About Bérénice Bejo
Bérénice Bejo (French pronunciation: [beʁenis beʒo]) is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in A Knight's Tale (2001) and Peppy Miller in The Artist (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won her the César Award for Best Actress. For her performance in The Past, she won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and was nominated for a César. She plays Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female film director, in the upcoming six-part drama series Alice. == Early life and education == Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the daughter of Argentine filmmaker Miguel Bejo and his wife Silvia, a lawyer. When she was three, her family moved to France, escaping from Argentina's most recent civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983). == Career == In 2001 Bejo made her American film debut, playing the role of Christiana in A Knight's Tale opposite Heath Ledger. Christiana is a lady-in-waiting to Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). In 2002 she toured in France with Marie-France Pisier and Guillaume Depardieu. In 2003 Bejo starred as Olivia in 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman by Laurent Bouhnik.
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