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Aurore Clément (born 12 October 1945) is a French actress who has appeared in French language and English language motion pictures and television productions.
She was born Marie-Thérèse Aurore Louise Clément in Soissons, Aisne. Following the death of her father, as a young girl she had to go to work to support her family. For a time she did modeling in Paris until being offered a film role. Since her appearance in Lacombe Lucien (1974), a film directed by Louis Malle, she has usually been cast in supporting roles but has worked steadily.
Career
Clément has appeared in more than 80 films and is most often remembered as the character "Anne" in the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas (1984) which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Her first appearance in a U.S. movie would have been in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), but her scenes — a long sequence where Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) meets 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 debuts on stage 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 seen in several plays, including Marguerite Duras' Les Eaux et Forêts and René de Ceccatty's La Dame aux Camélias (adapted from Alexandre Dumas Fils's novel) alongside Isabelle Adjani, for which she has been nominated for the Molieres (the equivalent of the American Tony's)
Personal life
Aurore Clément has been married since 1986 to Dean Tavoularis, an American motion picture production designer.
Filmography
Actress
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Les Paradis de Diane (post-production)
2023
Life for Real as
Françoise Lagache 70 ans
2022
Summer Frost as
La mère d'Henri (voice)
2022
Addict (TV Series) as
Françoise
- Épisode 6 (2022) - Françoise (credit only)
- Épisode 5 (2022) - Françoise (credit only)
- Épisode 4 (2022) - Françoise
- Épisode 3 (2022) - Françoise
- Épisode 2 (2022) - Françoise
- Épisode 1 (2022) - Françoise
2022
Maigret as
Mme Clermont-Valois
2022
Constance aux Enfers (TV Movie) as
Maricé
2022
Chevrotine (TV Movie) as
Hélène
2019
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere as
Aurore Armanville
2018
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie (TV Series) as
Elisabeth Krepps
- Meurtres en solde (2018) - Elisabeth Krepps
2017
Barbara as
Esther, la mère de Barbara
2017
Aurore (TV Mini Series) as
Madeleine
- Requiem (2017) - Madeleine
- Les fantômes (2017) - Madeleine
2016
Paris Can Wait as
Concierge (as Aurore Clement)
2015
A Bigger Splash as
Mireille
2014
The New Girlfriend as
Liz, la mère de Laura
2012
Mirror My Love (TV Movie) as
La Reine Aurore
2012
Cornouaille as
La mère d'Odile
2012
Rondo as
Suzanne
2011
Headwinds as
Madame Pierson
2011
Last Winter as
Madeleine
2011
Let My People Go! as
Françoise
2010
Je suis un no man's land as
La mère de Philippe
2010
Dans ta bouche (Video) as
Rose Kennedy
2010
Petite fille (TV Movie) as
La mère
2010
La maison des Rocheville (TV Mini Series) as
Marie de Rocheville / Marie de Rochevillee
- La maison en héritage (2010) - Marie de Rochevillee
- La maison sous influence (2010) - Marie de Rocheville
- La maison des vengeances (2010) - Marie de Rocheville
- La maison des tourments (2010) - Marie de Rocheville
- La maison qui nous parle (2010) - Marie de Rocheville
2010
Pièce montée as
Catherine
2010
Double enquête (TV Movie) as
Hélène Costes
2009
L'insurgée as
Christiane
2009
The Passenger
2009
La vie lointaine
2009
Pina Colada (Short) as
Sandrine Miller
2008
Sans Howard (Short) as
Evelyne
2008
On War as
La mère de Bertrand
2008
Cortex as
Marie
2008
48 Hours a Day as
Hélène Lecomte
2007
Divine Émilie (TV Movie) as
Duchesse de St Pierre
2007
Nuage as
Marianne
2007
Chute libre (Short) as
Jeanne Bienvenu
2006
Mon frère se marie as
Claire
2004
Zodiaque (TV Mini Series) as
Grâce Delaître
- Episode #2.4 (2006) - Grâce Delaître
- Episode #2.5 (2006) - Grâce Delaître
- Episode #2.3 (2006) - Grâce Delaître
- Episode #2.2 (2006) - Grâce Delaître
- Episode #2.1 (2006) - Grâce Delaître
- Résurrection (2004) - Grâce Delaître
- L'heure de grâce (2004) - Grâce Delaître
- Le ciel d'Esther (2004) - Grâce Delaître
- Le secret de Vénus (2004) - Grâce Delaître
- L'étoile secrète (2004) - Grâce Delaître
2006
Marie Antoinette as
Duchesse de Char
2006
Louis la brocante (TV Series) as
Clara Wagner
- Louis et le cordon bleu (2006) - Clara Wagner
2004
Le président Ferrare (TV Series) as
Anne Jacquier
- L'affaire Gilles d'Aubert (2006) - Anne Jacquier
- L'affaire Denise Chabrier (2004) - Anne Jacquier
- L'affaire Pierre Valéra (2004) - Anne Jacquier
2005
La petite Jérusalem as
Woman at Mikva
2004
Victoire as
La belle-mère
2004
The Bridesmaid as
Christine
2004
Happily Ever After as
Mère de la maîtresse
2004
Pierre et Jean (TV Movie) as
Geneviève Rolland
2004
Ce qu'ils imaginent as
La mère de Juliette
2004
Tomorrow We Move as
Catherine
2003
Adieu as
Dora
2003
Commissaire Meyer (TV Series) as
Madeleine Scutz
- A la vie, à la mort (2003) - Madeleine Scutz
2003
Bon Voyage as
Jacqueline de Lusse
2002
La repentie as
Blonde woman
2002
A Private Affair as
Madame Siprien
2002
Mischka
2001
Tanguy as
Carole
2001
Les âmes câlines as
Christine
2001
Trouble Every Day as
Jeanne
2000
L'été des hannetons (TV Movie) as
Inge Galtat
2000
Faites comme si je n'étais pas là as
Hélène
2000
Jet Set as
Nicole Chutz
2000
The Captive as
Léa, the actress
2000
Love me as
Gabrielle's mother
2000
Les faux médicaments (TV Movie) as
Mme. Oger
1999
C'était là depuis l'après-midi (Short)
1999
Chasseurs d'écume (TV Mini Series) as
Liliane
- Episode #1.3 (1999) - Liliane
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Liliane
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Liliane
1998
Papa est monté au ciel (TV Movie) as
Roseline
1998
For Sale as
Alice
1998
Week-end! (TV Movie) as
Sophie
1997
Un homme (TV Movie) as
Clothilde
1997
Nous sommes tous encore ici as
Calliclès
1996
Les Alsaciens: ou les deux Mathilde (TV Mini Series) as
Mathilde
- 1904 - 1919 (1996) - Mathilde
- 1870-1894 (1996) - Mathilde
1996
My Man as
Woman of the World
1995
Facciamo paradiso as
Madre di Claudia
1994
Du poulet (Short)
1994
Joe & Marie as
Claire Massard (mère de Joe)
1994
Passé sous silence (TV Movie) as
Maria Sandrelli
1993
Ici, là ou ailleurs (Short)
1993
Taxi de nuit as
Aurore Beauvois
1993
Pas d'amour sans amour! as
Ariane
1993
La voyageuse du soir (TV Movie) as
Renée Vermorel
1993
Ferbac (TV Series) as
Julie Hardouin
- Ferbac et le Mal des ardents (1993) - Julie Hardouin
1993
Gabriel (TV Movie) as
Irène
1993
Marie as
La mère de Marie
1992
Maigret (TV Series) as
Aline Calas
- Maigret et le corps sans tête (1992) - Aline Calas
1992
Solo per dirti addio (TV Movie)
1992
Fenêtre sur femmes (TV Movie) as
Geneviève d'Orlac
1991
La grande collection (TV Series) as
Charlotte
- Les démoniaques (1991) - Charlotte
1991
Der Einbruch (TV Movie) as
Esther
1991
Eline Vere as
Tante Elise
1990
Il piccolo popolo (TV Movie) as
Elena
1990
Fleur bleue (TV Mini Series)
1990
Non aprite all'uomo nero (TV Movie) as
Lory
1990
Flight from Paradise as
Sarah
1990
Il giudice istruttore (TV Series) as
Dottoressa Ciampini
- Suicidio d'amore (1990) - Dottoressa Ciampini
1990
Stan the Flasher as
Aurore
1989
Comédie d'amour as
Marie D.
1989
Blaues Blut (TV Mini Series) as
Laura Cellini
- Gegen die Uhr (1989) - Laura Cellini
1988
Gemini: The Twin Stars as
Maria-Helena Buffington
1987
Bonjour maître (TV Mini Series) as
Geneviève Séréno
1987
Succubus (TV Movie) as
Francoise
1987
Mosca addio as
Elena
1985
Le regard dans le miroir (TV Mini Series) as
Dora Stern
1985
El suizo - un amour en Espagne as
Anne
1985
Festa di laurea as
Gaia Franchi
1985
Une péniche nommée 'Réalité' (TV Movie) as
Jeanne
1985
The Book of Mary (Short) as
La Mère
1982
Cinéma 16 (TV Series) as
Sylvie / Jeanne
- La mèche en bataille (1984) - Sylvie
- Délit de fuite (1982) - Jeanne
1984
Paris, Texas as
Anne Henderson (as Aurore Clement)
1984
Quidam (TV Movie) as
Wendy
1983
Bel ami (TV Mini Series) as
Madeleine Forestier
- Episode #1.2 (1983) - Madeleine Forestier
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Madeleine Forestier
1983
Deux amies d'enfance (TV Mini Series) as
Jackie / Jackie et Martine
- Jackie (1983) - Jackie
- Nelly (1983) - Jackie et Martine
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Jackie
1983
El Sur as
Irene Ríos / Laura
1982
La petite fille dans un paysage bleu (TV Movie) as