DATE OF BIRTH: August 9, 1978 PLACE OF BIRTH: Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France STATUS: Engaged BIG MONEY: $1.1 million for Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)

UPCOMING PROJECTS The Da Vinci Code May 19 Based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, Tom Hanks stars as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon who discovers a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see-yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Tautou), and learns the late curator was a member of the Priory of Sion, a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the clues in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Amélie (2001) Already well known in her native France (she won a César, France's equivalent to an Academy Award, for her role in Venus Beauty Institute), Tautou became a worldwide sensation for her portrayal of a wistful Parisian waitress who finds love in the most unexpected way. The film was a huge hit in North America and earned the actress an Oscar nod. Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Tautou put the whimsy of Amélie behind her to take on her first English-speaking role in this gritty crime film. As Senay, a Turkish immigrant in London who may be the target of a ruthless gang, Tautou is believably tired and world-weary despite her obvious beauty. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004), Le Libertin (2000), Vénus beauté (1999)