Marion Cotillard (born September 30, 1975) is a French actress who has appeared in almost 40 film and television productions since 1993.
Born into an acting family, Cotillard started on the stage as a child and during her teens progressed from roles in television to cinema. By the end of the 1990s she had achieved notability as a French cinema actress in such films as
Arnaud Desplechin-Biography:Arnaud Desplechin is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department. He has a brother named Fabrice who has acted in several of his films, and two sisters: novelist Marie Desplechin and screenwriter Raphaëlle Desplechin....
's
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an ArgumentMy Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument is a 1996 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival...
(1996) and
TaxiTaxi is a 1998 French film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès.The film takes place in Marseille, France, and involves an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel , who initially works as a pizza delivery boy, but changes jobs to become a taxi driver...
(1998), and was seen by a wider audience in such films as
Big FishBig Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film adapted from the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor, Billy Crudup, and Jessica Lange. Finney plays Edward Bloom, a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States...
(2003),
A Very Long EngagementA Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on a World War I battlefield...
(2004), for which she received a
César Award for Best Supporting ActressList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .-Winners:Adapted from the article , from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License....
, and
A Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
(2006).
Her portrayal of
Édith PiafÉdith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion , was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer." Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
in
La Vie en roseLa Vie en Rose is a 2007 French cinema film directed by Cesar Award nominee Olivier Dahan, about the life of the legendary French chanteuse Édith Piaf, and is named after her signature song...
(2007) brought international acclaim and multiple awards, including a
BAFTABest Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
, a
César AwardList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
, and a
Golden GlobeThe Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
. With this film, she became the first actress to win an
Academy AwardPerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for a
French languageFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
performance.
Cotillard has expressed interest in environmental causes and has served as a spokesperson for
GreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace uses direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals. Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in 46 countries, which are affiliated to the...
. She lives with her companion, actor/director
Guillaume CanetGuillaume Canet is a French actor and César Award winning film director.-Life and career:Canet was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. After having dated since 1999, he married German model-actress Diane Kruger on 1 September 2001...
.
Family
Cotillard was born in Paris and grew up around
OrléansOrléans is a commune in north-central France, about southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre region.The commune is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central....
,
LoiretLoiret is a department in north-central France named after the river Loiret.- History :Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, in an artistically inclined, "bustling, creative household". Her father, Jean-Claude Cotillard, is an actor, teacher, former
mimeA mime most frequently refers to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech...
, and 2006
Molière AwardThe Molière Award is the national theatre award of France decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre and given out every April or May since 1987, during a ceremony called La Nuit des Molières . The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the...
-winning director of
BretonThe Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who settled the area from south western Great Britain in two waves from the 4th to 6th centuries. The traditional language of Brittany is Breton and is...
descent (his mother Léontine Cotillard still lives in
PlémetPlémet is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in north-western France.-External links:*...
,
BrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
). Her mother, Niseema Theillaud, is also an actress and drama teacher. She has two younger twin brothers, Quentin and Guillaume. Quentin Cotillard is a sculptor and painter living in San Francisco,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, with his wife, Elaine O'Malley Cotillard, "a former Dutch National Ballet dancer who grew up in
Marin CountyMarin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2007, the population was 248,096. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is...
, and is now a San Francisco fashion designer". Guillaume Cotillard is a screenwriter and director.
Cotillard began acting during her childhood, appearing on stage in one of her father's plays.
Career
After a few roles on television, her career as a film actress began in the mid-1990s with small but noticeable roles in such films as Pierre Grimblat's
Lisa alongside
Jeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, screenwriter and director.Moreau made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
,
SwissSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
novelCharles Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...
-adaptation drama
War In The Highlands,
Coline SerreauColine Serreau is a French film director and writer.In Paris Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as circus...
's comedy
La Belle Verte, or
Alexandre AjaAlexandre Aja is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension ....
's anticipation fantasy
Furia among other participations in established directors' productions. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s when she was cast in the
Luc BessonLuc Besson is a French film director, writer and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer, including the Transporter series.-Early life:Besson was born in Paris to parents who were both...
production
TaxiTaxi is a 1998 French film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès.The film takes place in Marseille, France, and involves an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel , who initially works as a pizza delivery boy, but changes jobs to become a taxi driver...
(1998) as Lili Bertineau, a minor role that she reprised in two sequels. She then earned very good reviews and the attention of cinephiles via her portrayal of twins who exchange their lives after one of them dies in
Les Jolies Choses/
Pretty Things adapted from the work of novelist
Virginie DespentesVirginie Despentes is a French novelist and filmmaker born June 13 1969 in Nancy, France. Her most famous novel, and film of the same name is Baise-moi, a contemporary example of the exploitation films genre known as rape and revenge films...
, in which she sang live on stage a couple of songs she had co-written.
In 2003, she had a supporting role in
Tim BurtonTimothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He is famed for his dark and quirky films, such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he co-wrote and produced...
's film
Big FishBig Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film adapted from the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor, Billy Crudup, and Jessica Lange. Finney plays Edward Bloom, a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States...
, which introduced her to
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
-speaking audiences. She also played Sophie Kowalski in
Yann SamuellYann Samuell , is a French film director, and screenwriter.-Biography:Samuell went to film school and was a storyboard artist before becoming a director.-Filmography:...
's
Jeux d'enfants (English title:
Love Me If You DareLove Me If You Dare is a 2003 French film directed by Yann Samuell.-Plot:...
), in which she played the romantic lead. She appeared in two critically successful films in 2004:
A Very Long EngagementA Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on a World War I battlefield...
, playing the murderous Tina Lombardi (garnering the
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .-Winners:Adapted from the article , from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License....
), and the drama mystery
Innocence.
In
2005The year 2005 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top–grossing films:...
,
Abel FerraraAbel Ferrara is an American movie screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer , Ms. 45 , King of New York , Bad Lieutenant , and The Funeral .- Early life :Ferrara was born in the Bronx to an Italian-American family...
offered her a small role alongside
Forest WhitakerForest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA...
in his religious movie
MaryMary is a drama thriller film, written and directed by the controversial American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, two-time Golden Globe nominee Matthew Modine and Heather Graham. The film premiered at the 2005 Venice...
while she also played in
Burnt Out, Fabienne Godet's study of social oppression and stresses of corporate culture. In 2006, she appeared in
Ridley ScottSir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer known for his stylish visuals and an obsession for detail. His films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven, American Gangster and Body of Lies...
's
A Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
and in the
BelgianThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
comedy
Dikkenek, and learned to play the cello for her role as a concertist in the satirical coming-of-age movie
You and Me.
She was chosen by director
Olivier DahanOlivier Dahan is a highly acclaimed three-time Cesar Award, BAFTA, European Film Award and Golden Berlin Bear nominated French film director and screenwriter....
to portray the French singer
Édith PiafÉdith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion , was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer." Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
in the biopic
La Môme (English title:
La Vie En RoseLa Vie en Rose is a 2007 French cinema film directed by Cesar Award nominee Olivier Dahan, about the life of the legendary French chanteuse Édith Piaf, and is named after her signature song...
) before he had even met her, saying that he noticed a similarity between Piaf's and Cotillard's eyes. Producer Alain Goldman accepted and defended the choice even though distributors TFM reduced the money they gave to finance the film thinking Cotillard wasn't "bankable" enough an actress. Her portrayal was widely praised, including by the eminent theatre director Sir Trevor Nunn, who described it as "one of the greatest performances on film ever." It was dubbed "the most awaited film of 2007" in France, where some critics said that she had
reincarnatedReincarnation, literally "to be made flesh again", is a doctrine or metaphysical belief that some essential part of a living being survives death to be reborn in a new body. This essential part is often referred to as the spirit or soul, the "higher" or "true" self, "divine spark", or "I"...
Édith Piaf to sing one last time on stage.
On February 10, 2008, Cotillard became the first French actress to be awarded the
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleBest Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
since the BAFTAs in 1969 combined the Best British and Best Foreign actress award into one Best Actress category. She is also the first actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for a French language performance since
Catherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of beautiful ice maidens for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski. Deneuve won two César Awards for her performances in Le Dernier Métro and Indochine . She has also received BAFTA and Academy...
for
IndochineIndochine may refer to:*Indochine , a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981.*Indochine , an 1992 Academy Award winning French film that tells the story of a young Indochinese woman named Camille....
in 1992 . She is the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a foreign language performance since 1972, when
Liv UllmannLiv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the muses of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman...
won for
The Emigrants. She is also the first person to win a (Comedy or Musical) Golden Globe for a foreign language performance. As
La Vie En Rose was also a
CzechThe Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...
production (as she mentioned in her César acceptance speech), Marion Cotillard was nominated for the Czech Lion for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" on February 21.
On February 22, 2008, she was awarded the
César Award for Best ActressList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
, becoming the first woman and second person (after
Adrien BrodyAdrien Brody is an American actor. He received widespread recognition and subsequent acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist...
,
The PianistThe Pianist is a 2002 film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman...
) to win both a Cesar and an Oscar for the same performance. Two days later, she received the
Academy Award for Best ActressPerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. After
Simone SignoretSimone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top...
in 1959, Marion Cotillard is the second French cinema actress to win this award and the third overall to receive an Academy Award (Juliette Binoche won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressPerformance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
in 1997 for her critically acclaimed role in the picture
The English PatientThe English Patient is a 1992 novel by Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje. The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned English man, his Canadian nurse, an Italian thief, and an Indian sapper in the British Army as they live out the end of World War II in...
, but it was not for a leading role), although French expatriate
Claudette ColbertClaudette Colbert was a French-born American stage and film actress.Born in Saint-Mandé, France and raised in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, progressing to film with the advent of talking pictures...
was given an Oscar in 1934. She is the first Best Actress winner in a non-English language performance since
Sophia LorenSophia Loren is an Italian film actress and an international sex symbol. In 1961, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Two Women, becoming the first actor to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance....
's win in 1961. She is also the first and so far only winner of an Academy Award for a performance in the French language. In her Oscar acceptance speech, Cotillard proclaimed "thank you life, thank you love" and, speaking of
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
, said "it is true, there is some angels in this city!"
The day following the ceremony, Cotillard was congratulated and praised by the President of France
Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra...
in a statement saying, "I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Marion Cotillard, who has just received the Oscar for Best Actress for her masterful interpretation of Edith Piaf in
La Vie en Rose, directed by Olivier Dahan. Half a century after Simone Signoret, a French artist has received the Best Actress award at the Oscars. It was a good omen that
Catherine AllegretCatherine Allégret is a French actress. She is the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret.In 2004, she published a book titled World Upside Down in which she contended that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather Yves Montand since the age of 5.In 2007, she portrayed Édith...
, Simone Signoret’s daughter, herself had a role in
La Vie en Rose. Marion Cotillard embodies an Edith Piaf who is unsettling in her realism, emotion and passion. Her interpretation brings to life the story of a woman who gave French song its acclaim and authenticity; a singer, too, who closely united France and America."
On March 1, 2008, Cotillard won the Czech film industry's highest acting honor, the Czech Lion Award, for Best Actress. She could not attend the ceremony in Prague due to the filming of
Public Enemies. Her friend
Pavlína NěmcováPavlína Němcová is a Czech-born model and actress.She is a celebrity in the Czech Republic and France.-Films:* Případ nevěrné Kláry Pavlína Němcová is a Czech-born model and actress.She is a celebrity in the Czech Republic and France.-Films:* Případ nevěrné Kláry (2009) Pavlína Němcová is a...
- who played the journalist in
La vie en Rose - was there to accept the award on her behalf.
On June 24, 2008, Cotillard was the first among 105 individuals invited to join the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures....
.
Cotillard will next be seen in the film adaptation of the
Tony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are for Broadway productions and...
-winning musical
NineNine is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and Mario Fratti, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. The story is based on Fratti's adaptation of Federico Fellini's autobiographical film 8½...
, alongside
Daniel Day-LewisDaniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor with British and Irish citizenship. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only four films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles. He is a method actor, known for his constant...
,
Penelope CruzPenélope Cruz Sánchez , better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress. She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jamón, Jamón, La Niña de tus ojos, and Belle époque. She has also starred in several American films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona...
,
Judi DenchDame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English actress.Originally trained as a set designer, Dench began her acting career in the mid 1950s in amateur productions, and made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company...
,
Nicole KidmanNicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour. In 2006, she was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.Kidman's...
and
Sophia LorenSophia Loren is an Italian film actress and an international sex symbol. In 1961, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Two Women, becoming the first actor to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance....
.
Personal life
Cotillard currently lives with French actor/director
Guillaume CanetGuillaume Canet is a French actor and César Award winning film director.-Life and career:Canet was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. After having dated since 1999, he married German model-actress Diane Kruger on 1 September 2001...
. They co-starred in the 2003 French film
Love Me If You DareLove Me If You Dare is a 2003 French film directed by Yann Samuell.-Plot:...
. Many reports say the couple prefers to live a simple lifestyle, and they are often spotted in cafes and shopping together in
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Both stars do not discuss their relationship with the media, although photos of the couple being affectionate regularly surface in the European tabloids. Cotillard is interested in environmental activism and has served as a spokesperson for
GreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace uses direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals. Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in 46 countries, which are affiliated to the...
, allowing the organization to use her apartment to test products and being among the artists involved in "Dessins pour le climat" (Drawings for Climate), an album project that was released in 2005 and raised money for the environmental activist group. She is a fan of
RadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992...
and
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
singer
Hawksley WorkmanRyan Corrigan , better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released ten full length albums throughout his career...
; she has appeared in two of the latter's music videos, most notably "No Reason to Cry Out your Eyes (On the Highway Tonight)". Workman even revealed in interviews about his last album
Between The Beautifuls that he worked and wrote songs with Cotillard while they both were in Los Angeles during the movie awards season.
In 2009, Cotillard was chosen as the face for
DiorDior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
's "Lady Dior" advertising campaign and was featured in an online mini-movie about the fictional character created by
John GallianoJuan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén, CBE, RDI , professionally known as John Galliano, is a Gibraltarian-British fashion designer.-Early life and career:...
. Also, Cotillard recently appeared on the cover of the November issue of Vogue with Nine co-stars Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Kate Hudson.
Controversy
On February 29, 2008, the website of French magazine
MarianneMarianne is a weekly Paris-based French news magazine created in 1997 by Jean-François Kahn with Maurice Szafran as editorialist. The main shareholder of the company is Robert Assaraf with 49.4% of the shares .-Overview:...
published quotes of an excerpt of a television interview dating back to February 16, 2007, in which she said:
She made this statement during a long conversation with host Xavier de Moulins in which
La Vie En Rose Oscar-winning make-up artist
Didier LavergneDidier Lavergne is a French make-up artist. He won an Academy Award for Makeup as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup for his work in La Vie en rose ....
—a close friend of the late
ColucheMichel Colucci , better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour....
, the controversy over whose death was mentioned just before in the discussion—intervened as well and it was edited into an approximately one hour show. At this particular moment, they were visiting the
CatacombsThe Catacombs of Paris or Catacombes de Paris are a famous underground ossuary in Paris, France. Its entrance is located near the Denfert-Rochereau station of the Paris Métro...
, a famous underground
ossuaryAn ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce. A body is first buried in a temporary grave, then after some years the skeletal remains are removed and placed in an ossuary...
, during a nocturnal walk in various places of Paris for
Paris Première, a
Paris by Night cultural television program.
A few days later Cotillard released the statement: "My statements on that program have been taken completely out context and been crafted into a story that has no merit." She stressed her deep apologies regarding how her statements or their misunderstanding could have hurt anybody. Her attorney, Vincent Toledano, said that "Marion never intended to contest nor question the attacks of September 11, 2001; and regrets the way old remarks have been taken out of context."
Filmography
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1994 |
L'Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse |
Mathilde |
Alternative title: The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed |
| 1996 |
Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle) My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument is a 1996 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival...
|
Student |
Alternative title: My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument |
| La Belle Verte |
Student |
| 1998 |
TaxiTaxi is a 1998 French film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès.The film takes place in Marseille, France, and involves an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel , who initially works as a pizza delivery boy, but changes jobs to become a taxi driver...
|
Lili Bertineau |
| 1999 |
La Guerre dans le Haut Pays |
Julie Bonzon |
Alternative title: War in the Highlands |
| Furia Furia is a 1999 French romantic drama film directed by Alexandre Aja, who co-wrote screenplay with Grégory Levasseur, adapted from science fiction "Graffiti" by Julio Cortázar.-Cast:*Stanislas Merhar as Théo*Marion Cotillard as Elia...
|
Élia |
| Du Bleu jusqu'en Amérique |
Solange |
Alternative title: Blue Away to America |
| 2000 |
Taxi 2Taxi 2 is a French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.-Plot:...
|
Lili Bertineau |
| 2001 |
Lisa |
Young Lisa |
| Les Jolies choses |
Marie/Lucie |
Alternative title: Pretty Things |
| 2002 |
Une affaire privée |
Clarisse Entoven |
Alternative title: A Private Affair |
| 2003 |
Taxi 3Taxi 3 is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. It is the sequel to Taxi 2.-Plot:A group of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus gang are wreaking havoc, and the Marseille police are, as usual, unable to keep up. Superintendent Gibert is distracted by a Chinese journalist ...
|
Lili Bertineau |
| Love Me If You Dare Love Me If You Dare is a 2003 French film directed by Yann Samuell.-Plot:...
|
Sophie Kowalsky |
Alternative title: Jeux d'enfants |
Big FishBig Fish is a 2003 fantasy drama film adapted from the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor, Billy Crudup, and Jessica Lange. Finney plays Edward Bloom, a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States...
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Joséphine Bloom |
| 2004 |
Innocence Innocence is a 2004 French film based on the novella "Mine-Haha or the corporeal education of girls" by Frank Wedekind and stars Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. The film was both written and directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic...
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Mademoiselle Éva |
| A Very Long Engagement A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on a World War I battlefield...
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Tina Lombardi |
Alternative title: Un long dimanche de fiançailles |
| 2005 |
Cavalcade |
Alizée |
| Edy |
Céline/La chanteuse du rêve |
| Ma vie en l'air |
Alice |
Alternative title: Love is in the air |
| Mary Mary is a drama thriller film, written and directed by the controversial American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, two-time Golden Globe nominee Matthew Modine and Heather Graham. The film premiered at the 2005 Venice...
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Gretchen Mol |
| Sauf le respect que je vous dois |
Lisa |
Alternative title: Burnt Out |
| La Boîte noire La Boîte noire is a 2005 Mystery film directed by Richard Berry, written by Richard Berry and Éric Assous adapted from a novella of Tonino Benacquista, and starring José Garcia and Marion Cotillard.-Plot:...
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Isabelle Kruger/Alice |
Alternative title: The Black Box |
| 2006 |
Toi et Moi |
Léna |
Alternative title: You And Me |
| Dikkenek |
Nadine |
| Fair Play |
Nicole |
A Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
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Fanny Chenal |
| 2007 |
La Môme La Vie en Rose is a 2007 French cinema film directed by Cesar Award nominee Olivier Dahan, about the life of the legendary French chanteuse Édith Piaf, and is named after her signature song...
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Édith Piaf |
Alternative titles: La Vie en Rose, Édith Piaf, Life in Pink, The Little Girl, The Passionate Life of Édith Piaf |
| 2009 |
Public Enemies |
Billie Frechette |
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| OceanWorld 3D |
Narrator |
Completed |
NineNine is a 2009 American musical film directed by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name, which was derived from an Italian play by Mario Fratti inspired by Federico Fellini's...
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Luisa Contini |
Post-Production |
| Le Dernier vol |
Chubb Miller |
Post-Production |
| 2010 |
Inception Inception is an upcoming science fiction film written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film is scheduled to be released on July 16, 2010.-Cast:*Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Cobb, a CEO-type....
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Filming |
| Les Petits Mouchoirs |
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Filming |
| 2012 |
Untitled Next Batman Film |
Catwoman |
(Rumored) Also suggested: Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie, or Megan Fox. |
Awards and nominations
| Year |
Group |
Award |
Film |
Result |
| 2005 |
César Awards |
Best Supporting Actress |
A Very Long Engagement A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on a World War I battlefield...
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Won |
| 2008 |
Academy AwardsThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
La Vie en Rose La Vie en Rose is a 2007 French cinema film directed by Cesar Award nominee Olivier Dahan, about the life of the legendary French chanteuse Édith Piaf, and is named after her signature song...
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Won |
| BAFTA |
Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Boston Society of Film Critics The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications.The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make "Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| César Awards |
Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Czech Lion The Czech Lion awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Film and Television Academy...
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Best Actress in a Leading Role |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Golden Globe Awards |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Kansas City Film Critics The Kansas City Film Critics Circle is a group of media film critics and one of the oldest recognized voting groups in the country. It was founded by the late Dr. Loutzenhiser....
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Awards The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Won |
| Year |
Group |
Award |
Film |
Result |
| 1999 |
César Awards |
Most Promising Actress |
TaxiTaxi is a 1998 French film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès.The film takes place in Marseille, France, and involves an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel , who initially works as a pizza delivery boy, but changes jobs to become a taxi driver...
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Nominated |
| 2002 |
César Awards |
Most Promising Actress |
Les Jolies Choses |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the U.S. and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics....
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Best Actress in a Leading Role |
La Vie en Rose "La Vie en rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf....
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Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association.-Members:Current members include:* Lisa Alspector* Chris Barsanti* Mark Caro* Erik Childress* Roger Ebert* * David Kaplan* Jeanne Kaplan* Josh Larsen* Jonathan Lewis* J...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| Dallas Fort-Worth Critics The 14th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association on 17 December 2007, honored the best in film for 2007.-Top 10 Films:# No Country for Old Men # Juno...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated (2nd place) |
| Detroit Society of Film Critics The nominees for the Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2007 were announced on 15 December and the winners were announced on 21 December, 2007.-Winners:*Best Actor:**George Clooney - Michael Clayton*Best Actress:**Ellen Page - Juno*Best Cast:...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| European Film Awards |
European Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| National Board of Review |
Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated (Runner-up) |
| National Society of Film Critics The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. The NSFC currently consists of approximately 60 members who write for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers as of December 2007.-History:...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated (First Runner-up) |
| Online Film Critics Society The Online Film Critics Society is a professional association for film critics who publish their reviews, interviews, and essays on the Internet.The OFCS was founded in 1997...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association The 4th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards were given on 24 December 2007.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood as Daniel Plainview*Best Actress:**Ellen Page - Juno as Juno MacGuff...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Richard Attenborough Award The Attenborough Prize is an annual prize, awarded by Richard Attenborough, aiming to celebrate “emerging talent… in visual arts”The Prize was announced in June 2007 by Lord Attenborough and the leader of Leicester City Council...
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Best Actress |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
La Vie en Rose |
Nominated |
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African American Film Critics Association
- Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
Boston Society of Film CriticsThe Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications.The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make "Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the...
- 2007 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival
- 2007 Won Best Actress for La Vie en Rose
- 2000 Won Best New Actress for Taxi 2
Taxi 2 is a French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.-Plot:...
Berlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
- 2007 Nominated for the Silver Berlin Bear Award for La Vie En Rose
Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.The 62nd edition started 13 May and ended 24 May 2009...
- 2004 Won Chopard Trophy Female Revelation
Conservatoire d'Orléans
Etoiles d'Or du Cinéma
- 2008 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
European Film Awards
- 2007 Nominated for Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
Golden Star Award
- 2008 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose'
Hollywood Film Festival
- 2007 Won Hollywood Film Award Actress of the Year
InterNational Online Cinema Awards
- 2008 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
Kansas City Film Critics CircleThe Kansas City Film Critics Circle is a group of media film critics and one of the oldest recognized voting groups in the country. It was founded by the late Dr. Loutzenhiser....
- 2007 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
London Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 Won Actress of the Year for La Vie En Rose
Los Angeles Film Critics
- 2007 Won Best Actress for La Vie en Rose
Lumière Award
- 2008 Won Best Actress for La Vie en Rose
National Society of Film CriticsThe National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. The NSFC currently consists of approximately 60 members who write for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers as of December 2007.-History:...
(First Runner Up, Best Actress)
Newport Beach Film FestivalThe Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
- 2004 Won Jury Award Feature Film - Best Actress - Drama for Jeux d'enfants
- 2004 Won Best Actress for Love Me If You Dare
NRJ Ciné Awards
- 2007 Won Best Look (Meilleur look) for La Vie en Rose
- 2007 Won French Actress of the Year (La Frenchie de l'année) for La Vie en Rose
Palm Springs International Film FestivalPalm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January...
- 2007 Won Breakthrough Performance Award for La Vie en Rose
Santa Barbara International Film FestivalThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a film festival and non-profit organization, established in 1985, that showcases independent American and international films. The SBIFF line-up includes 20 world premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with newly expanded 11-day festival...
- 2008 Inaugural Virtuoso Award
Satellite AwardsThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
- 2007 Won Best Actress - Drama for La Vie En Rose
Seattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington, is the largest film festival in North America, and among the top film festivals in the world. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
- 2007 Won Golden Space Needle Award Best Actress for La Vie en Rose
Vancouver Film Critics CircleThe Vancouver Film Critics Circle was founded to represent Vancouver's print, on-line and broadcast media and honours the best in Canadian and international filmmaking.-Award categories:International*Best Film*Best Director*Best Actor...
- 2008 Won Best Actress for La Vie En Rose
Verona Love Screens Film Festival
- 2001 Won Best Actress for Lisa
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