Marion Cotillard Biography

Raised the daughter of two theater-trained parents, Cotillard first appeared onstage at an early age in one of her father's plays. Although her career as a film actress began in the mid-1990s, it was her role as Lili Bertineau in Luc Besson's Taxi (1998), and its two sequels, that pushed her into the public eye. Strong reviews followed her work in Les Jolies Choses (2001) while her performance in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003) introduced Cotillard to American audiences. With an extensive resume in French cinema, she was chosen among hundreds of candidates to portray the iconic French chanteuse Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007), a tour de force performance which has already won Cotillard a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination.


1. She is interested in environmental activism and has served as a spokesperson for Greenpeace.
2. She grew up in Orléans but moved to Paris at the age of 16.
3. She co-wrote and performed the song "La Fille De Joie" for her film "Les Jolies Choses".
4. She has two younger brothers, Guillaume and Quentin, who are identical twins.
5. A huge fan of Canadian singer Hawksley Workman, she has starred in two of his music videos.


"My parents definitely sparked something in me. I'm sure of it. I saw how happy and fulfilled they were [with careers in theater], and I knew I wanted the same job."
The Courier-Mail, 2007


2008: Academy Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, La Vie en Rose; Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy), La Vie en Rose


La Vie En Rose - (2007) - Actor
A Good Year - (2006) - Actor
Love Me if You Dare - (2004) - Actor
A Very Long Engagement - (2004) - Actor
Big Fish - (2003) - Actor
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