuau
    2005CavalcadeManonSteve Suissa
    2006OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of SpiesLarmina El Akmar BetoucheMichel Hazanavicius
    2008Modern LoveElsaStéphane Kazandjian
    2010Prey (La Traque)ClaireAntoine Blossier
    2011The ArtistPeppy MillerMichel HazanaviciusCapri Actress Award
    César Award for Best Actress
    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 Circle Award for Best Screen Couple (with Jean Dujardin)
    Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated – ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress - Comedy/Musical
    Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
    Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
    Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
    Nominated – Chlotrudis 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 – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
    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 – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
    2012PopulaireMarie TaylorRégis Roinsard
    2012BraveMéridaMark Andrews
    Brenda Chapman    		French dub
    2013Au bonheur des ogres (fr)Aunt JuliaNicolas Bary
    2013The Past (Le Passé)Marie BrissonAsghar FarhadiPending—César Award for Best Actress
    Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
    FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress of the Year in a Foreign-Language Film
    2014Le Dernier DiamantJuliaEric Barbier
    2014The SearchMichel Hazanavicius

    References

    1. Jump up^ Diego Lerer (13 March 2003). "Estaba peleado con el país". Clarin (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2012.
    2. Jump up^ Gabriel de Lerma (17 February 2012). "Bérénice Bejo, en la cima de la popularidad". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2012.
    3. Jump up^ AFP (25 January 2012). "Bérénice Bejo se sent 'aussi Argentine que Française'". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2012.
    4. Jump up^ Kay, Jeremy. (19 May 2010) IFC picks up US rights to Heartbeats, Prey from Rezo. Screendaily.com. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
    5. Jump up^ Scott Feinberg (8 February 2012). "Bérénice Bejo, Silent Star of The Artist, Talks About the Two Leading Men in Her Life". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
    6. Jump up^ "The Artist wins six César awards". The Telegraph. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
    7. Jump up^ SAG awards list, sagawards.org.
    8. Jump up^ Golden Globes list, goldenglobes.org.
    9. Jump up^ BBC Oscars coverage 2012
    10. Jump up^ "The Artist star to host Cannes film ceremonies". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
    11. Jump up^ "Bérénice Bejo, la voix de Merida dans Rebelle", Le Figaro (French)
    12. Jump up^ "Academy Invites 176 to Membership". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
    13. Jump up^ "Cannes Film Festival: Awards 2013". Cannes. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

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