Bérénice Bejo
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 Bejo at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival |
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| Born | Bérénice Bejo 7 July 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Spouse | Michel Hazanavicius |
Bérénice Bejo (French pronunciation: [be.ʁe.nis be.ʒo]; born 7 July 1976) is an Argentine-French actress, known for playing Christiana in the 2001 film A Knight's 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.
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[edit] Life and career
Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the daughter of the Argentine filmmaker Miguel Bejo and his wife Silvia,[1] a lawyer.[2] When she was three, her family moved to France, escaping from the Argentine military dictatorship.[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 the 2011 film, The Artist, which is directed by Hazanavicius, Bejo plays Peppy Miller, a 1920s movie 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] and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[9]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ Diego Lerer (13 March 2003). ""Estaba peleado con el país"" (in Spanish). Clarin. http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2003/03/13/c-01101.htm. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Gabriel de Lerma (17 February 2012). "Berenice Bejo, en la cima de la popularidad" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Herald. http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/02/17/1128369/berenice-bejo-en-la-cima-de-la.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ AFP (25 January 2012). "Bérénice Bejo se sent "aussi Argentine que Française"" (in French). Le Matin. http://archives.lematin.ch/flashinfo/la-une/berenice-bejo-se-sent-aussi-argentine-que-francaise-2012-01-25. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy. (19 May 2010) IFC picks up US rights to Heartbeats, Prey from Rezo. Screendaily.com. Retrieved on 4 July 2011.
- ^ Scott Feinberg (8 February 2012). "Berenice Bejo, Silent Star of 'The Artist,' Talks About the Two Leading Men in Her Life". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/the-artist-berenice-bejo-oscar-287812. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "The Artist wins six Cesar awards". The Telegraph. 25 February 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9105441/The-Artist-wins-six-Cesar-awards.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ SAG awards list, sagawards.org.
- ^ Golden Globes list, goldenglobes.org.
- ^ BBC Oscars coverage 2012
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