Marion Cotillard | |
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Born | [1] | 30 September 1975
Other names | Simone[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Works | Full list |
Partner | Guillaume Canet (2007–present) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
Marion Cotillard (French: [maʁjɔ̃ kɔtijaʁ] ; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress. She has appeared in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two César Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010 and was promoted to Officer in 2016, the same year she was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Cotillard began her career at the age of 17 had her first English-language role in the action series Highlander (1993), and made her feature film debut in The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film Taxi (1998), which earned her a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress, and won her first César Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Very Long Engagement (2004). She had her first major English-language role in A Good Year (2006).
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of French singer Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007). She has starred in international films such as Pretty Things (2001), Rust and Bone (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Two Days, One Night (2014), and Annette (2021). She also acted in major English-language films such as Big Fish (2003), Public Enemies (2009), Nine (2009), Inception (2010), Contagion (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Macbeth (2015), Allied (2016), and Lee (2023).
On stage, Cotillard has portrayed Joan of Arc in numerous productions of Joan of Arc at the Stake. She has lent her voice to several documentaries and as well as animated films such as Happy Feet (2006), The Little Prince (2015), and Minions (2015). She has served as a spokeswoman for Greenpeace since 2001 and was the face of the Lady Dior handbag from 2008 to 2017, and Chanel No. 5 from 2020 to 2024.
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