Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo [ be.ʁenis.beʒo ] (* 7 July 1976 in Buenos Aires ) is a French actress.

Life

At the age of three years Bérénice Bejo emigrated with her parents from Argentina to France. Under the influence of her father, the director Miguel Bejo, she completed at an early age a drama school. Her first film appearance was Bérénice Bejo in the short film Pain perdu of animal Barié before in the feature film Les Sœurs Hamlet ( 1998) by Abdelkrim Bahloul got in 1993 the role of Karine. First recognition of her acting skills she learned in 2001 by the César Award nomination for Best Young Actress for her role in Meilleur Espoir féminin (2000) by Gérard Jugnot.

In the course of her career Bérénice Bejo played among other things on the side of Marie -France Pisier and Guillaume Depardieu in Comme un avion (2002 ) and Michel Serrault and Agnès Jaoui in 24 heures de la vie d'une femme (2003) by Laurent Bouhnik, an adaptation of the novel (24 hours in the life of a woman ) by Stefan Zweig.

In addition to numerous television productions followed by other film appearances, among others, with Stéphane Freiss and Titoff in Le Grand Rôle (2004) by Steve Suissa, or with Didier Bourdon, Gérard Depardieu, Marthe Keller and Michel Galabru in Bouquet final (2008) by Michel Delgado. Furthermore, she played with Jacques Gamblin in Hell by Henri -Georges Clouzot (2009), excellent with the César documentation by Serge Bromberg about 1964 turned, but unfinished film project of Henri- Georges Clouzot, starring Romy Schneider and Serge Reggiani in the original cast.

Her breakthrough achieved in 2006 with the role of Larmina El Akmar Betouche on the side of OSS 117, played by Jean Dujardin OSS 117 - The spy who loved himself, a spy movie parody by Michel Hazanavicius, her partner. Again on the side of Jean Dujardin in 2011 she played the role of Peppy Miller in The Artist, a tribute by Michel Hazanavicius to the silent era in Hollywood in the late 20s. For her role in The Artist Bérénice Bejo received, inter alia nominations at the Golden Globe Awards 2012, and the Academy Awards in 2012. During the award ceremony of the César Awards 2012, she was honored as Best Actress.

In early 2012 began filming the adaptation of the successful novel Au bonheur des ogres (Paradise of the monsters ) by Daniel Pennac directed by Nicolas Bary. Bérénice Bejo occupied while on the side of Emir Kusturica and Raphaël Personnaz the role of Juliet. In the same year, she will host the opening ceremony on May 16 and the Awards Gala on May 27 at the 65th Film Festival in Cannes as a hostess ( " maîtresse de ceremony ").

Bérénice Bejo is in a relationship with filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius. From this relationship, one son ( * 2008) and a daughter come (* 2011). Socio- political commitment showed Bejo with the support of Lionel Jospin in the French presidential elections of 2002 and their participation in the campaign "No Hunger" by Action Contre la Faim (ACF, French " Action Against Hunger " ), 2009.

Filmography ( excerpt)

Movies

Television productions

Theater

• The Threepenny Opera ( L'Opera de quat'sous )

Awards and nominations

• 2001: César Award nomination for Best Young Actress for Meilleur Espoir féminin
• 2011: Hollywood Spotlight Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Artist
• 2011: Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Artist
• 2011: nominations for The Artist at the WAFCA (The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards ) at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards (each as Best Supporting Actress )
• 2012: Prix Lumière for Best Actress for The Artist
• 2012: British Academy Film Awards nomination for Best Actress for The Artist
• 2012: Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Artist
• 2012: César Award for Best Actress for The Artist
• 2012: Romy Schneider Award for Best Young Actress
• 2013: Prize for Best Actress at the International Film Festival in Cannes for Le passé - The past
• 2014: César Award nomination for Best Actress for Le passé - The past