Aurore Clément


Aurore Clément is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language motion pictures and television productions.

Early life

She was born Marie-Thérèse Aurore Louise Clément in Soissons, Aisne. Following the death of her father, as a young girl she worked to support her family. For a time she modeled in Paris until accepting a film role. Since her appearance in Louis Malle's 1974 film Lacombe Lucien, she has usually and steadily been cast in supporting roles.

Career

Clément has appeared in more than 80 films and is most often remembered as the character "Anne" in the film Paris, Texas, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Her first appearance in a U.S. movie was in Apocalypse Now, but her scenes—a long sequence involving French former colonists—were eventually cut from the film and only restored in 2001 in the Redux version. She has also been cast in television films.
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.

Personal life

Clément has been married since 1986 to Dean Tavoularis, an American motion picture production designer.

Filmography