9 0 s ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁T aut ou ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁Star ▁Search - like ▁competition ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Canal + ▁called ▁" Je unes ▁Prem iers " ▁( The ▁Young ▁Deb uts ) ▁and ▁won ▁Best ▁Young ▁Act ress ▁at ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Bé zi ers ▁Festival ▁of ▁Young ▁Act ors . ▁T onie ▁Marshall ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁César - win ning ▁Ven us ▁Beaut y ▁Institute ▁( 1 9 9 9 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁V én us ▁beaut é ▁( inst itut )). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Prix ▁Su z anne ▁Bian ch etti ▁as ▁her ▁country ' s ▁most ▁prom ising ▁young ▁film ▁actress . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁T aut ou ▁rose ▁to ▁international ▁fame ▁for ▁her ▁performance ▁as ▁the ▁ecc ent ric ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁Am é lie ▁( original ▁French ▁title : ▁Le ▁Fab ule ux ▁Dest in ▁d ' Am é lie ▁P ou lain ; ▁), ▁a ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Je un et . ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Je un et ▁with ▁Guillaume ▁Laur ant , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁a ▁wh ims ical ▁dep iction ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Paris ian ▁life , ▁set ▁in ▁Mont mart re . ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁sh y ▁wait ress , ▁who ▁dec ides ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁those ▁around ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁better ,