Mélanie Doutey is a French actress.

Mélanie Doutey
Mélanie Doutey in 2009
Born
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Life and career

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She is the daughter of filmmaker Alain Doutey and actress Arielle Séménoff. She appeared in Claude Chabrol's La Fleur du Mal and El Lobo, the true story of a mole within the Basque separatist group ETA. She also made a cameo in singer Calogero's video for En Apesanteur.

In 2006, 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 Alfred de Musset play.

Her scene with Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche, directed by Jan Kounen was cut from the final version of The Players (2012), but later appeared on some DVD versions.[1]

From 2002 to 2013, Doutey was in a relationship with actor Gilles Lellouche. They have a daughter named Ava, born on 5 September 2009.[2]

As of October 2017, she was dating chef Cyril Lignac.[3]

Filmography

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Doutey in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ Grelet, François (23 January 2017). "Retour sur le sketch de Jan Kounen coupé des Infidèles" [Back to Jan Kounen's sketch cut from The Infidels]. Première (in French). Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Gilles Lellouche et Mélanie Doutey, clap de fin" [Gilles Lellouche and Mélanie Doutey, closing applause]. Le Soir (in French). 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ Buys, Laura (15 October 2017). "Cyril Lignac confirme être "amoureux"" [Cyril Lignac confirms being "in love"]. Voici (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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