Marion Cotillard - Biography

Last Editor: pilarmmillan				Marion Cotillard Biography -   Name : Marion Cotillard Birth Date : September 30, 1975 Birth place : Paris, France Occupation : Actress, singer Years active : 1993–present Domestic partner(s) : Guillaume Canet

Marion Cotillard Trivia -

Marion Cotillard (born September 30, 1975) is an Academy Award winning French actress. Alongside Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve, Sophie Marceau, Audrey Tautou or Eva Green, she is one of the most celebrated French actresses worldwide. Daughter of former mime and theatre director Jean Claude Cotillard and of actress Niseema Theillaud, she began acting in the early 90s in one of her father's plays. Luc Besson cast her in her first big commercial role as Lili in the French box-office hit Taxi (1998). Due to the success of the movie, three sequels followed and Cotillard reprised the role of Lili in two of them. She received positive reviews from critics for her performances in Les jolies choses (2001), Lisa (2001), and Une affaire privèe (2002). 2003 marks an important year for Cotillard: She starred alongside Guillaume Canet in the comedy Love me if you dare (Jeux d'enfants), directed by Yann Samuel. The movie was a success in France and Italy. Also in 2003, Tim Burton introduced her to English-speaking audiences with her role in Big Fish. In 2004, she won a César Award as Best Supporting Actress for Jean Pierre Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement (2004) in which she played the murderous Tina and only appeared for about ten minutes in the movie. In 2006 she played the lead alongside Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's A Good Year. As Édith Piaf in La vie en rose (2007) (original title La Môme), Cotillard was able to gain both critical appraisal as well as commercial success. For her powerful performance she has won numerous awards, including Oscar, Cèsar, Bafta and Golden Globe as best leading actress. In 2008, she started shooting Public Enemies (2009), directed by Michael Mann.

Marion Cotillard Detailed Biography -

Marion Cotillard recently made her Hollywood debut as the daughter-in-law entranced by Albert Finney's tall tales in Tim Burton's acclaimed Big Fish. In France, she was nominated for the Cesar Award for her role in the smash hit Taxi, written and directed by Luc Besson. She went on to star in the films two sequels. The daughter of theater actors, Marion began her career at 16, making her debut in The Story of the Boy Who Wanted to be Kissed. Most recently, she received a second Cesar nomination for her role in Les Jolie Choises and starred in Lisa and A Private Affair.