Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show Alias and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film Wild Reeds. Early life and career Bouchez was born in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. She is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film Wild Reeds (1994) by André Téchiné, and the Best Actress Award for the film La Vie rêvée des anges at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. She also won the Best Actress award for Poetical Refugee (original French title La faute à Voltaire) at the Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival-2001. In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series Alias for its fifth and final season. She played Renée Rienne, an assassin who works unofficially for a black ops division of the CIA. Although considered a main cast member, she only appeared in select episodes, her character acting as something of a "secret weapon". Bouchez has also guest starred on Showtime's lesbian drama series The L Word, where she portrays Claude, a French writer who meets Jenny on a trip to Canada. Personal life Bouchez is married to Thomas Bangalter of the former electronic music duo Daft Punk. The couple have two sons. Filmography References External links French site Living people European Film Award for Best Actress winners Best Actress Lumières Award winners People from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis French film actresses French expatriate actresses in the United States French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Best Actress César Award winners Most Promising Actress César Award winners 1973 births