: Elodie Bouchez is a French actress born on May 5, 1973, in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Wild Reeds (1994) and the César Award for Best Actress (shared with Natacha Régnier) for The Dreamlife of Angels (1998). She has also appeared in CQ, Total Western, and the television series Lie to Me and The Affair. Known for her luminous naturalism and the raw emotional honesty she brings to every role.