MARITAL STATUS
Profession Actress
French nationality
Birth October 12, 1945 (Soissons – France)
BIOGRAPHY
Daughter of modest farmers, Aurore Clément had to abandon her studies at the age of 16 and work in a factory following the death of her father. After facing another ordeal, the accidental death of her sister, she decides to leave for Paris, where, through determination, she becomes a model. It was Louis Malle , noticing her on the cover of Elle , who opened the doors of cinema to her by giving her the role of France, a young Jewish woman in love with a collaborator in the very controversial Lacombe Lucien (1974).
After these notable debuts, the discreet Aurore Clément mainly found supporting roles, bringing her gentleness to the masculine worlds of Boisset ( Le Juge Fayard dit le sheriff ) or Schoendoerffer ( Le Crabe tambour ). Directed by great Italian filmmakers, from Dino Risi ( Cher Papa ) to Mario Monicelli , she went to the Philippines to shoot Apocalypse Now . She plays Roxanne, the quintessence of the enigmatic and captivating French woman, but her scenes were cut during editing, and it was not until the release of the redux version (2001) that they were reinstated. On the set of Coppola ‘s film , she met the man who would become her husband, production designer Dean Tavoularis .
Starring in two films presented at Cannes in 1982, The Hatter’s Ghosts and Invitation to Travel , Aurore Clément plays Dean Stockwell ‘s wife in Paris, Texas , Wenders ‘ Palme d’Or winner in 1984. With a air sometimes serious, sometimes laughing, and a voice reminiscent of that of Delphine Seyrig , she became one of Chantal Akerman ‘s favorite actresses , from Rendez-vous d’Anna (1978) to Demain on déménagement (2004). ). Filming with strong personalities such as Serge Gainsbourg and Anne-Marie Miéville , she also appears in the unique films of Laetitia Masson , which does not prevent her from multiplying, from the 2000s, appearances in mainstream productions ( Tanguy , Bon Voyage and even Jet Set ).
Irresistible as a flirtatious hairdresser in The Maid of Honor by Chabrol, the elegant Aurore Clément plays the Duchess of Chartres in the very chic cast of Marie-Antoinette by Sofia Coppola (2006). Alongside her film career, the actress escapes from the big screen to play on television, in dozens of series and TV films (including the Zodiac saga and its sequel, The Master of the Zodiac ). Screened each year in several films, his varied roles or supporting roles ( Des vents contres , Let My People Go!, L’ Hiver vite and Cornouaille ) complete a rich filmography of more than one hundred and twenty titles.
