Élodie Bouchez (; born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show Alias and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film Wild Reeds.
Early life and career Bouchez was born in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil. She is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film Wild Reeds (1994) by André Téchiné, and the Best Actress Award for the film La Vie rêvée des anges at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. She also won the Best Actress Award for Poetical Refugee (original French title: La faute à Voltaire) at the 2001 Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival.
In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series Alias for its fifth and final season. She played Renée Rienne, an assassin who works unofficially for a black ops division of the CIA. 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, where she portrays Claude, a French writer who meets Jenny on a trip to Canada.
Personal life Bouchez is married to Thomas Bangalter of the former electronic music duo Daft Punk. The couple have two sons.
Filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes 1990 Stan the Flasher Natacha Serge Gainsbourg1993 Tango Girl in Aeroplane Patrice Leconte Le cahier volé Virginie Christine Lipinska 1994 Wild Reeds Maïté Alvarez André Téchiné1995 Le Péril jeune Sophie Cédric Klapisch Those were the days Delphine Didier Haudepin1996 Full Speed Julie Gaël Morel The Proprietor Young Girl Ismail Merchant1997 Clubbed to Death Lola Yolande Zauberman La divine poursuite Angèle Michel Deville Georgette / Juliette Markus Imhoof Le ciel est à nous Lola / Marguerite Graham Guit1998 The Dreamlife of Angels Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin Erick Zonca Zonzon Carmen Laurent Bouhnik Les kidnappeurs Claire Graham Guit 1999 Lovers Jeanne Jean-Marc Barr Louise (Take 2) Louise Siegfried Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday Térésa Didier Le Pêcheur 2001 Poetical Refugee Lucie Abdellatif Kechiche Too Much Flesh Juliette Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold Being Light Justine Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold Le petit poucet The ogre's wife Olivier Dahan The Beatnicks Nica Nicholson Williams 2002 CQ Marlène Roman Coppola La guerre à Paris Ana Maria Yolande Zauberman2003 Stormy Weather Cora Sólveig Anspach Le pacte du silence Gaëlle / Sarah Graham Guit2005 Brice de Nice Jeanne James Huth America Brown Rosie Paul Black Shooting Vegetarians The Happy Coffee Shop Girl Mikey Jackson 2005–2006 Alias Renée Rienne Ken Olin, Frederick E.O. Toye, ... TV series (12 Episodes) 2006 Sorry, Haters Eloise Jeff Stanzler 2006–2007 The L Word Claude Mondrian Ilene Chaiken & Bronwen Hughes TV series (2 Episodes) 2007 After Him (Après lui) Laure Gaël Morel Héros Lisa Bruno Merle Ma place au soleil Julie Eric de Montalier Tel père telle fille Sandra Olivier De Plas Je déteste les enfants des autres Cécile Anne Fassio 2008 2 Alone in Paris Juliette Ramzy Bedia & Éric Judor 2010 Happy Few Teri Antony Cordier In Memory of the Days to Come Maya Jean-Christian Bourcart The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Asya Zeina Durra 2013 La grande boucle Sylvie Nouel Laurent Tuel Juliette Louise Pierre Godeau 2014 Reality Alice Tantra Quentin Dupieux GHB: To Be or Not to Be Jo Laetitia Masson 2016 Hibou Panda / Anita Ramzy Bedia 2017 Gaspard va au mariage Gaspard's mother Antony Cordier 2018 In Safe Hands Alice Jeanne Herry Guy Young Anne-Marie Alex Lutz Fleuve noir Lola Bellaile Erick Zonca 2019 Temps de chien Florence Edouard Deluc 2022 Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century Yvonne Jacob Olivier Dahan Hawaii Ines Mélissa Drigeard 2023 All Your Faces Judith Jeanne Herry Consent Vanessa Springora Vanessa FilhoFor Night Will Come Laurence Féral Céline Rouzet 2024 Beating Hearts Clotaire's mother Gilles Lellouche 2025 Enzo Marion Robin Campillo
Awards and nominations
Cannes Film Festival YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1998Best actressThe Dreamlife of Angels
César Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1995Most Promising ActressWild Reeds1999Best ActressThe Dreamlife of Angels2019In Safe Hands2024Best Supporting ActressAll Your Faces2025Beating Hearts
European Film Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1998Best actressThe Dreamlife of Angels
Lumière Awards YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1999Best ActressThe Dreamlife of Angels2019In Safe Hands
Miscellaneous Awards YearOrganizationNominated workAwardResultRef.2000Angers European First Film FestivalPoetical RefugeeJean Carmet Award for the ensemble cast2000Chlotrudis AwardsThe Dreamlife of AngelsBest Actress2001Cologne Mediterranean Film FestivalPoetical RefugeeBest Actress2003Edda AwardsStormy WeatherBest Actress2019Festival International du Film Francophone de NamurIn Safe HandsBest Actress2019Grand Prix Cinema ELLE2024Brussels International Film FestivalFor Night Will Come
References
External links
French site