Mélanie Doutey

Acting

Mélanie Doutey

Born November 22, 1978 · Paris, France (age 47)

Mélanie Doutey is a French actress. She is the daughter of filmmaker Alain Doutey and actress Arielle Séménoff. She appeared in Claude Chabrol's La Fleur du Mal and El Lobo, the true story of a mole within the Basque separatist group ETA. She also made a cameo in singer Calogero's video for En Apesanteur. In 2006, she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance…

Known For

DreamchildDreamchild · 2020
Dreamchild
★ 5.62020
MovieDramaRomance
François and Noémie run a sawmill in the mountains not far from the Swiss border. François has taken over his family's business, making him the fourth generation. He dreams of having a child. After years of failed fertility assistance, they give up on having a baby of their own and turn to adoption. But then François meets Patricia, new to the neighborhood. They begin a passionate affair. Soon after, Patricia gets pregnant.
Spread Your WingsSpread Your Wings · 2019
Spread Your Wings
★ 7.52019
MovieAdventureFamily
Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...
The ConnectionThe Connection · 2014
The Connection
★ 7.12014
MovieThrillerCrime
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.
Sink or SwimSink or Swim · 2018
Sink or Swim
★ 6.92018
MovieDramaComedy
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
CompostelleCompostelle · 2026
Compostelle
★ 6.72026
MovieDramaComedy
Fred and Adam have nothing in common. Yet, they will meet while walking the Way of St. James as a form of spiritual path.
The PlayersThe Players · 2012
The Players
★ 4.82012
MovieComedy
Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets. The duo play various characters in assorted extracurricular situations, ranging from sexist to the darker sides of carnal desires.
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On aboie en silence · 2026
On aboie en silence
★ 6.02026
MovieDramaTV Movie
MaldororMaldoror · 2024
Maldoror
★ 6.42024
MovieThrillerCrime
When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to “Maldoror”. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender. When the operation fails, fed up with the limits of the legal system, Chartier embarks on a solitary hunt to bring down the culprits.

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Never Say... Never!Never Say... Never! · 2005
Never Say... Never!
★ 5.22005
MovieComedy
Paris, 1830. Valentin loses himself in alcohol, gambling and women. He does not believe in life and especially not in love. His uncle Van Buck believes only in the virtues of money and trade. Everything separates them until the day when Van Buck, to improve his public image, wants to make Valentin marry the young and impoverished Baroness Cécile. Valentin, who has absolutely no desire to get married, bets that he can easily seduce her in 24 hours and thus prove that she, like all the others, is not worth loving... But Cécile, who believes in true love, will prove much more difficult to woo than envisaged and Valentin will have to use all possible stratagems to try and win his bet. The game of cat and mouse starts... But who is the cat?

Cecile