Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as

Renée Rienne Renée Rienne (real name Renée Goursaud, alias ''Le Corbeau'', "The Raven") is a fictional character in the spy-fi television series '' Alias''. Played by Élodie Bouchez, she was introduced as a new character for the fifth season. Bouchez app ...

on the fifth and final season of the television show '' Alias'' and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film ''

Wild Reeds ''Wild Reeds'' (french: Les Roseaux sauvages) is a 1994 French drama film directed by André Téchiné about the sexual awakening of four teenagers and their subsequent sensitive passage into adulthood at the end of the Algerian War. The film was ...

''.

Early life and career

Bouchez was born in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. She is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film ''

'' (1994) by André Téchiné, and the Best Actress Award for the film '' La Vie rêvée des anges'' at the

1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo An ...

. She also won the Best Actress award for ''

Poetical Refugee ''Poetical Refugee'' (french: La Faute à Voltaire) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, starring Sami Bouajila, Élodie Bouchez and Bruno Lochet. It was Kechiche‘s debut feature film and was awarded the Luigi De Laure ...

'' (original French title ''La faute à Voltaire'') at the Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival-2001. In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series '' Alias'' for its fifth and final season. She played

, an assassin who works unofficially for a

black ops A black operation or black op is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization; it can include activities by private companies or groups. Key features of a black operation are that it i ...

division of the

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

. Although considered a main cast member, she only appeared in select episodes, her character acting as something of a "secret weapon". Bouchez has also guest starred on Showtime's lesbian drama series ''

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene ...

'', where she portrays Claude, a French writer who meets Jenny on a trip to Canada.

Personal life

Bouchez is married to

Thomas Bangalter Thomas Bangalter (; born 3 January 1975) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. Son of French music composer and artist Daniel Vangarde. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft ...

of the former electronic music duo Daft Punk. The couple have two sons.

Filmography

References

External links

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French site
Living people European Film Award for Best Actress winners Best Actress Lumières Award winners People from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis French film actresses French expatriate actresses in the United States French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Best Actress César Award winners Most Promising Actress César Award winners 1973 births {{france-film-actor-stub