Mélanie Doutey is a French actress.

Life and career

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

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

El Lobo ''The Wolf'' () is a 2004 Spanish drama biographical film directed by Miguel Courtois. It stars Eduardo Noriega as the title character and José Coronado alongside Mélanie Doutey, Silvia Abascal, Santiago Ramos, and Jorge Sanz. Plot The ...

'', the true story of a mole within the

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separatist group

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. She also made a cameo in singer Calogero's video for ''En Apesanteur''. In

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, she was nominated for a

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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 and director. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in '' Little White Lies'' (2010). Earl ...

, directed by

Jan Kounen Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and Film producer, producer. In France, he is mostly known for his films ''Dobermann (film), Dobermann'' (1997), ''Blueberry, l'expérience secrète, Blueberry, ...

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 * '' Les 7 vies de Léa'' (2021), Charlotte Sanson * '' La fleur du mal'' (2003), Michèle Charpin-Vasseur * '' Narco'' (2004), Pupkin's hemineglect patient * ''

'' (2004), Amaia * ''Il ne faut jurer... de rien!'' (2005), Cécile * ''

Clara Sheller Clara Sheller is a French television series created by Nicolas Mercier from idea by Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta. It was aired from 18 May 2005 to 3 December 2008 on France 2. The casting was completely changed between the first and second season, but th ...

'', 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 ''All About Actresses'' (), also known as ''The Actress' Ball'', is a 2009 French mockumentary film directed by Maïwenn. The title is a reference to the film directed by Roman Polanski, ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'' (''Le Bal des vampires''). ...

'' (2009), Mélanie Doutey * '' Une petite zone de turbulences'' (2009), Cathie Muret * ''

Aux yeux de tous ''Paris Under Watch'' (; ) 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. The films follow a young an ...

'' (2012), Nora * '' Jamais le premier soir'' (2014), Louise * '' La French'' (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 releas ...

'' (2015), Daphnée * ''

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'' (2019), Julia * '' Inexorable'' (2021) * '' Maldoror'' (2024)

References

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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