Aurore Clément

Aurore Clément (; born 12 October 1945) is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language movies and television productions.

Early life She was born Marie-Thérèse Aurore Louise Clément in Soissons. Following the death of her father while she was still a young girl, she worked to support her family. For a time, she modeled in Paris. Since her appearance in Louis Malle's 1974 film Lacombe Lucien, she has been cast in many roles in over five decades.

Career Clément has appeared in more than 80 films and is most often remembered as the character Anne in the film Paris, Texas (1984), which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Her first appearance in a U.S. movie was in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979). Her scenes—a long sequence involving French former colonists—were cut from the film in its original release but restored in 2001 in the Redux version. When Coppola called her for the role she spoke no English. She has said that she did not know that her scenes were cut before she saw the finished film for the first time, more than two years after the filming.

In France, Clément made her stage debut in 1988 with The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, adapted from George Moore's short story, and won an acting prize from The French Association of Theatre critics. She has been in several plays, including Les Eaux et Forêts and La Dame aux Camélias, for which she was nominated for the Molière Awards (the equivalent of the American Tonys).

Personal life Clément was married to Dean Tavoularis, a movie production designer, whom she had met on the set of Apocalypse Now, until his death in 2026.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1974 Lacombe, Lucien France Horn Louis Malle 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Woman on pier Miloš Forman 1976 Caro Michele Angelica Vivanti Mario Monicelli And Agnes Chose to Die Rina Giuliano Montaldo 1977 Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Michelle Louvier Yves Boisset Le Crabe-tambour Aurore Pierre Schoendoerffer 1978 Les Rendez-vous d'Anna Anna Silver Chantal Akerman Elle The woman Jean-François Jonvelle short Closed Circuit Gabriella Giuliano Montaldo (2) TV movie Alto tradimento Walter Licastro TV movie 1979 Dear Father Margot Dino Risi Lovers and Liars Cora Mario Monicelli (2) Apocalypse Now Roxanne Sarrault Francis Ford Coppola scenes deleted from final film, then added in the 2001 recut Apocalypse Now Redux Good News Ada Milano Elio Petri 1980 5% de risque Laura Jean Pourtalé Anna Aurey Erwin Keusch 1981 Aimée Aimée Joël Farges 1982 L'amour des femmes Zoé Michel Soutter Invitation au voyage The young woman Peter Del Monte The Hatter's Ghost Berthe Claude Chabrol Toute une nuit Chantal Akerman (2) La petite fille dans un paysage bleu Mother Bernard Gesbert TV movie La quinta donna Alexa Mehely Alberto Negrin TV miniseries Cinéma 16 Jeanne Paul Seban TV series (1 episode) 1983 The South Irene Ríos / Laura Víctor Erice Bel ami Madeleine Forestier Pierre Cardinal TV miniseries Deux amies d'enfance Nina Companeez TV miniseries 1984 Paris, Texas Anne Henderson Wim Wenders Quidam Wendy Gérard Marx TV movie Cinéma 16 Sylvie Bernard Dubois TV series (1 episode) 1985 Festa di laurea Gaia Pupi Avati El suizo – un amour en Espagne Richard Dindo Le regard dans le miroir Dora Stern Jean Chapot TV miniseries Une péniche nommée 'Réalité''' | Jeanne | Paul Seban (2) | TV movie |- |rowspan=1| 1986 | Le livre de Marie| The mother | Anne-Marie Miéville | short |- |rowspan=3| 1987 | Farewell Moscow| Elena | Mauro Bolognini

| Flight from Paradise| Sarah | Ettore Pasculli

| Marie| Marie's mother | Marian Handwerker

| Pas d'amour sans amour !| Ariane | Evelyne Dress

| Jet Set| Nicole Chutz | Fabien Onteniente

| Love me| Gabrielle's mother | Laetitia Masson (2)

| Faites comme si je n'étais pas là| Hélène | Olivier Jahan

| Tanguy| Carole | Étienne Chatiliez

| Les âmes câlines| Christine | Thomas Bardinet

| The Repentant| Blonde woman | Laetitia Masson (3)

| Adieu| Dora | Arnaud des Pallières

| The Bridesmaid| Christine | Claude Chabrol (2)

| Happily Ever After| The teacher's mother | Yvan Attal

| Ce qu'ils imaginent| Juliette's mother | Anne Théron

| Victoire| The mother-in-law | Stéphanie Murat

| Mon frère se marie| Claire | Jean-Stéphane Bron

| On War| Bertrand's mother | Bertrand Bonello

| Cortex| Marie | Nicolas Boukhrief

| The Passenger| | Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux

| La vie lointaine| | Sébastien Betbeder (2)

| Dans ta bouche| Rose Kennedy | Laetitia Masson (4)

| Je suis un no man's land| Philippe's mother | Thierry Jousse

| Des vents contraires| Madame Pierson | Jalil Lespert

| L'hiver dernier| Madeleine | John Shank

| Rondo| Suzanne | Olivier van Malderghem

| 2015 | A Bigger Splash| Mireille | Luca Guadagnino

| 2017 | Barbara'' Esther Mathieu Amalric

References

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