Actress Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Silvia De Paoli, a lawyer, and Miguel Bejo, a filmmaker. When she was three, Bejo's family relocated to Paris, France. She embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s, with various roles in French television and film productions. She made her American film debut as Christiana in A Knight's Tale (2001), but came to major international recognition with her role as Peppy Miller in the critical and popular hit, The Artist (2011), which was written and directed by her husband, Michel Hazanavicius. The film garnered many major awards and nominations. Bejo herself was nominated as Best Supporting Actress of the year at the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Oscars. She was also nominated as Best Leading Actress at the BAFTA Awards.

Michel Hazanavicius (? - present) ( 2 children)

Trivia

Daughter of director Miguel Bejo, and Silvia De Paoli, a lawyer. She has three younger sisters. Her family is Argentinian, and has Spanish and Italian ancestry.
Supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.
Returned to work three months after giving birth to her daughter Gloria to begin filming Populaire (2012).
Grew up in Paris, France.
Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son Lucien on June 25, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Michel Hazanavicius.
Gave birth to her second child at age 35, a daughter Gloria on September 18, 2011. Child's father is her husband, Michel Hazanavicius.
Sister-in-law of Serge Hazanavicius. Stepmother of Simone and Fantine Hazanavicius (her husband daughters).
Is one of 13 French actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert, Colette Marchand, Leslie Caron, Simone Signoret, Anouk Aimée, Isabelle Adjani, Marie-Christine Barrault, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.
Is the second Argentine-born actress to be nominated for an Oscar. The first was Norma Aleandro.
She is the host of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
Her favorite movie is Laura (1944).

[on working with Asghar Farhadi on the set of The Past (2013)] When I say he's bossy . . . maybe that's not the right world in English. He just directs everything, he's in control of everything. If he controls everything so he has control in the image, then you can do your job. That's why I'm saying he's the boss--he's making sure your look is the right look for Marie, so he's very controlling of the costume designer, your hair and makeup to help you to look tired. So the only thing you have to do as an actor is say your lines and feel them, that's it. When I say he's the boss, he's just doing his job, which makes you feel more secure, because you don't have to take charge of the telling of the story, he's in charge of that and doing his job as a director.
[on Michel Hazanavicius] Michel changed my life. And I think I changed his life too. Writing the part in The Artist (2011) for me, it was a gift. But I think I was really good in the movie, I tried my best. I gave back what he gave me.
I was the one who was more grounded during the [2011-2012] Oscar season. I had just given birth. I knew I was going to lose every award. And that, I think, helped us to stay normal. It's important not to feel too cute. Do you know what I mean? Not to like the image of yourself too much. It's a joke. It's play.
[on the difficulties of acting in a silent movie] I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn. Actually the challenge is more for [Michel Hazanavicius], who has to tell the story without any sounds or dialogue and just images. But, for me, I worked the same. I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the '30s. But if this was a talking movie, I'm sure she would be exactly the same for me.