Jaoui, Agnès

(October 19, 1964, Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France - )

   The daughter of a management counselor father and a psychotherapist mother, she attended acting courses at the Cours Florent at age fifteen and at the Théâtre des Amandiers with Patrice Chéreau. A film actress since 1983 (Le Faucon), she co-starred in about twenty movies, including those she directed or co-wrote with her companion Jean-Pierre Bacri (1993 Cuisine et Dépendances, also author of original play, Philippe Muyl; 1996 Un Air de Famille / USA: Fam­ily Resemblances, Cédric Klapisch; 1997 On connaît la Chanson / UK and USA: Same Old Song, Alain Resnais). She also co-authored the screenplays of Alain Re-snais's Smoking and No Smoking.

 Filmography

2000 ◘ Le Goût des Autres / USA: The Taste of the Oth­ers (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

2004 ◘ Comme une Image / Cosi fan tutti / USA: Look at Me (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)

2008 ◘ Parlez-moi de la Pluie / UK: Let's Talk about the Rain (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actress)