was selected for the Cannes Festival and won the prize for Best Screenplay. She starred in the last Richard Dembo's film, La maison de Nina (2005) and then focused on music and released her album of Latin songs, Canta (2006). She returned to cinema in 2008 with Let's Talk About the Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie), with French humorist Jamel Debbouze in a different role from what he was used to. In 2012, Jaoui directed her latest film to date, Under the Rainbow (Au bout du conte), also co-written with Bacri. She revisits several fairy tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood. It received acclaim from critics and audiences for originality and humor in the writing and dialogue. Music Jaoui studied music in the conservatoire when she was 17, but did not start her career as a singer until 2006 when her first album Canta was released. It mixed several Latin music genres (such as flamenco, bolero, and bossa) and she sang exclusively in Spanish and Portuguese. In 2007, it won the Victoire de la Musique award for "best traditional music album". Jaoui's second album, Dans Mon Pays, was released in 2009. It also featured Latin sonorities and songs sang in Spanish and Portuguese, except for two songs in French. Personal life Jaoui is the daughter of Gyza Jaoui; a pioneering figure of transactional analysis, a form of psychotherapy initiated by Eric Berne. Jaoui has a brother, , who is also a screenwriter and a director. Jaoui was in a relationship with Jean-Pierre Bacri from 1987 to 2012. After their breakup, the two stayed on good terms and continued to work together. She adopted two children from Brazil in 2012. Filmography As actress As filmmaker Discography Awards and nominations References External links Agnès Jaoui Biography Film Comment interviews Agnes Jaoui (Podcast) 1964 births Living people 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Cours Florent alumni Best Supporting Actress César Award winners Best Director Lumières Award winners European Film Award for Best Screenwriter winners French women singers French film actresses French people of Tunisian-Jewish descent 20th-century French screenwriters French stage actresses French women film directors French women screenwriters Jewish French actresses 20th-century French women writers 21st-century French screenwriters 21st-century French women writers Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners