Mélanie Doutey is a French actress.

Life and career

She is the daughter of filmmaker Alain Doutey and actress Arielle Séménoff. She appeared in

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...

's ''La Fleur du Mal'' and ''

El Lobo ''El lobo'' ( en, The Wolf) is a 2004 Spanish drama biographical film directed by Miguel Courtois and starring Eduardo Noriega. Plot The film is based on the life of Mikel Lejarza, an agent of the Spanish intelligence service in the early 1 ...

'', the true story of a mole within the Basque separatist group

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. She also made a cameo in singer

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's video for ''En Apesanteur''. In

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, she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in ''Il ne faut jurer de rien!'', a cinematographic adaptation of an

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play. Her scene with

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

and

Gilles Lellouche Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 201 ...

, directed by Jan Kounen was cut from the final version of '' The Players'' (2012), but later appeared on some DVD versions. From 2002 to 2013, Doutey was in a relationship with actor

. They have a daughter named Ava, born on 5 September 2009. , she was dating chef Cyril Lignac.

Filmography

* '' Leïla'' (2001), Leïla * ''Le frère du guerrier'' (2002), Guillemette * ''

La fleur du mal ''The Flower of Evil'' (original title: ''La fleur du mal'') is a 2003 French suspense drama film by Claude Chabrol. It tells of an outwardly perfect family in Bordeaux, whose seeming perfection begins to unravel when the wife involves herself ...

'' (2003), Michèle Charpin-Vasseur * '' Narco'' (2004), La fille "moitié des choses" * ''

'' (2004), Amaia * ''Il ne faut jurer... de rien!'' (2005), Cécile * '' Clara Sheller'', Clara Sheller (6 episodes, 2005) * ''Président'' (2006), Nahema * ''Fair Play'' (2006), Béatrice * ''On va s'aimer'' (2006), Camille * ''Ce soir, je dors chez toi'' (2007), Laeticia * ''Ma place au soleil'' (2007), Véronique * ''Santa Closed'' (2007), Fille 2 * ''RTT'' (2008), Emilie Vergano * '' Le bal des actrices'' (2009), Mélanie Doutey * ''

Une petite zone de turbulences ''A Spot of Bother'' (french: Une petite zone de turbulences) (''A small area of turbulence''), is a French comedy drama film directed by Alfred Lot and starring Michel Blanc, released in 2010, and based on the 2006 novel by the English writer Mar ...

'' (2009), Cathie Muret * ''

Aux yeux de tous ''Paris Under Watch'' (french: Aux yeux de tous; ) is a 2012 French thriller film written by Audrey Diwan and Arnaud Duprey and directed by Cédric Jimenez and Duprey. The films stars Olivier Barthelemy, Mélanie Doutey and Francis Renaud. Th ...

'' (2012), Nora * ''

Jamais le premier soir ''Never on the First Night'' (french: Jamais le premier soir) is a 2014 French comedy film, directed by Melissa Drigeard. Cast * Alexandra Lamy as Julie * Mélanie Doutey as Louise * Julie Ferrier as Rose * Jean-Paul Rouve as Marc * Grégory Fi ...

'' (2014), Louise * ''

La French ''The Connection'' (french: La French) is a 2014 action crime thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez and produced by Alain Goldman. The film was inspired by the events of the French Connection in the 1970s, starring Jean Dujardin as police mag ...

'' (2014), Christiane Zampa * ''

Entre amis ''Entre amis'' is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Olivier Baroux. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Zabou Breitman, Mélanie Doutey and Isabelle Gélinas. It was released by ...

'' (2015), Daphnée * ''

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'' (2019), Julia * '' Inexorable'' (2021)

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* (archived, defunct since late 2020) * French film actresses Living people French television actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{france-film-actor-stub