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Who Is Marion Cotillard?
Marion Cotillard may be a French actress, singer-songwriter, and environmentalist. She is recognized for her big selection of roles across blockbusters and freelance films.
She has received varied accolades, including; an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, 2 Cesar Awards, an EU Award, and a Lumieres Award. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010 and was promoted to Officer in 2016. Cotillard did her first English-language role in the television series Highlander (1993) and made her film debut in The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed (1994).
Her breakthrough came in the successful French film Taxi (1998), which earned her a Cesar Award nomination. She made the transition into Hollywood in Tim Burton’s Big Fish (2003) and subsequently appeared in A Very Long Engagement (2004), for which she won her first Cesar Award. Cotillard’s portrayal of French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007), won her second Cesar Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Lumieres Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Becoming the first and (as of 2020) only actor to win an Academy Award for a French-language performance and also the second actress and one of only six actors to have won this award for a foreign-language performance. Cotillard’s performance in Nine (2009)and Rust and Bone (2012) earned her two Golden Globe nominations, and for Two Days, One Night (2014), she earned a second accolade nomination for Best Actress, that was conjointly her second nomination for a French-language film.
Cotillard became one among solely six actors to receive multiple Academy Award nominations for foreign language performances. Cotillard played Joan of Arc on stage in different countries between 2005 and 2015 in the oratorio Jeanne d’Arc au bucher. Her English-language films include Public Enemies (2009), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Macbeth (2015), and Allied (2016).
She provided voice acting for the animated films The Little Prince (2015), April and the Extraordinary World (2015), and the French version of Minions (2015). Her other notables French and Belgian films include La Belle Verte (1996), Pretty Things (2001), Love Me If You Dare (2003), Dikkenek (2006), Little White Lies (2010) and It’s Only the End of the World (2016).
Marion Cotillard’s Age
Born on 30 September 1975 in Paris, France, Cotillard has age of 45 years.
Marion Cotillard’s Family
Parents and siblings
Cotillard was born in Paris and grew up around Orleans in an artistically inclined household. Her father, Jean-Claude Cotillard, is an actor, teacher, former mime, and theatre director, of Breton descent. Cotillard’s mother, Monique Niseema Theillaud, is an actress and drama teacher. Cotillard has two younger twin brothers, Quentin, and Guillaume.
Marion Cotillard’s Interests and Hobbies
Cotillard is active in philanthropy, environmental activism, and has participated in campaigns for environmental protection, in particular Greenpeace. She is the patron of Maud Fontenoy Foundation, a non-governmental organization which is dedicated to teaching children about preserving the oceans. Cotillard is also the ambassador of Association Wayanga, a French association that supports indigenous people for their rights and the preservation of their cultures and the AmazonForest they inhabit.
Marion supports The Heart Fund, an international public charity that is a pioneer in technological innovation to combat cardiovascular diseases in children and is also a member of WWF. Also a member of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, which supports environmental initiatives in France and abroad to engage the ecological transition of our societies.
In 2008, Cotillard was chosen as the face of Dior’s bag ”Lady Dior” and was featured in an online short film about the fictional character created by John Galliano and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. She starred in a series of short films that were situated in different cities to promote the ”Lady Dior” handbags. Her contract with Dior ended in 2017.
On 26 February 2015, she went to the Philippines along France’s President Francois Hollande and actress Melanie Laurent, to participate in a forum and encourage faster and more determined action on the global challenge of climate change. On 17 February 2020 Cotillard was announced as the new face of the Chanel No. 5 fragrance. In the TV advert, she sings ”Team” (originally performed by Lorde).
Cotillard sings, plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and tambourine.
Marion Cotillard’s Relationship
Cotillard was in a relationship with French actor Julien Rassam in the late 90’s. She had a long-term relationship with French actor Stephan Guerin-Tille from 2000 to 2005. Cotillard later dated French singer Sinclair from 2005 to 2007.
Since October 2007, Cotillard has been in a relationship with French actor and director Guillaume Canet. They had been friends since 1997 but despite the common misconception, the couple is not married neither engaged.
Marion Cotillard’s Spouses
Cotillard and Canet have two children. The first child is a son was born in 2011, and their second child is a daughter born in 2017.
Marion Cotillard’ Height
Cotillard has a height adding up to 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m).
Marion Cotillard’s salary and net worth
Marion Cotillard has earned her net worth as a critically acclaimed actress in many successful films. She is worth $40 million. As of 2020, Cotillard’s films have grossed more than $3.6 billion at the worldwide box-office.
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Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes or original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed | Mathilde | L’Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse |
| 1996 | My Sex Life… or How I Got into an Argument | Student | Comment je me suis disputé… (ma vie sexuelle) |
| La Belle Verte | Macha | ||
| 1998 | Taxi | Lilly Bertineau | |
| 1999 | War in the Highlands | Julie Bonzon | La Guerre dans le Haut Pays |
| Furia | Élia | ||
| Blue Away to America | Solange | Du bleu jusqu’en Amérique | |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 | Lilly Bertineau | |
| 2001 | Lisa | Young Lisa | |
| Pretty Things | Marie / Lucie | Les Jolies Choses | |
| 2002 | A Private Affair | Clarisse Entoven | Une affaire privée |
| 2003 | Taxi 3 | Lilly Bertineau | |
| Love Me If You Dare | Sophie Kowalsky | Jeux d’enfants | |
| Big Fish | Joséphine Bloom | First English-language film | |
| 2004 | Innocence | Mademoiselle Éva | |
| A Very Long Engagement | Tina Lombardi | Un long dimanche de fiançailles | |
| 2005 | Cavalcade | Alizée | |
| Love Is in the Air | Alice | Ma vie en l’air | |
| Mary | Gretchen Mol | ||
| Burnt Out | Lisa | Sauf le respect que je vous dois | |
| The Black Box | Isabelle Kruger / Alice | La Boîte Noire | |
| Edy | Céline / La chanteuse du rêve | ||
| 2006 | Toi et moi | Léna | |
| Dikkenek | Nadine | ||
| Fair Play | Nicole | ||
| A Good Year | Fanny Chenal | ||
| 2007 | La Vie en rose | Édith Piaf | La môme |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Billie Frechette | |
| The Last Flight | Marie Vallières de Beaumont | Le dernier vol | |
| Nine | Luisa Contini | ||
| 2010 | Inception | Mal | |
| Little White Lies | Marie | Les petits mouchoirs | |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Adriana | |
| Contagion | Dr. Leonora Orantes | ||
| 2012 | Rust and Bone | Stéphanie | De Rouille et D’os |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul | ||
| 2013 | The Immigrant | Ewa Cybulska | |
| Blood Ties | Monica | ||
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | CBC News Co-host | Cameo | |
| 2014 | Two Days, One Night | Sandra Bya | Deux jours, une nuit |
| 2015 | The Little Prince | The Rose | Voice |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | ||
| 2016 | It’s Only the End of the World | Catherine | Juste la fin du monde |
| From the Land of the Moon | Gabrielle | Mal de Pierres | |
| Allied | Marianne Beauséjour | ||
| Assassin’s Creed | Dr. Sofia Rikkin | ||
| 2017 | Rock’n Roll | Marion Cotillard | |
| Ismael’s Ghosts | Carlotta | Les Fantômes d’Ismaël | |
| 2018 | Angel Face | Marlène | Gueule d’ange |
| 2019 | Little White Lies 2 | Marie | Nous finirons ensemble |
| 2020 | Bigger Than Us | Documentary; as producer | |
| Dolittle | Tutu | Voice | |
| TBA | Annette | Ann DelGreco | Post-production |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Snuff Movie | ||
| 1996 | Insalata Mista | Juliette | |
| 1997 | Affaire classée | Nathalie | |
| La sentence | |||
| 1998 | La surface de réparation | Stella | |
| 1999 | L’appel de la cave | Rachel | |
| 2000 | Quelques jours de trop | ||
| Le marquis | |||
| 2001 | Heureuse | La virtuelle de 35 kg | |
| Boomer | Mme Boomer | ||
| 2008 | Lady Noire Affair | Lady Noire | |
| 2010 | Lady Rouge | Lady Rouge | |
| Lady Blue Shanghai | Lady Blue | ||
| 2011 | Lady Grey London | Lady Grey | |
| L.A.dy Dior | Margaux |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Étude sur le Mouvement | Fairy | Segment: “Intériorité” |
| Highlander | Lori Bellian | Episodes: “Saving Grace” and “Nowhere to Run” | |
| 1994 | Extrême Limite | Sophie Colbert | Episodes: “Père et fille” and “La pistonnée” |
| 1996 | Théo la tendresse | Laura | Episode: “La nouvelle de la semaine” |
| Chloé | Chloé | Television film | |
| L’@mour est à réinventer | Laurence | Episode: “La mouette” | |
| 1998 | Interdit de Vieillir | Abigail Dougnac | Television film |
| 2001 | Les Redoutables | Gabby | Episode: “Doggy dog” |
| Une femme piégée (aka Vertigo: A Woman in Danger) | Florence Lacaze | Television film | |
| 2005 | Une américaine à Paris | Herself | Television film |
| 2008 | Génération duo | Herself | Television film |
| 2013 | Le Débarquement | Nathalie the Bear | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Comedy Central’s All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Castings | Herself | Rap battle with Nekfeu and Orelsan (1 episode) |
Voice work
Cotillard has dubbed several films and documentaries in France and in the U.S., and also dubbed in French all of her roles in English-language films.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Big Fish | Joséphine Bloom | French version |
| 2004 | Cinq Contes Musicaux Pour les Petits | Narrator | Children’s audio book (in French) |
| 2005 | Mary | Gretchen Mol | French version |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Gloria | French version only |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Billie Frechette | French version |
| Nine | Luisa Contini | French version | |
| OceanWorld 3D | Sea Turtle | Documentary (French version) | |
| 2010 | Inception | Mal | French version |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Adriana | French version |
| Contagion | Dr. Leonora Orantes | French version | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Miranda Tate | French version |
| 2013 | The Immigrant | Ewa Cybulska | French version |
| Blood Ties | Monica | French version | |
| 2014 | Terre des Ours | Narrator | Documentary (French version) |
| The Amazon’s Silent Crisis | Narrator | Short Film for Greenpeace (English version) | |
| 2015 | Minions | Scarlet Overkill | French version only |
| April and the Extraordinary World | Avril | a.k.a. Avril et le Monde truqué, original French version | |
| Unity | Narrator | Documentary (in English) | |
| Home | Narrator | Short Film (French version) | |
| 2016 | Allied | Marianne Beausejour | French version |
| Assassin’s Creed | Dr. Sofia Rikkin | French version | |
| 2017 | Assassin’s Creed: Origins | Cameo appearance |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Petite fille[206] | Les Wampas | Unknown |
| 2003 | No Reason to Cry Out Your Eyes | Hawksley Workman | Unknown |
| 2004 | Givin’Up | Richard Archer and Tommy Hools | Unknown |
| 2009 | Beds Are Burning | TckTckTck – Time for Climate Justice | Chic & Artistic |
| 2010 | More Than Meets the Eye | Yodelice | Unknown |
| Breathe In | Yodelice | Unknown | |
| Take It All (from the film Nine) | Marion Cotillard | Rob Marshall | |
| The Eyes of Mars | Marion Cotillard and Franz Ferdinand | Jonas Åkerlund | |
| 2012 | Lily’s Body | Marion Cotillard | Eliott Bliss |
| 2013 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Floria Sigismondi |
| 2014 | Snapshot in LA | Marion Cotillard: Lady Dior – Enter the Game | Eliott Bliss and Marion Cotillard |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Location | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Y’a des Nounours Dans les Placards | Théâtre Contemporain de la Danse in Paris, France | Unknown | Directed by Laurent Cotillard |
| 2005 | Joan of Arc at the Stake | Orléans, France | Joan of Arc | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil |
| 2012 | L’Auditori de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Marc Soustrot | ||
| 2015 | 8 February 2015, Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Kazuki Yamada | ||
| 14 February 2015, Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, France | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Kazuki Yamada | |||
| 3–4 March 2015, Philharmonie, Grande Salle, Paris, France | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Kazuki Yamada | |||
| 10–13 June 2015, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY | Oratorio by Arthur Honegger, libretto by Paul Claudel, directed by Côme de Bellescize |
