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name: "Emma de Caunes"
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born: "9 September 1976"
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# Emma de Caunes

Actor. Born 9 September 1976 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 September 1976, Paris, France

## Biography

Emma de Caunes is a French actress. Born in Paris on 9 September 1976, she is the daughter of actor and director Antoine de Caunes. She began acting as a child and made her feature film debut in 1997 in *Un frère*, for which she received the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

De Caunes has appeared in a range of French and international productions. Her credits include *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), *The Science of Sleep* (2006), *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007) as Sabine, and *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007) as Empress Eugenia. She has also worked in television, including the series *Kaamelott* (2005) and *Ransom* (2017).

She has directed short films and is married to comic book artist Jamie Hewlett.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007), Fi1m 87, as Empress Eugenia — [page](https://film.one/film/the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly.md)

## Also known for

- *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), César's secretary
- *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), Sabine
- *The Science of Sleep* (2006), Zoé
- *Kaamelott* (2005), Azénor
- *Ma mère* (2004), Hansi
- *Ransom* (2017), Nathalie Denard
- *Days of Darkness* (2007), Karine Tendance
- *Coluche* (2008), Nurse of the nursing home (uncredited)

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