# Élodie Bouchez

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 Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. 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 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 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 Gainsbourg | |
| 1993 | Tango | Girl in Aeroplane | Patrice Leconte | |
| 1993 | Le cahier volé | Virginie | Christine Lipinska | |
| 1994 | Wild Reeds | Maïté Alvarez | André Téchiné | |
| 1995 | Le Péril jeune | Sophie | Cédric Klapisch | |
| 1995 | Those were the days | Delphine | Didier Haudepin | |
| 1996 | Full Speed | Julie | Gaël Morel | |
| 1996 | The Proprietor | Young Girl | Ismail Merchant | |
| 1997 | Clubbed to Death | Lola | Yolande Zauberman | |
| 1997 | La divine poursuite | Angèle | Michel Deville | |
| 1997 | Flames in Paradise [fr] | Georgette / Juliette | Markus Imhoof | |
| 1997 | Le ciel est à nous | Lola / Marguerite | Graham Guit | |
| 1998 | The Dreamlife of Angels | Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin | Erick Zonca | |
| 1998 | Zonzon | Carmen | Laurent Bouhnik | |
| 1998 | Les kidnappeurs | Claire | Graham Guit | |
| 1999 | Lovers | Jeanne | Jean-Marc Barr | |
| 1999 | Louise (Take 2) | Louise | Siegfried | |
| 1999 | Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday | Térésa | Didier Le Pêcheur | |
| 2001 | Poetical Refugee | Lucie | Abdellatif Kechiche | |
| 2001 | Too Much Flesh | Juliette | Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold | |
| 2001 | Being Light | Justine | Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold | |
| 2001 | Le petit poucet | The ogre's wife | Olivier Dahan | |
| 2001 | The Beatnicks | Nica | Nicholson Williams | |
| 2002 | CQ | Marlène | Roman Coppola | |
| 2002 | La guerre à Paris | Ana Maria | Yolande Zauberman | |
| 2003 | Stormy Weather | Cora | Sólveig Anspach | |
| 2003 | Le pacte du silence | Gaëlle / Sarah | Graham Guit | |
| 2005 | Brice de Nice | Jeanne | James Huth | |
| 2005 | America Brown | Rosie | Paul Black | |
| 2005 | 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 | |
| 2007 | Héros | Lisa | Bruno Merle | |
| 2007 | Ma place au soleil | Julie | Eric de Montalier | |
| 2007 | Tel père telle fille | Sandra | Olivier De Plas | |
| 2007 | 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 | |
| 2010 | In Memory of the Days to Come | Maya | Jean-Christian Bourcart | |
| 2010 | The Imperialists Are Still Alive! | Asya | Zeina Durra | |
| 2013 | La grande boucle | Sylvie Nouel | Laurent Tuel | |
| 2013 | Juliette | Louise | Pierre Godeau | |
| 2014 | Reality | Alice Tantra | Quentin Dupieux | |
| 2014 | 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 | |
| 2018 | Guy | Young Anne-Marie | Alex Lutz | |
| 2018 | 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 | |
| 2022 | Hawaii | Ines | Mélissa Drigeard | |
| 2023 | All Your Faces | Judith | Jeanne Herry | |
| 2023 | Consent | Vanessa Springora | Vanessa Filho |
| 2023 | For Night Will Come | Laurence Féral | Céline Rouzet |
| 2024 | Beating Hearts | | Gilles Lellouche |

## Awards and nominations
### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best actress | The Dreamlife of Angels | Won | |

### César Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Most Promising Actress | Wild Reeds | Won |
| 1999 | Best Actress | The Dreamlife of Angels | Won |
| 2019 | Best Actress | In Safe Hands | {{nom}} |
| 2024 | Best Supporting Actress | All Your Faces | {{nom}} |
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actress | Beating Hearts | {{nom}} |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best actress | The Dreamlife of Angels | Won | |

### Lumière Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Actress | The Dreamlife of Angels | Won | |
| 2019 | Best Actress | In Safe Hands | Won | |

### Miscellaneous Awards

| Year | Organization | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | Angers European First Film Festival | Poetical Refugee | Jean Carmet Award for the ensemble cast | Won |
| 2000 | Chlotrudis Awards | The Dreamlife of Angels | Best Actress | {{nom}} |
| 2001 | Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival | Poetical Refugee | Best Actress | Won |
| 2003 | Edda Awards | Stormy Weather | Best Actress | {{nom}} |
| 2019 | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur | In Safe Hands | Best Actress | Won |
| 2019 | Grand Prix Cinema ELLE | In Safe Hands | Best Actress | Won |
| 2024 | Brussels International Film Festival | For Night Will Come | Best Actress | Won |